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An undistinguished Third?
Could someone familiar with English university grading explain to me the system used when one hears that so-and-so "took a First in ..." whatever academic category? I have always assumed this was an indicator of academic excellence and left it at that. Today however I encountered a statement that a certain person "moved along to Trinity College, Cambridge where he took an undistinguished Third in classics."
If a 'Third' is undistinguished, I presume it doesn't mean that he ranked third in academic accomplishment in his class of that year. It must mean something else, but what?
If a 'Third' is undistinguished, I presume it doesn't mean that he ranked third in academic accomplishment in his class of that year. It must mean something else, but what?
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[nq:1]Could someone familiar with English university grading explain to me the system used when one hears that so-and-so "took a ... that he ranked third in academic accomplishment in his class of that year. [/nq] These references to First and Third are to the class of degree awarded.
- [nq:1]Could someone familiar with English university grading explain to me the system used when one hears that so-and-so "took a ...
- that he ranked third in academic accomplishment in his class of that year.
- [/nq] These references to First and Third are to the class of degree awarded.
- com/definition/British bachelor's degree classification Fran
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[nq:1]Could someone familiar with English university grading explain to me the system used when one hears that so-and-so "took a ... that he ranked third in academic accomplishment in his class of that year. It must mean something else, but what?[/nq]
These references to First and Third are to the class of degree awarded. This page has a pretty good explanation of the classes of Honours degree
These references to First and Third are to the class of degree awarded. This page has a pretty good explanation of the classes of Honours degree
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[nq:2]Could someone familiar with English university grading explain to me ... of that year. It must mean something else, but what?[/nq]
[nq:1]These references to First and Third are to the class of degree awarded. This page has a pretty good explanation of the classes of Honours degrees given by English universities:
[nq:1]These references to First and Third are to the class of degree awarded. This page has a pretty good explanation of the classes of Honours degrees given by English universities:
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[nq:1]Could someone familiar with English university grading explain to me the system used when one hears that so-and-so "took a ... that he ranked third in academic accomplishment in his class of that year. It must mean something else, but what?[/nq]
Some have A, B, C.
Others have first class, second class, third class, supplementary, fail.
Others still might call them, excellent
Some have A, B, C.
Others have first class, second class, third class, supplementary, fail.
Others still might call them, excellent
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[nq:2]These references to First and Third are to the class ... Honours degrees given by English universities: http://www.wordiq.com/definition/British bachelor's degree classification[/nq]
I am pleased to learn from this that my own Third places me in a distinctive, if not distinguished, select group.
Th
I am pleased to learn from this that my own Third places me in a distinctive, if not distinguished, select group.
Th
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http://www.wordiq.com/definition/British bachelor's degree classification
[nq:1]I am pleased to learn from this that my own Third places me in a distinctive, if not distinguished, select group.[/nq]
And there is a school (school! - arf! D'ye see what I did there?) of thought that reckons a Third is more
[nq:1]I am pleased to learn from this that my own Third places me in a distinctive, if not distinguished, select group.[/nq]
And there is a school (school! - arf! D'ye see what I did there?) of thought that reckons a Third is more
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(Gosh! Sorry, but I've taken off on a ramble, not for the first time.)
The Great Henry Sweet, mentioned in another thread, had the distinction of having graduated with fourth -class honours in Greats. I may be quite wrong, but I don't think Oxford in those days offered an undergraduate course in English and related matters, perhaps not even modern languages. As an already fluent writer of Germ
The Great Henry Sweet, mentioned in another thread, had the distinction of having graduated with fourth -class honours in Greats. I may be quite wrong, but I don't think Oxford in those days offered an undergraduate course in English and related matters, perhaps not even modern languages. As an already fluent writer of Germ
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http://www.wordiq.com/definition/British bachelor's degree classification
[nq:2]I am pleased to learn from this that my own Third places me in a distinctive, if not distinguished, select group.[/nq]
[nq:1]And there is a school (school! - arf! D'ye see what I did there?) of thought that reckons a Third ..
[nq:2]I am pleased to learn from this that my own Third places me in a distinctive, if not distinguished, select group.[/nq]
[nq:1]And there is a school (school! - arf! D'ye see what I did there?) of thought that reckons a Third ..
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[nq:1]Could someone familiar with English university grading explain to me the system used when one hears that so-and-so "took a ... a statement that a certain person "moved along to Trinity College, Cambridge where he took an undistinguished Third in classics."[/nq]
Unfamililar readers should keep in mind:
1. For 100 years or more, Oxford and Cambridge (theleading universities) publi
Unfamililar readers should keep in mind:
1. For 100 years or more, Oxford and Cambridge (theleading universities) publi
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John Dean typed thus:
[nq:1]And there is a school (school! - arf! D'ye see what I did there?) of thought that reckons a Third ... to fail but with whose views the examiners disagree or whose views the examiners are not bright enough to understand.[/nq]
This is fine for Philosophy or History, but I think you might not get far down this track with Maths or Physics. We science/engineering typ
[nq:1]And there is a school (school! - arf! D'ye see what I did there?) of thought that reckons a Third ... to fail but with whose views the examiners disagree or whose views the examiners are not bright enough to understand.[/nq]
This is fine for Philosophy or History, but I think you might not get far down this track with Maths or Physics. We science/engineering typ
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[nq:1]http://www.wordiq.com/definition/British bachelor's degree classification[/nq]
[nq:2]I am pleased to learn from this that my own Third places me in a distinctive, if not distinguished, select group.[/nq]
[nq:1]And there is a school (school! - arf! D'ye see what I did there?) of thought that reckons
[nq:2]I am pleased to learn from this that my own Third places me in a distinctive, if not distinguished, select group.[/nq]
[nq:1]And there is a school (school! - arf! D'ye see what I did there?) of thought that reckons
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