If I got average mark in my second yr could I still get a first class

Hi guys,

So my second year is worth 25% and my 3rd years work 75%

Seconds Year- 20 credit modules: 57, 48, 65
10 credit modules: 66, 56, 42, 40
Third Year- there 2 modules that are 20 credited, 4 modules that are 10 credited and project which is 40 credited.

I'm very sad with these results. What would it take for me to get a first class next year?
Please tell me what I would need in all my modules to get a 1st, 2.1, and a 2.2.

Thanks a lot.

As far as I'm aware, all UK universities use 120 credits per year. In year 2 you've listed 3 x 20-unit scores and 4 x 10-unit scores, for a total of just 100 units; that looks wrong. In year 3 you've said that there are 2 x 20-credit units, 4 x 10-credit units and 1 x 40-credit unit, for a total of 120 units; this year looks right.

Can you check those year 2 unit details again please, to see if you've missed a unit or described any 20-credits as being 10-credit units? (Working out what you'd need do in year 3 to get a 1st or a 2:1 overall is pointless if the year 2 data is dodgy.)

And check your degree regulations to see if there are any rules about discarding your worst "x" credits, or upgrading near misses.

Yh I miss one out by accident I got 37 for a 20 credit modules in my second yr

Yes there is but I didn’t didn’t include that one. I got 37 in a 20 credit module in my second year

Thanks. So the rules are "25% from year 2, plus 75% from year 3, excluding the worst 20 credits from either year." Is that right?

So your weighted average for year 2 is the sum of the below, divided by 100 credits:
20 x 57 = 1140
20 x 48 = 960
20 x 65 = 1300
10 x 66 = 660
10 x 65 = 560
10 x 42 = 420
10 x 40 = 400

Those sum to 5440, giving you a year 2 weighted average of 54.4. That's 25% of your total, so contributes 54.4 x 0.25 = 13.6 towards your overall degree classification.

For a 1st you need 70 overall, so you need your weighted year 3 average to be (70 - 13.6) / 0.75 = 75.2.

For a 2:1 you need 60 overall, so you need you year 3 weighted average to be (60 - 13.6) / 0.75 = 61.9 (approx).

For a 2:2 you need 50 overall, so you need you year 3 weighted average to be (50 - 13.6) / 0.75 = 48.5 (approx).

So to get first class how much mark should I approximately get for each module in my last yr.