I only got 52% overall and have been told by other students that the second year counts 50% towards the final degree. Is this true? If so I need to get 69% in everything just to scrape through with a 2.1
2007-07-04 04:15:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
It all depends on yuor course.
If a 2:1 is 60%, then you need 68% assuming a 50:50 split. (lets hope you're not studying maths!)
More likely, (as it was in my case), it will be somthing like 30% year 2 and 70% year 3 which means you will need 63.4% next year.
2007-07-04 04:19:59 · answer #1 · answered by Marky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This depends on your exact course. Percentages change from course to course. i.e. French and History may have a different balance throughout the years than French with History. Ask your tutor for the exact balance, or go through the course outline online, or in the university prospectus.
Also, I believe many universities use a more complex system to determine the final result than just an addition of scores. I calculated at the end of my penultimate year that it was statistically impossible to get more than a 2.1. So I just worked as hard as I could anyway, and in the end I was totally shocked to get a 1st!
My advice is to understand the degree system, but not worry too much. You'd be better off asking why you got the 52%, and how you can improve in your final year. Most students find their motivation and understanding increases so much in their final or third year that big improvements are possible. Good luck!
2007-07-04 11:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by Laura M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless in your country the university education only takes two years, it wouldn't make sense for one year to count 50%. Perhaps what they mean is that at the end of the first year, your scores count 100%, by the end of the second year, each year's scores count 50%, by the end of the third year, each year counts 33-1/3%, and by the time you finish, each year is 25%. What this means is that since for the next year your cumulative score counts 50%, you are at some risk until you bring that score up.
2007-07-04 11:25:53 · answer #3 · answered by neniaf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi Suzie,
Degree classifications are worked out using the best mark from three formulas that are used. What may be a 2.2 using one formula could be a 2.1 using another.
Forget what you have been told by your friends, do the very best you can from 2nd year onwards.
Good luck.
2007-07-04 16:20:47 · answer #4 · answered by LYN W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your uni - don't listen to rumours from other students, check your course handbook or ask someone in the Registry department.
2007-07-05 03:55:26 · answer #5 · answered by toscamo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋