2:2 Degree :(

Hayley-K

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Hayley-K

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So my degree was 0.5% off a 2:1, i'm really annoyed because it means that on paper I look as smart as some of the people on my course who would have just scraped the 2:2. It's basically down to poor module choice in the second year, this year I made better choices and the modules avaliable interested me more and I have been consistently in the 2:1 even first for one module.

When I actually worked out the weighting of my degree I need another 4%, is it worth getting my dissertation remarked as its a double module just 2% would get me what I need. Has anyone done this and what route do I need to go down, is it too late if it doesn't get sorted before graduation a week away?

Im also worried about my employment prospects will my application just get tossed to one side because its got a 2:2 when in reality I may be a better candidate than someone else?

Please Help :confused:
 
I guess I need to phone the registry, email my tutor etc and see what course of action i need to take and if a remark is even possible. It just so frustrating if I was a mile away I wouldn't have cared it just so close.
 
Deiwos said:
Does your university do Vivas? I know that when my results were announced if you were within 1-2% of a grade you could go for a viva and state your case for being bumped up. For my uni, it involved getting your project tutor to state your case. This usually ended up being 'He's worth a 2.1, give it him' and the review people saying ok.
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Hmm sound interesting I think I will get on the phone tomorrow, I suppose at least I got a degree one of my friends failed a module by 3% and has to retake the whole year :eek:
 
Deiwos said:
Which is why universities operate vivas on a case by case basis. If you've proven yourself worthy of a 2.1 on almost everything but say, flunked an exam for whatever reason then wouldn't you think you deserve a 2.1?
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I know myself that I was capable of a 2:1 its just in year 2 like a said I had a bad selection of modules to choose from and that reflected in my grades. I ended up having to do a tourism module, when im a geographer. If im forced to do somthing which A) I have no intrest in and B) is a different discipline in the way you communicate your work through essays, presentations etc then of course I'm not going to do too good.
 
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