Universities and the myths

studentphil

It makes me so mad that universities live on myths that if you get less than a 2.1 that you are a waster. It makes me so mad because I have struggled all my three years at university with mental health problems and great loneliness until these past few months. I have struggled physical pain in exams and yet universities only say you get up graded if you are near the next class. It really makes me so mad that so many people have to go what I went through and yet everyone just assumes they are a drunk and stupid i you don't get top grades.

Jennie_2

What grade did you get then?

studentphil

Jennie wrote: »

What grade did you get then?

No idea yet.

Blacksheep1979

Most personal issues will only make 1-2% difference over a whole degree, so they are right in only really taking things into account if you are a borderline case.

Also from personal experiences at 2 top universities you are highly unlikely not to get a 2:1 if you put a reasonable ammount of work in. If you do work hard and don't get a 2:1 you obviously don't have a decent grasp of the subject you are taking.

All in all the degree classification reflects how clever and or how hard you worked - therefore is effective in its primary goals.

tr3mor

:rolleyes:

melancholly

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=456859
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=428047
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=403717
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=385416
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=374425
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=362675
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=345553
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=318184
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=309967

just a small subset of the threads studentphil has started (not including the ones he has posted on) about how unfair uni is to him - just for the benefit of anyone new so that you don't get sucked in!

studentphil

Blacksheep1979 wrote: »

Most personal issues will only make 1-2% difference over a whole degree, so they are right in only really taking things into account if you are a borderline case.

Also from personal experiences at 2 top universities you are highly unlikely not to get a 2:1 if you put a reasonable ammount of work in. If you do work hard and don't get a 2:1 you obviously don't have a decent grasp of the subject you are taking.

All in all the degree classification reflects how clever and or how hard you worked - therefore is effective in its primary goals.

I have worrked damn hard all my degree to the extent that the course reduced me to crying sometimes and I have never got stunning marks, so I think you are wrong there that you can just walk a 2:1.

Blacksheep1979

hey I have nothing better to do atm - I find it quite interesting that a philosophy student is unable to put together a decent structured argument.

studentphil wrote: »

I have worrked damn hard all my degree to the extent that the course reduced me to crying sometimes and I have never got stunning marks, so I think you are wrong there that you can just walk a 2:1.

well then you may have to accept that its option b then....

studentphil

melancholly wrote: »

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=456859
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=428047
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=403717
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=385416
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=374425
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=362675
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=345553
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=318184
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=309967

just a small subset of the threads studentphil has started (not including the ones he has posted on) about how unfair uni is to him - just for the benefit of anyone new so that you don't get sucked in!

Why the hell do I still so angry and let down was not true?

ben500

studentphil wrote: »

No idea yet.

So what the fvck is the thread about then? You now want to whinge about that which has not yet happened but might sometime in the future. Bring back randyphil !!!!!!, your just not interesting with your suicidalphil persona.
Give us something to giggle about or shut the fvck up!

melancholly

Blacksheep1979 wrote: »

hey I have nothing better to do atm - I find it quite interesting that a philosophy student is unable to put together a decent structured argument.

as long as you know what you're in for - good luck though - i have found that picking a brick wall to bang my head against is usuall more productive!