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[–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Grading is different in the UK to the US but I got the equivalent of a high B, not enough to get funding for the PhD I wanted to write on thought experiments! (Required an A and I was 4% short.)

The main complaint was that I spent too much time doing an exegesis of what other philosophers thought and not enough time developing my own ideas. To be fair I think that makes for better content for sharing here since what professional philosophers think about this issue is probably more interesting than what this wannabe philosopher thought.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Overall it would have been a 2:1 in undergrad terms but those don't apply to masters degrees where you either get a distinction (masters equivalent of a 1st), pass or fail.

    Edit: grading is harsher for masters too. Like imagine shifting the marking requirements up by 1/2 a grade or so.

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