Original post by TimmonaPortellaTotally untrue, though. I know people doing law degrees at quite a few unis, and the standard expected varies greatly.
And some employers do discriminate. Not all, but some, in particularly competitive areas. And they do so with good reason. If your degree was harder, you have proven more by doing it. Also, where this is relevant, you know the material to a higher standard.
I've not read all of your posts or the argument over the last few pages, but it seems to me that the truth is to a lot of people, who want to do particular things, university education, and which university they went to, is very relevant; for others, just having a degree is relevant; and for others, in terms of their careers at least, it isn't relevant at all.
It's not a problem, as you say above. It's just a fact. I don't think anyone's suggesting that any small difference between the courses at, say, Manchester and Newcastle are going to interest any employers, but in general terms university choice can matter greatly, even outside Oxbridge.
This is true, though. (Although I didn't get a 2.2. I was aiming for a first and got a 2.1 partly because of this.)