80% in final year

A 1st isn't realistic in this case I think, and is unnecessary realistically anyway. A 2:1 is extremely achievable though (I'm not actually sure how you only need 2% above the grade boundary on average to get a 2:1 but 10% above it to get a 1st, since marks aren't scaled?) and will meet the requirements of basically almost anything else you would be aiming to do after graduating anyway.

Yea, thanks. I'm not sure, I recalculated and recalculated (back then) and these are the marks I need in 3rd year accordingly. 50% weight for 3rd year marks. Stressing out now wondering if I made a mistake and if I actually need a higher mark to get 2.1 ....

Well assuming your degree is under classification scheme A at UCL (which I think most are supposed to be) the weighting should be as follows for a 3 year course -

3 Year Bachelors:

Year 1: Best 90 credits, weighted at 1
Year 2: Best 90 credits, weighted at 3
Year 3: All 120 credits, weighted at 5.

Which then the average will put you in one classification range or another (worth noting that most seem to require at least half your modules in third year to be in or above that classification range, although perhaps a moot point here).

Might be helpful if you could give the details of your module results/credit value (we don't need to know what the modules are called, just A, B, C etc and what year they are in and what credit value they were) and people can check your working.

Alternately maybe ask your personal tutor to check for you

Full details of how they are calculated seem to be here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/academic-manual/chapters/chapter-4-assessment-framework-taught-programmes/section-7-classification section 7.4 onwards

So basically I ****ed up real bad in UCL. Was very depressed and I took a year off with the encouragement of my mental health professional who diagnosed me with depression.

So anyway I got a 1st in 1st yr, but a 3rd in 2nd year. Now that I'm back, I'm very refreshed, energized and on top of classes. Problem is, I need to get 80% in my 3rd year (final year) to get a 1st overall ...

Need 62% to get 2.1 overall.

Is this even possible? 80%. I'd like to aim for a 1st but I need to be realistic. I'm already happy with the progress I've made so far considering the fact that I was previously failing out of uni ...

Hi @zctpyx0,

It sounds like you have had a very tough university journey so if you come out with a 2:2 or a 2:1 that is something that I hope you are proud of.

On top of what others have suggested, the only thing I would add is to make use of the resources available to you at university in your final year including academic and pastoral care.

Finally, as a final year student myself who also wants to achieve a first the best advice I got from graduates has been to start coursework early.

All the best!

Alia
University of Kent Student Rep

Thanks for your kind words Alia, I rlly appreciate it. And yes, that's some good advice, I've been making the most of the resources here this year, and once I finish preparing for a graded problem set on Monday I'll get started on coursework. Overall it's been good this year, I was productive during my year off so I'm able to push boundaries back in uni, and so I thank my Lord for his presence and grace this year.

Thanks