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[raven]

I got a 2:1. Am pleased. Parents really won't be, if I know them. I would have liked a first, but am Not That Sort of Person. No, really. It's to do with, well, I could've got a first, but not without doing at least four times more work than I did do during my degree, and I did not sit around and do nothing during my degree. It's just, I am not an intuitively awesome PPEist, I am not that smart and I am not particularly academic. It's to do with, not having directed plays and danced around Oxford in the middle of the night and made caipirinhas at the drop of a hat and all such manner of glorious things.

Anyway. It's a very wet and windy day, and I am going to San Francisco tonight.

Comments

[jacinthsong.livejournal.com]

I suspect they will get over it when it clicks that you are going to be a flash lawyer and keep them comfortable in their dotage. Alternatively: sod 'em, go to America.

<3<3<3<3

[that_mireille]

I am happy for you, and I do believe that in the long run, having directed plays and danced around Oxford and whatnot is better for you, since you did do academic work and still did well. *hugs*

Have a lovely time in San Francisco. :)

[minttown1.livejournal.com]

Congratulations. If you are pleased, that's all that matters. And over the past three years, I have loved to read about the amazing amount of life surrounding your studies, and I am glad that you allowed yourself those things.

[flickgc.livejournal.com]

Oh, well done!

[balthaser.livejournal.com]

A 2:1 from Oxford is probably better than a first from some other Universities in the eyes of some and I think you would have gone crazy had you not had the chance to do other stuff.
Congrats and have fun in San Fran, I'd love to go.

[absinthe-shadow.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you're pleased. And so pleased for you and proud of you! xx

[casirafics.livejournal.com]

congrats! *hugs 'n such* and enjoy your trip!

[snowballjane.livejournal.com]

Hooray! 2:1s are excellent! And you got so very much more from being an undergraduate as well.

Have a great trip!

[marymac.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

You have a 2:1 from Oxford, you managed to have a life while you did it, and you're still relatively sane. That's a pretty massive achievement. I think your parent's will be fine.

[sebastienne.livejournal.com]

welcome to the 2:1 club! also, the club of people who are better at Life than Academia ^__^

[glitzfrau.livejournal.com]

Awww, congratulations! And San Francisco too, the perfect celebration!

[chiasmata]

Well done, you! xxx

[mirabile-dictu.livejournal.com]

Well, I think that's pretty dang terrific! And San Francisco is fabulous -- of course, you would be here in the midst of our record breaking heat wave. Sorry about that. Have a good time anyway!

[jmkg.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[gamesiplay.livejournal.com]

AHHH! I discovered with the help of Google that your results went up sometime today, and so I broke my cardinal No LJ at Work rule to come over here and check if you'd gotten them. And you did! And they were great! A 2:1's what you needed to stay on at Oxford, yes? Congratulations! And speaking as someone who sacrificed having a life to higher education for four years--you made the right choice.

I GET YOU TOMORROW!

[sir-rosealot.livejournal.com]

Well done! When I told my stepmother I had a 2:1, she said, "Well, that's very good, considering what a tough time you've had!" which made me cross, but I did not say anything as often people on the outside do not understand.

[jacinthsong.livejournal.com]

I'm now imagining ex-Oxonians saying that in the manner of a Vietnam vet. "You weren't there, man. You'll never understand."

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Heh, darn tootin'!

(IMT icon love!)

[apotropaios.livejournal.com]

2:1 = awesomely made of win. If I ever ever have any thoughts, 'tsch, maybe I could have got a First' I immediately remember that we did the Aeneid. :D

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! I'm so glad. You win!

[rosariotijeras.livejournal.com]

A 2:1 is fantastic, and you lived for three years.

[sunlightdances.livejournal.com]

I am so happy for you. And, as someone else said, a 2.1. from Oxford is a First from anywhere else.

[biascut.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS! Have a lovely time in SF!

[gwynnega]

Congratulations. And eeee, you'll be in California! ::waves from Los Angeles::

[ressie-noldo.livejournal.com]

You are marvellous and awesome, and you had a life, and a 2:1 is great. Congratulations, have an awesome trip, and I am sad that you will not be in southern California so I will be unable to kidnap you.

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Well done, you.

[me-ves-y-sufres.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! You are living proof that an Oxford degree and a life are not mutually exclusive deals.

[icepixie]

Congratulations!

[deathbyshinies.livejournal.com]

*picks you up, if you want to be picked up, and spins you around*

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[anotherusedpage.livejournal.com]

Eeeeee congratulations!

Tell your parents from me that all the cool kids get 2.1s *smile*

[nerves-patterns.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with previous comments: I am sure that a 2:1 from Oxford is worth more than many degrees elsewhere. And what's more importantly, you did live - you had some truly amazing adventures (which provided excellent fodder for entertaining LJ entries).

Congratulations to you. :) I'm so proud. I'm excited to have been reading about your life (and even to have visited you once!) during your Oxford adventures. And, of course, I look forward to many more.

Go to San Fran and drink and have adventures. You've earned a serious celebration. :D

[mrkgnao.livejournal.com]

Weeeee! Congratulations!

(and your parents really need to get their priorities straightened out - a 2:1 from Oxford is a fucking impressive achievment)

*has 2:1 from Oxford*

[aderyn.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, that's brilliant!

I completely agree with you about university being far more than just about academia. It's easy to feel defined by the degree you get, but when you look at the friends you've made and the experiences you've had, you realise that you're a far richer richer person for them. Besides a 2:1 from Oxford is still blimmin' awesome!

[the-acrobat.livejournal.com]

You! Congratulations!

[amchau.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Have much fun in SF.

[forthwritten.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! And have fun in SF.

[hathy-col.livejournal.com]

A 2.1 is wonderful, especially with your already stuffed CV. *high fives* Have fabulous fun in San Francisco!

[tau_sigma]

well, I could've got a first, but not without doing at least four times more work than I did do during my degree, and I did not sit around and do nothing during my degree. - yes. I think I get that. And I am so, so glad you've done all those things, and had an awesome time, and it's been a joy and a privelege to read about it over the last three years. I look forward to much, much more. *g*

Also, well done! A 2:1 is awesome. *hugs*