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US Degree Classifications versus UK Degree

Middlesex May 8, 2014

Classifications

Family Solicitor in Bedford May 7,

Converting overseas degree classifications on CVs to the local equivalent is vital, particularly in the UK.

Legal Cashier, Hounslow,

2014

Middlesex May 7, 2014

4 in 10 Lawyers would

We discovered this table online for converting US degree classifications into UK degree classes. This is

not encourage anyone

very important for US graduates wanting to work or train in the UK to try and use the UK equivalent

to follow in their

Residential Conveyancing in

grading system on their CV.

Crawley, Sussex May 7, 2014

footsteps May 8, 2014

British Class
The Best Legal Job
Vacancy ever
published by TenPercent Legal
Recruitment - 1st April

American GPA

Secured Marks Level(%)

April 30, 2014

Upper Second3.33-3.6760-69
Lower Second3.0050-59

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Third2.3040-49

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First4.0070+

2014 April 1, 2014

Efficiency, Make your

New Candidate Selection

Class-GPAPercentage(%)

Candidate Update 26th April 2014

April 26, 2014

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Ordinary Pass-2.0035-40

and Turn into a System

This table apparently comes from a US government department charged with assessing the levels so

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February 6, 2014

should be fairly accurate see The Fulbright Commission pages for more info.

1ST APRIL 2014 April 1, 2014

Predictions from a

NB: We have also had a table sent to us by Mr Saif Basheer of the Kuwaiti Embassy in London.

Trying to avoid the Recruitment

I have been doing a comparative study for the UK and US degrees, and after extensive correspondence with

Agency tips on how not to do it

UK universities and some in the US as I have arrived at this table (below);

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USA

UK

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Work have for Making Job

Letter

Mark

Mark

Grade

Applications in the Legal

From 70

First (I)

Profession? March 19, 2014

A-

3.67

66.7

Second Upper (II:i)

B+

3.33

63.3

Second Upper (II:i)

60

Second Upper (II:i)

B-

2.67

56.7

Second Lower (II:ii)

C+

2.33

53.3

Second Lower (II:ii)

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

2 (minimum to graduate)

50

Second Lower (II:ii)

Updated Advice to Criminal Duty

C-

46.7

Third (III)

Solicitors February 12, 2014

D+

43.3

Third (III)

40

Third (III)

Kind regards,,
Mr. Saif Basheer
Head, Postgraduate Department
Kuwait Cultural Office
Kuwait Embassy London
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