I will be entering by final year in a month or two. I am studying for a BSc in Economics. I am hoping to graduate with at least a 2:1 degree.

However, i acheived an average mark of 57.4% for my second year. Although i have completed 1/3 of my degree up to this point, and still have 2/3 left - i wanted to know if its still realistically possible to achieve a 2:1.

If so, is there any advice you can give me on how to approach my final year, in order to ensure that i get a good degree?

Thanks

You say you are entering year 3 but have 2/3 of your course left? Are you saying that you have 2/3 of your higher level modules left???

You need to find out exactly what the marking criteria are for your course, whether they count all modules, or say the 10 highest level modules etc.

You need to find out what you need for a 2:1 also, is it +60%?

If you only need 60% for a 2:1 and have 2/3 of your modules left then you would only only need to average 62% in your remaining modules to achieve the grade you want…. but it is impossible for me to know how your University works on this.

In my final year I knew that I needed to average 70%. I knew what modules would be counted. As I got marks back for my modules I calculated what I needed to get as a percentage on my remaining modules. I then aimed to get at lot more than I needed to try and give myself a bit of a buffer…

If I were you I would work like a maniac for your final year, a lot of employers look for a 2:1 as a minimum, your life after University will be a lot easier with a 2:1 than a 2:2 and making sacrifices this year will definately pay off in the years to follow!

On my course they were not weighted in the way you describe, but high level modules had to count towards your final mark.

The lower level modules did not necessarily count toward your final mark.