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I just got my degree results and got a 2:2 plus in Computer Science (SE)
Now although I am reasonably happy I was disappointed not to get a 2:1 and some ppl think a 2:2 isnt that good a degree these days
Do you think it will hinder my prospects?
Or is it better to have a science based 2:2 rather than a 2:1 in say a subject like Art,Psychology, Beauty Therapy etc for jobs prospects?
I really wanted to be a Software bod but now I think I wont stand a chance
Now although I am reasonably happy I was disappointed not to get a 2:1 and some ppl think a 2:2 isnt that good a degree these days
Do you think it will hinder my prospects?
Or is it better to have a science based 2:2 rather than a 2:1 in say a subject like Art,Psychology, Beauty Therapy etc for jobs prospects?
I really wanted to be a Software bod but now I think I wont stand a chance
A drinking degree!!!!!!!
Will it hold you back? Depends what you're wanting to use it for. I reckon if you were planning on joining the NSA, you're screwed ... but you want to settle in to writing games or something else then it's probably not going to be a real problem - just dazzle em at your interview.
Will it hold you back? Depends what you're wanting to use it for. I reckon if you were planning on joining the NSA, you're screwed ... but you want to settle in to writing games or something else then it's probably not going to be a real problem - just dazzle em at your interview.
Aye - don't panic!
I've not got a degree and yet I was an IT Manager running a 300-ish workstation, 6 server network at the age of 19. In fact... I still am... but that's because they keep paying me more.
It seems to me that whether you have a degree or not you still have to start out in a quite junior role... but it won't be long before they start to see how amazing you are and promote you to IT Gorilla (rather than IT monkey y'see).
Back to the airing cupboard for me now.
I've not got a degree and yet I was an IT Manager running a 300-ish workstation, 6 server network at the age of 19. In fact... I still am... but that's because they keep paying me more.
It seems to me that whether you have a degree or not you still have to start out in a quite junior role... but it won't be long before they start to see how amazing you are and promote you to IT Gorilla (rather than IT monkey y'see).
Back to the airing cupboard for me now.
porkus said:
I just got my degree results and got a 2:2 plus in Computer Science (SE)
Now although I am reasonably happy I was disappointed not to get a 2:1 and some ppl think a 2:2 isnt that good a degree these days
Do you think it will hinder my prospects?
Or is it better to have a science based 2:2 rather than a 2:1 in say a subject like Art,Psychology, Beauty Therapy etc for jobs prospects?
I really wanted to be a Software bod but now I think I wont stand a chance
I got a third in computer science and was gutted.
It hasn't made a blind bit of difference to my career - started out as a software developer and am now a senior consultant designing multi-million pound computer systems for multinational corporations. As long as you come across well at interview and genuinely know what you're talking about then the class of degree is more-or-less irrelevant - so don't worry about it, raise a few glasses to the spoddy dweebs with their shiny firsts and look forward to the rest of your life
Pat H said:
I have a 2:2 in Geography.
Me too, BSc Geography from Lancaster
I understand what you're feeling. I was on for a 2:1 and was a bit upset. My dissertation - about cars incidentally - got marks ranging from a 1st to a 3rd, in the end they went for an "average" mark and that's what swung it. Nobody had done anything like that before, and they didn't know how to handle it
I was a bit surprised that my uni worked with percentages, and that every year the "lines" betweem 1, 2:1, 2:2 and 3 shift depending on how clever the year is! I contested mine based on this (I was really borderline) but didn't get anywhere. If I'd been in the year before, I would have got a 2:1.
On the other hand, I've taken all the opportunities that have come along so far in my life, have a 'vette in the garage and wouldn't change a thing!
porkus said:
I just got my degree results and got a 2:2 plus in Computer Science (SE)
Or is it better to have a science based 2:2 rather than a 2:1 in say a subject like Art,Psychology, Beauty Therapy etc
You might find a 2:2 doesn't open some of the doors that a 1st does now, but once you've got experience down the line it will make little difference.
Personally I found it quite helpful to have a science degree in Psychology, given that I'm now a Chartered Psychologist specialising in business consultancy. lizzieh said:
90% of employers don't know a 2:1 from a 2:2.
A degree in a relevant subject is the most important, if they score the degree at all.
depends on what you do. I was borderline in my law degree but ended with a 2:2 and I'm tearing my hair out trying to find a job.
'tis true. I was referring to general employment, rather than specialisms, where the score may be critical.
Good luck!
porkus said:The UK is short of people who are numerate and people with IT skills, so a Com Sci Desmond is a good thing to have. Is it better than a 2:1 in Beauty Therapy? Not for an aspiring hairdresser, no. Looking at your collection of bikes I suspect you aren't a hairdresser.
Or is it better to have a science based 2:2 rather than a 2:1 in say a subject like Art,Psychology, Beauty Therapy etc
>> Edited by ATG on Thursday 2nd February 21:01
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