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boy o boy. such smut.
And I thought I am amongst high brow intellectuals![]()
Well she does have a degree in Sociology!
boy o boy. such smut.
And I thought I am amongst high brow intellectuals![]()
Can she do a week next Tuesday? I should be able to fit her in...![]()

I am assuming this sister is fictitious; or not interested in photography at all. Else Andy, better write out your will




Pah - a BA's not a proper degree...
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Oh my my. Have I travelled back in time when degrees were distinguished between, and truly valued. Arthur, you run the risk of being burnt as a heretic for expressing such snobbish and elitist view![]()
Yeah - not many of us BSc(hons) left to burn![]()

Wikipedia said:Degree classification
A degree may be awarded with or without honours, with the class of an honours degree based on the average mark of the assessed work a candidate has completed. Below is a list of the possible classifications with common abbreviations. Honours degrees are in bold:
* First Class Honours (First or 1st or 1:1)
* Second Class Honours, Upper Division (2:1)
* Second Class Honours, Lower Division (2:2)
* Third Class Honours (Third or 3rd)
* Ordinary degree (Pass)
If students fail the course entirely, no degree is awarded.
A form of rhyming slang has developed from degree classes, usually using names of famous people. Due to the conventions of rhyming slang, only the person's first name is used, the last name referencing the degree by rhyming with it.
* A First is known as a "Geoff" or a "Damien" after Geoff Hurst or Damien Hirst.
* A 2:1 is known as a "Trevor" after Trevor Nunn, or an "Attila" after Attila the Hun.
* A 2:2 is known as a "Desmond" or a "Dezza" after Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
* A Third is known as a "Douglas" or a "Thora" after Douglas Hurd or Thora Hird; it is also sometimes called a "Gentleman's Degree". Getting a third in each year of your degree is referred to as a 'Vorderman' after the British television celebrity Carol Vorderman who managed this unusual feat when studying Engineering at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
* Those who fail to pass the degree altogether are sometimes said to have obtained a "Dan Quayle".
Ah, thanks BY. So, was there also a GPA or something similar...or just grades like A, B C and so on....
Let's just say - i've only ever been asked what class of Honours Degree I achieved once - when I was applying for a job with a University. Pretty much everyone else used to just accept the letters![]()
... wonder why![]()