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  • 01-07-2011 11:25am
    #1
    Help with thesis
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    HI all

    I moved to UCD this year to do my Masters and i really dont understand the GPA system. MY GPA is currently 3.33 im just wondering how much i would need in my thesis to get a first or is it even possible for me to get a first now??

    Would love some help.


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    Raphael
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    How many credits is your thesis worth?

    Edit: If it's 30, then you'd need a 4.38 for your thesis to drag you up into a first - so that'd be a no.

    If it's 50, then you'd need a 3.96, so an a or an A+.

    Dunno if there are any other weightings, I've heard of both of those in the past.


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    Joneser
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    I just finished a computer science degree and our final year project + thesis was only worth 15 credits.


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    Help with thesis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭Help with thesis


    yeah its worth 30 credits. so clearly there is no hope. What would i need to be able to stay on a 2:1 as in would i need a b b+ or that??

    Thanks for your help


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    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Joneser wrote: »
    I just finished a computer science degree and our final year project + thesis was only worth 15 credits.
    Yeah, but a masters never has that little focus on thesis - 30 credits is the minimum, because you don't do class in the summer semester. Some courses, likt History, have the 50 credit, and you spend a chunk of semester 2 doing the thesis as well.
    Help with thesis wrote: »
    yeah its worth 30 credits. so clearly there is no hope. What would i need to be able to stay on a 2:1 as in would i need a b b+ or that??

    Thanks for your help
    You'll need a GPA of 2.58 for your Thesis to maintain a 2.1 degree. So anything over a C-.


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    Help with thesis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭Help with thesis


    Thanks for all your help. have no supervisor so have no one to talk about it and was getting abit worried about keeping my 2:1 im hoping now it should be ok. Thanks


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    Gae
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    Help with thesis wrote: »
    Thanks for all your help. have no supervisor so have no one to talk about it and was getting abit worried about keeping my 2:1 im hoping now it should be ok. Thanks

    How do you not have a supervisor? That sounds a bit crazy.


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    Help with thesis
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    Gae wrote: »
    How do you not have a supervisor? That sounds a bit crazy.
    We Werent given a supervisor. It wasnt even an option. It makes things very tough as its hard to know if you are on the right track with your research.


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