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  • You replied to someone else, and appeared not to know what a 2:1 and a 1st was. I (perhaps wrongly?) assumed you were from a country which used a different system, so I attempted to explain what they were, e.g. they are different grades for honours degrees, 2:1 is not a ratio, it’s what the grade is called, it’s the 2nd highest grade you can receive for a degree, and so on etc

    You then answered with something about doctors and politicians and “underselling myself”, which, as I had not mentioned anything about doctors and politicians or “selling myself”, but had only explained “these are the names of the different degree marks you can get”, appeared completely unrelated to what I had written - therefore I assumed perhaps you were meaning to reply to someone else.

    Sorry if I wasn’t clear.



  • In the UK (and maybe other places?) an honours degree can be passed at different levels depending on how well you do.

    Top marks is a 1st Class Honours Degree, good marks gets you an Upper Second Class Degree (2:1), okay marks gets you a Lower Second Class Degree (2:2). A 3rd class also degree exists.

    Most post-grad courses and some jobs would expect a 2:1 or above to let you apply.