Guest DustyDeviada Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 If memory serves:12-14=A Desmond15-17=2:118-20=First Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kernel Loaf Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 I am only a shitty first year, but i got three 6s and a 5 for Year 1 Computer Science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intravenous Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 I don't get where all these numbers are coming from...5's, 6's, 14's? Here we are just given percentages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 I don't get where all these numbers are coming from...5's, 6's, 14's? Here we are just given percentages.at aberdeen at least your given a mark out of 20. for arts courses it's simpler than making up a percentage, although i think its the same for sciences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Yes, that's how it's done at proper universities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodast Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 That's pretty rough! 18-20 for a first? I'm sure for me it's only 70%!I finish my exams on Thursday, hopefully I've passed them all so far... but I'm only a fresher I know I accidentally translated 'fornicate' as 'become a clone of'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 And i think I'm going back to do an MLitt as well! Woo!! Apparently they can take applicants as late as August...effectively... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 how do they work out what overall degree you get?i've got 14, 14, 14, 14, 15, 16, 17i do law btwI think it's an average, but I'm not certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 I think it's an average, but I'm not certain.yeah its just the average (of the courses that actually count...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 And i think I'm going back to do an MLitt as well! Woo!! Apparently they can take applicants as late as August...effectively...whats an mlitt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Graham Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Did anyone get a degree that's any use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addi Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 There are degrees that have a use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 There are degrees that have a use?Only The Three Degrees and Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Owl PhD Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 I think it's an average, but I'm not certain.If it's in an arts and social sciences subject at Aberdeen Uni then it's the class that you get the most credits in over all 3rd and 4th year courses or the highest class you get half your credits in i.e. if you get 50% of your credits at 2:1 and 50% at 2:2 then you get a 2:1. Not sure how it works anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 There are degrees that have a use?Not any more.The univerisities (there's one in every village now) throw them about like confetti. The prerequisite for gaining a degree these days is the student having a pulse. That's not a reflection on the students themselves but the quality of the "those who cannot do, teach" lecturers with little or no real world commercial experience. Either that or they're industry burnouts who can't hack it in the big bad world.It was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Not any more.The univerisities (there's one in every village now) throw them about like confetti. The prerequisite for gaining a degree these days is the student having a pulse. That's not a reflection on the students themselves but the quality of the "those who cannot do, teach" lecturers with little or no real world commercial experience. Either that or they're industry burnouts who can't hack it in the big bad world.It wasi dont think that is a fair reflection of things at all. Everyone I know worked hard to get into uni. They don't accept just anyone, you need the grades to get in.The coursework is bloody hard as well. It is certainly not a breeze.All degrees can give you labour market advantage, although increasingly post-graduate degrees (for certain industries) will give you an extra edge.The lecturers that I have encountered at Aberdeen have close links with industries and do have a great deal of commercial experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 how do they work out what overall degree you get?i've got 14, 14, 14, 14, 15, 16, 17i do law btwthat'd be a 2:2 so far. But if you have another year to go you can push it up. Also depends on the amount of credits each course is worth. Different subjects also calculate your degree differentLY. For instance in Sociology only your 3rd and 4th marks count for an honours degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 uni is a fucking joke my mate said in one of his exams there were 3 guys behind him constantly speaking to one another and showing each other their scripts when he complained the invigilator told them to keep the noise down, as soon as he left they started again.i ended up with an 11 for a project management exam and a 14 for project you reap what you sow looking at a 2:2 got one more year to try and bump it up to a 2:1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 i dont think that is a fair reflection of things at all. Everyone I know worked hard to get into uni. They don't accept just anyone, you need the grades to get in.The coursework is bloody hard as well. It is certainly not a breeze.All degrees can give you labour market advantage, although increasingly post-graduate degrees (for certain industries) will give you an extra edge.The lecturers that I have encountered at Aberdeen have close links with industries and do have a great deal of commercial experience.Well, it's just a fact that there are more universities now, in the past 20 years you've got the likes of RGU and Abertay springing up in recent years.And it's also a fact that they are run as businesses and as a result it's almost impossible to fail or get chucked off a first or second year course, instructors are told not to fail anyone so the university doesn't lose their fees in future years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 how do they work out what overall degree you get?i've got 14, 14, 14, 14, 15, 16, 17i do law btwI have a law degree but what is my overall degree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 That's pretty rough! 18-20 for a first? I'm sure for me it's only 70%!I think it's designed so that 18 is actually 70, and 9 is worth 40%, with 12 being worth 50% and 15 worth 60% - so it's the same system really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest b-bert Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Not any more.The univerisities (there's one in every village now) throw them about like confetti. The prerequisite for gaining a degree these days is the student having a pulse. That's not a reflection on the students themselves but the quality of the "those who cannot do, teach" lecturers with little or no real world commercial experience. Either that or they're industry burnouts who can't hack it in the big bad world.It wasYes and no. Some degrees seem pointless, like the person earlier in the thread who doesnt plan to use it. What a waste of money (taxpayer and personal), unless the fun and experience of being a student was worth it?I have just finished fourth year mechanical engineering at strathclyde. Though work experience matters almost more than the degree in the long run, engineers understanding the basics is crucial to make the standard of life we all enjoy.Medical degrees there cant even be an argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateEvent Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 McDonald's Manager 1: "Did they spell their name right on the form?"McDonald's Manager 2: "Yes."McDonald's Manager 1: "Hmm' date=' seems like they're over qualified."[/quote']That should read:-McDonald's Manager 1: "Did they spell their name right on the form?"McDonald's Manager 2: "I don't know - I can't read." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Or...Manager 1- "Did they speeeelll the nam on the form rite?"Manager 2- "I don't know, Im too busy licking my elbow" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Some degrees seem pointless, like the person earlier in the thread who doesnt plan to use it. What a waste of money (taxpayer and personal), unless the fun and experience of being a student was worth it?That's the problem though, a lot of people don't understand that a general arts degree can be worth far more than the paper it's written on - after all, (for English), think about the wide range of things that it can be used in? A decent understanding of the language can open up so many doors and possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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