Is a 2.2 degree crap?

Answer 1

Not necessarily, it depends one the subject. Anyway, you passed, its an honours degree, proves you can stick at something to the end, and the longer you have a degree the less it matters about the subject and grade. Many people get a 2:2 and go on to have very successful careers.

Answer 2

As you probably know, degrees are graded from a first to a pass, where a first is excellent. i.e. the best you can get (and hard to get unless you're a genius in a particular subject. E.g. when I graduated in 2002, only 12 people got a first and the university said that this figure was high for that year!), an upper second/2:1 is a good degree (i.e. the best you can get if you're not a genius), a 2:2 is average (i.e. you could have done better if you know that you were capable of a higher grade than this), a third is poor and a pass is what you would call 'crap' (it also means that if you're studying an honours degree, you don't get the honours). As a rough guide, the boundaries are:

1st- 70%

2:1- 69-69%

2:2- 50-59%

third- (approx)43- 50%

pass- (this mark used to be 35%. Hence, the confusion with the boundaries here) 40%

fail- 0-39%

To do a higher degree, or get a professional qualification, most places ask for a 'good' first honours degree. This usually means anything from a first to a 2:2. So, to answer your question, a 2:2 is not the best grade that you can get, but it's good enough for doing other things and therefore certainly not crap!

By the way, the previous answers are correct, some universities (especially the pre 1992 ones) can be be a bit snobby and therefore think about how good your university was as well as the grade you achieved when deciding whether to offer you a place on a master's/professional course, especially if the course is popular, or in the case of a doctorate, if places are limited, so a 2:2 may not be good enough for these types of courses. However, that shouldn't put people off trying to get onto these courses if they have a 2:2 or above.

Hope this answer helps!

Answer 3

Getting A 2.2 Degree

Answer 4

I am in my final year at uni now and if I get a 2.1 then great! But if I get a 2.2 great! Think about people out there in the working world doing well for themselves without a degree who have not even got passed a Level 3 qualification... To go on to do a BA Hons Degree Level 6 and come out 2.2 is really good! A level 6 qualification is quite high compared to a Level 3 qualification.

Answer 5

Like others have said a 2:2 isn't "crap" you have earned a degree which is an achievement.
However, unfortunately due to Higher Education now being open to a much wider section of society degrees are becoming more worthless each year.
Getting a First does not guarantee you a good job once you leave uni, like it once did. And due to the huge variety of degrees on offer, it is now much easier for students to attain high degrees.
A 2:2 is an average grade, but it is still a degree and very much something to be proud of.
I have to say though, that as a recent graduate I do find myself to be highly disillusioned by the education system; At secondary school we are told that we must do A Levels as this means we can go to university, during A Levels we are told that we must go to University as this will mean we can get better jobs. And once you leave uni, you discover that all your hard work for the past three/four years has been for nothing, as either employers want people with experience i.e someone who has been working for three/fours years or there are fifty other graduates with degrees applying for every job!

Answer 6

Its not crap, its still a classified honours degree and its still better than a third. That said, a 2.2 from oxford is better than a 2.1 or 1st from oxford brookes or lempeter, it all depends where its from and what subject its in.

but as soon as you get your first graduate level job, you're fine. future prospective employers will then care more about your professional work experience.

I think the best barometer for how good it is would be whether you could have done better. if you could have got a 1st but were lazy then its crap, if you performed out of your skin and worked really hard then its a great achievement.

its all relative

Answer 7

No its not. My friend got a 2.2 and was upset at the time and even said wasn't going to the ceremony. We talked her round though and she eventually went onto to get her Masters Degree! Its what you make of it from here on. Did you necessarily need to get a first for a particular job? Don't be too disheartened. Maybe going travelling for a while after all the hard work of obtaining your degree. Give yourself a well-earned rest and come back with a new approach to things.

Answer 8

I don't know. I have serious doubts about the value of degrees. A first from Cambridge or Oxford is a thing to behold and wonder at, therefore a 2.2 from either of those two institutions must be better than a 2.2 from Luton Uni, say.

Similarly, I believe a 2.2 gained in 1986 is worth a lot more than a 2.2 gained in 2006.

How do I know this?

In 2003, 55.6% of students gained a 2:1 grade or a first.
But in the early 1980s, only around a third got these higher grades, with some 60% getting a 2:2.

Answer 9

I'm a third year student now, and I'm aiming for a 2:1, if I come out with a 2:2 I'll be disappointed, but not that upset.
So the answer to your question is no they aren't crap.

Answer 10

It's better than a "Richard" in rhyming slang or indeed just a pass degree (without honours).

If it's from a good uni it won't do you any harm, unless you want to do a postgraduate course like a PhD in which case most Unversities oinly accept a First or 2:1, not a "Bishop Desmond".

My other caveat is that it depends what it is in! It might just be a 'crap' course anyway.