I just wanted to add on this feed, I know it’s quite old but for those for are reading. At 17 I was taken away from my family, during my uni I faced a lot of hardship which ultimately led me to get a 2:2, I smashed third year and placement year but wasn’t enough to pull it up. I thought I was doomed, a 2:2 in biomedicine?
However, I didn’t find it difficult, I got into a top graduate scheme at 33k starting salary in a technology scheme. This was a job that has over 10,000 applicants with people there who had firsts in computer sci etc. If you have experience in what you want to do, you show passion, you’re confident, you pass the tests to get to the AC, you show you’re a team player and show you went out your way to learn about their company, they will hire you. I got into my scheme 3 months after graduating, and AC for sky, Fujitsu, Bt and EY. I turned them down because I got into my one. Don’t listen to anyone who says you can’t! It is more about other experiences you’ve done, I had done a placement, 4+ years in retail during uni and a marketing job and a data job during my time at uni. I showed a lot more experience than others who had firsts in a degree and that’s it. So build yourself and shoot for whatever you want!
just a inspirational post for anyone who felt like me with a 2:2! Keep building yourself!