In my experience of the UK system the better the university the more people it attracts that can just remember & regurgitate in exams. If you can work in that manner then you get a 1st. If you cannot you: a) Understand hell of a lot more b) Don't get a 1st c) Have fun if you were one of the lucky one not to have a cash shortage d) Have a nice warm fuzzy feeling that you can probably solve more real life problems than your 'high achieving' classmates
But what get's me is after graduating I would hazard a guess that about 50% of employers stipulate that to apply you must have a 1st/2:1 degree!
Me I work for a US company which looks at people on their merits not their grades;-)
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In my experience of the UK system the better the university the more people it attracts that can just remember & regurgitate in exams. If you can work in that manner then you get a 1st. If you cannot you:
;-)
a) Understand hell of a lot more
b) Don't get a 1st
c) Have fun if you were one of the lucky one not to have a cash shortage
d) Have a nice warm fuzzy feeling that you can probably solve more real life problems than your 'high achieving' classmates
But what get's me is after graduating I would hazard a guess that about 50% of employers stipulate that to apply you must have a 1st/2:1 degree!
Me I work for a US company which looks at people on their merits not their grades
Just my 2 penneth worth
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How about us people with the Amiga or Atari's which don't have MMU's installed unless you shelled out loads to upgrade them years ago?
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