Is a 2.2 degree the end of the world??

GlasgowTitan

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Hey folks, I'm in my final year of an engineering degree at Strathclyde uni (so a fairly decent uni for engineers) and I am leaning towards the possibility of not achieving the 2.1 that I wanted :(

I'm currently sitting on 58% - so 2% off a 2.1 however a couple classes this year have not gone to plan and so I dont think I can recover back to a good average. Anyway to my point, I haven't started looking for graduate jobs yet, want to take a year off. But when I do I'm a bit concerned that the majority of the graduate programs I have seen (for most disciplines not just engineering) all stipulate a minimum of a 2.1. I've yet to see a program that will accept 2.2's.

So basically where will a 2.2 take me apart from shelf stacking....?
 
Just apply with a 2:2 they normally do not care if you can get to interview. That is when you have to shine, so dont sweat it too much or you will just stress yourself lots and not do as well as you could have.

steve
 
Don't worry about it, just do your best. I have a decent 2,1 but have mates who earn more than me having flunked university and talked the talk (even though I think I have more long-term earning potential). It's not all about the degree.

I did a business degree and am now a part-qualified accountant, but compadres that went straight into jobs or even flunked their degree entirely have got retail manager jobs or are insurance supervisors etc and are doing very nicely.
 
It's not the end of the world. Once you get your foot in the door of a job degrees and so on are quickly forgotten. I did an engineering degree, now I'm in a completely different industry within which I'm a senior manager. Believe in yourself you can do it.
 
sara said:
Nah, it's all fine, got my Desmond and still doing well - got a good position in a big company for a pay packet I'm fairly chuffed with!
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Are you still working in the telecoms industry as an engineer ??
 
I'm worrying a bit about this too. I scraped a 2:1 last year and have been getting much better marks this year but I'm still worried that I might not quite reach a 2:1.

It's made all the worse by the fact that I have an offer for my ideal job which requires a 2:1. Still, I'm working hard which is all I can do...
 
I got a 3rd in Comp Sci (drinkers degree...).

8 years after graduating, now earning a good salary in an IT dept. for a big company in central London. I'd like to say I'm lucky, but I like to think I've worked hard for it (both at the start and now).

Sure I'm probably on the same salary as some 1st / 2:1 grads, but I'm happy with the money I get.

Just put your foot in as many doors as you can - I wrote to 200 companies, got 2 interviews, 1 of which got me a job.
 
I'm doing a BEng(hons) in Sports Engineering (basically product design engineering with some physiology thrown in) and would love to get a job designing sports equipment but at the moment I'm battling between sleep and projects lol. Glas to hear that 2.2 can still mean plenty of opportunities but I'm still going to try for the 2.1, time will tell if it was in vain...
 
If I'm working ~14 hours a day (no breaks) to ensure a decent degree, theres absolutely no reason why you couldn't either.

Put some mental back bone into it :)
 
2.2 is not the end of the world at all, the problem these days though is that too many have degrees.

The key to this is make yourself a standout candidate. Not a bad idea to pursue some post graduate qualifications but as others have said, apply for jobs with a 2.1 requirement and impress in the interview.

Qualifications help, but they aren't everything :)
 
GlasgowTitan said:
Hey folks, I'm in my final year of an engineering degree at Strathclyde uni (so a fairly decent uni for engineers) and I am leaning towards the possibility of not achieving the 2.1 that I wanted :(

I'm currently sitting on 58% - so 2% off a 2.1 however a couple classes this year have not gone to plan and so I dont think I can recover back to a good average. Anyway to my point, I haven't started looking for graduate jobs yet, want to take a year off. But when I do I'm a bit concerned that the majority of the graduate programs I have seen (for most disciplines not just engineering) all stipulate a minimum of a 2.1. I've yet to see a program that will accept 2.2's.

So basically where will a 2.2 take me apart from shelf stacking....?
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do you want to be an investment banker?
 
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