Originally Posted by Robson Basically, degrees in England are classified by 3rd, 2:2, 2:1 and 1st. 70% + is a first, i'm 1% away from getting it.

a 2:1 is still quite good :P. If its 1% you can argue your way to it, if you want to be an expert at it go to a marketplace and watch people trying to buy fruit at half the price, apply the same principle to your lecturers .

Although 1% is actually a lot bigger than it sounds.