I've recently graduated with a 3rd honours (BSc.) in Clinical & Medicinal Chemistry, however I'm much better than that and the fact I got a 3rd was because of 2 modules which were low and some complicated issues at home with family (parents were divorcing and mother suffered ill health leaving me to look after the household admin etc).

The saving grace I suppose is that I got the highest mark in the year for my research dissertation project (2:1 standard) and with the oral presentation I also scored the highest; my personal tutor said I had a talent for getting complicated/technical info across to a group. I was also commended for my research skills and how quickly I took to the mass spectrometers, very technical pieces of equipment. Also at A-Level I got 100% for my genetics and cell biochemistry papers.

The problem I face is that so many employers blindly say "2:1" or above in any discipline. I don't understand how they can assume all degrees are the same, I had so many lab hours in addition to lectures but seemingly that doesn't count and I could have done English (no offence to any English grads! ) and maybe scored better owing to having more time available for private study.

How should I address this on my CV? I'm not sure employers want to know about problems faced during the degree. I thought about not mentioning the fact my degree is a 3rd, i.e. just saying BSc. Hons in Clinical and Medicinal Chemistry.

I'd appreciate any advice as it's really worrying me.

Thanking you in advance,

f1wannabe

Post edited by: f1wannabe, at: 2007/10/30 21:25