Get A First Class Degree

Recently a lot of people seem to question the value of a degree’s in general, but in particular the value of a first class degree, or upper second class degree (2:1).
According to an article on Times Online:
“UNDERGRADUATES who study for as little as 20 hours a week are more likely to be awarded a first-class [...]

When writing the post on Avoiding Freeloaders I forgot to discuss another group, whom I have taken to calling cheap loaders!
A cheap loader will present themselves as being overtly helpful during the early stages of your degree course, offering assistance to other students, for instance sharing useful sources of information, revision notes etc.

There is nothing [...]