2nd Class Honours

[porkchop]

A son of a friend of mine says he got 69% in exams and if he had got 1% more to equal 70% it would have been classed as 1st Class honours. As 2nd class honours ranges from 60% to 69% would it be worthwhile for him to appeal the 69% to see if it could be made up to 70%. At least they could hardly drop him to under 60%. Any views on this would be appreciated and have any appealed similiar exam results. Thanks.

[Old_Geezer]

Can't hurt trying.

But I'm confused as to how they distinguish those who score 80something or 90something if 70something is already 1st class honours.

[maggiebee]

Sounds like my previous paper boy who told me he got 3 "O" levels, two Ds and an E. In my day these would have been fails.

[ummmm]

Wouldn't they are been CSE's Maggie?

[Old_Geezer]

Getting off the point, but did they award CSE passes for failed GCEs ? I thought they were different exams / boards. That said I was told a CSE grade 1 was considered scaping a pass at O level.

[maggiebee]

Think we have a different system in Scotland but giving my age away by mentioning "O" levels. What we have is:

• The 5-14 programme which defines the curriculum from P1-P7 and S1and 2
• The standard grade programme in S3 and 4
• Higher grade courses studied in S5, but also available to those in S6; and
• The Advanced Higher taken by most able S6 students.

Students at the end of S2 choose the “Standard Grade” courses they will study in S3-S4. Standard Grade is broadly similar to GCSE. These are examined at three levels of increasing difficulty: Foundation, General and
Credit. Students generally study 7 subjects and at least one science is compulsory. Grade allocations range
from 1(highest) to 7(lowest).
• Grades 1-2 are credit
• 3-4 are general
• 5-6 are foundation
7 indicates ”course completed”

[bushbaby_de]

I was in a similar situation and I was told any grades in the first or last 1% of a honours banding are double-moderated to make sure the end mark is in the right band. Maybe this varies from one uni to another though.

[JonnyBoy12]

I think that you are fighting a losing battle here. I

[Psybbo]

Did he have a viva?

[JonnyBoy12]

Sorry about that last posting. I submitted it by mistake. I do not think that he will get anywhere with this. My friend at school missed out on a C in English by just 1 mark and was not impressed. There has to be a cut off point and your friend is on the end of it.

[Prudie]

That would make sense bushbaby and while it's frustrating for your friend the 69% would have been made up of several units rather than one paper. You have just the same chancee of getting all the other results - 68% 67% 71% etc.

[mike11111]

You don't (not at a proper university at least) score 80 or 90%. When I was a student I was told that 70% was reserved for first class students, 71 - 80% was reserved for the professor, 81 - 90% was reserved for the professor's professor, and 91 -100% was reserved for God.

[annie0000]

maggie, the 5-14 is gone now alnong with some of the High school stuff too and been replaced with CfE (Curriculum for Excellence) - trying to get to crips with it all now!