Get A First Class Degree

Getting a first class degree has never been easier according to some press reports, so what does that mean for students, is a degree worth having if it is ‘losing its value’?

Well for a start the above question assumes you accept that a first class degree has lost its value, which I don’t.

OK, a degree education is less exclusive today than it was thirty years ago, so in that sense there is some truth in the statement.

However, today almost every employer asks for a degree, even for the most mundane job, just because they can, its expected.

So, if you flip the argument on its head, you are at a bigger disadvantage if you do not poses a degree than you would have been thirty years ago.

If standards really have slipped then where does that leave you if you do not get a first class degree or a 2:1 degree (upper second)?

In terms of getting a first class degree, I think most students are capable of achieving one if they are put the work in, and are smart about how they spend their time.

It is not enough to just work hard, you need to be organised. You need to do things that other students are not doing which will give you competitive advantage.

That’s what this site, how to get a first is all about, how to get ahead of your ‘competitors’ at University.

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