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What is wrong with a 2.2 grade?

Several websites have stated that you won't get a well paid job or go further in your career if you get a 2.2. I am trying my best to get a 2.1.

Reply 1

Bassetts

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Most graduate level jobs require at least a 2.1. Just the way it is. I'm also trying my hardest to get a 2.1 but I don't think I will achieve it. :frown:

I just hope it doesn't hold me back in any career I decide to pursue.

Reply 2

mmquicksand

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A 2.2 just looks like you havent tried hard enough or fully understood what you were studying.

Reply 3

nohaynada

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You get a 2:2 for typing your name.

There's no excuse to not achieve a 2:1.

Reply 4

fat_hobbit

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Original post by nohaynada

You get a 2:2 for typing your name.

There's no excuse to not achieve a 2:1.

Not everyone can get a 2.1 though.

Reply 5

James222

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Original post by nohaynada

You get a 2:2 for typing your name.

There's no excuse to not achieve a 2:1.

Sometimes you just get very unlucky.

I had a friend who would revise pastpapers for subjects, only to find out 3 days before the exam. The goal posts had been moved

Reply 6

brownbearxo

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I am on track for a 2:2 due to mitigating circumstances. I got offered a grad job today. :smile:

And I didnt mention my MCs once :wink:

Now OP, you will soon learn that posting such questions on tsr will have you thinking that the working world is a Walking Dead wasteland if you dont have a first class STEM degree from Oxford handed to you from God/Allah/etc himself but it really isnt. In reality, life is dynamic and your question is far too basic.

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Reply 7

username944192

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Original post by nohaynada

You get a 2:2 for typing your name.

There's no excuse to not achieve a 2:1.

This is not true at all, I wonder what degree you study where that's the case?

Reply 8

nohaynada

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Original post by fat_hobbit

Not everyone can get a 2.1 though.

Not everyone, but the majority do. 2:1 is the most awarded degree classification.

Reply 9

samba

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Original post by infairverona

This is not true at all, I wonder what degree you study where that's the case?

It's not literal, but you have to screw up badly to get a 2.2

Reply 10

fat_hobbit

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Original post by nohaynada

Not everyone, but the majority do. 2:1 is the most awarded degree classification.

Depends on the subject.

STEM subjects generally have lower 2.1s awarded than the arts.

Reply 11

a.gafor

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Original post by brownbearxo

I am on track for a 2:2 due to mitigating circumstances. I got offered a grad job today. :smile:

And I didnt mention my MCs once :wink:

Now OP, you will soon learn that posting such questions on tsr will have you thinking that the working world is a Walking Dead wasteland if you dont have a first class STEM degree from Oxford handed to you from God/Allah/etc himself but it really isnt. In reality, life is dynamic and your question is far too basic.

Oh wow, Congratulations :smile:

But its true most graduate schemes do require a 2:1 as a minimum

Reply 12

username944192

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Original post by samba

It's not literal, but you have to screw up badly to get a 2.2

I think it depends a lot on your course tbh. I know a lot of very clever people on my course who have put the work in - cases, journals, good referencing, a structured argument - and ended up with some kind of 2.2. Whereas my friend who does History got a 50 on an essay he 'forgot' to put ANY footnotes in...I have no doubt that'd be a fail on my course.

Reply 13

nohaynada

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Original post by fat_hobbit

Depends on the subject.

STEM subjects generally have lower 2.1s awarded than the arts.

We're talking overall. OP didn't mention their subject.

Reply 14

brownbearxo

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Original post by a.gafor

Oh wow, Congratulations :smile:

But its true most graduate schemes do require a 2:1 as a minimum

Thanks

but that is why i didnt apply for any grad schemes. There are a lot of normal graduate jobs available

Reply 15

a.gafor

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Original post by brownbearxo

Thanks

but that is why i didnt apply for any grad schemes. There are a lot of normal graduate jobs available

True but they do tend to ask for some sort of work experience in a relevant field or very exceptional level of knowledge on the subject. I have seen some job adverts where they say a good degree and their definition of good is either a 1st or a 2:1 from a top 40/ russel group university

Also, their pay is usually around 3-4K less than what you would normally get on a graduate scheme. Obviously thats not the case for all of them but is it for the majority of them :smile:

Reply 16

antipathy

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No degree, regardless of classification, guarantees you a decent graduate job - especially with the high supply of graduates and limited job market at the moment.

With that said, of course it makes sense to do as well as you can, and hitting a 2:1 or a 1st will keep all the graduate scheme and academic options open, should you wish to pursue them.

With that said, its not to say that you can't do extremely well with a 2:2, it can just limit your options a little. But after your first job, you'll find that job opportunities tend to rely a lot more on the experience you have, and relatively little on the degree classification per-se.

Do as well as you can, but don't assume that a 2:2 would mean you can't do well. I only got a 2:2, and I have just been accepted onto the Civil Service Graduate Fast Stream programme, there are still plenty of things you can do with a 2:2, including some graduate schemes.

Reply 17

Ana81

Seriously grades arent everything, sure a 2.1 is better tha a 2.2 but honestly its all about if you can sell yourself.

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Reply 18

brownbearxo

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I'd imagine if you knew you were getting a 2:2 youd equip yourself with that necessary experience, as I did. And the pay thing is not necessarily true, mine pays well above average. In fact, I didnt apply for anything that paid under 25k because I know what I'm worth if that makes sense.

The point im trying to stress is that yes a lot of jobs want 2:1s, but a lot also want other things and are willing to compromise. My impending 2:2 has made me do a little extra legwork, but Ill be earning more than those who have graduated before me, from better unis with better grades.

There is light at the end of the 2:2 tunnel haha

But a 3rd, youre on your own mate

Original post by a.gafor

True but they do tend to ask for some sort of work experience in a relevant field or very exceptional level of knowledge on the subject. I have seen some job adverts where they say a good degree and their definition of good is either a 1st or a 2:1 from a top 40/ russel group university

Also, their pay is usually around 3-4K less than what you would normally get on a graduate scheme. Obviously thats not the case for all of them but is it for the majority of them :smile:

Reply 19

brownbearxo

16

Also can I stress that its really easy to get a 2:2

I was on track for a 2:1 through till second year. I failed one exam by 2 marks, resulting in an E grade for the module.

At my uni, an E at any level automatically disqualifies you from entitlement to a 2:2.

And here I am. With technically a 2:1 average but will most likely be awarded a 2:2 and will have to appeal.

What is wrong with a 2.2 grade?

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