Well done Andrew lad.

Good  for him.

well done him

Well done 

Gotta hurt though.

Was that why he was called to the DR? I am watching Horatio

.Well done Andrew!  Hope he gets a party tonight

Could somebody elaborate what you're talking about please.?

Congratulations Andrew

I think he received his degree results.

What has he done please?

69%  good result but  not much for a geek!

oooh what a killer...that will haunt him

69% ...............that's shocking ......usually if it's that close they do manipulate - 69% so close to a first ...................shame.

Well done all the same.

I got a 2:1 as well for my degree

They usually look back at the year before's work and judge whether you should be bumped up on that.

I know, i got an average of 69 too ...I would have been dead happy with my 2:1  if they hadn't told me

well done rawks!

69,I thought they were offering him a 69 with Josie.Poor lad would never be seen again.

I think a 2:1 at Oxford is pretty good for a 19 year old.

Well Done.

Can someone explain the whole degree thing to me please? Like what's a first, what's a 2:1 compared to a 2:2 that sort of thing. Thanks

Oh and what's a dissertation too. Ta!

You think your baffled... I thought we were talking betting odds at first

And I thought I was gonna click and all my nightmares would be answered

Honours degrees are of a superior academic standard. An honours degree is always awarded in one of four classes depending upon the marks gained in the final assessments and examinations. The top students are awarded a first class degree, the next best, an upper second class degree (usually referred to as a 2:1), the next a lower second class degree (usually referred to as a 2:2), and those with the lowest marks gain a third class degree. An Ordinary or unclassified degree (which does not give the graduate the right to add (Hons)) may be awarded if a student has completed the full honours degree course but has not obtained the total required passes sufficient to merit a third-class honours degree. Alternatively a student may be denied honours if he/she has had to retake courses.

Wiki:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...and_Northern_Ireland
 Reference: A dissertation or thesis^[1] is a document submitted in support of candidature for a degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissertation

Thanks Lecs, I should have just wiki'd myself Thought I'd better find out what it is seeing as I'm starting one in a couple of months

Meat and Veg you were absolutely bloody useless. Thank you

  Sometimes though it's easier to see/read things in small chunks...coz if you are nervous/panicy or whatever it just doesn't go in...

Yeah you're right, if I had gone to Wiki there's always loads upon loads of stuff to read and for some reason seeing excerpts somewhere else (i.e. here) is easier to digest (for my rather tested brain ) Thanks for digging that up for me though xxx