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An Oxford graduate's failure to get a top degree cost him a lucrative legal career, the High Court has heard.
Faiz Siddiqui alleges "inadequate" teaching on his modern history course resulted in him getting a low upper second degree in June 2000. He blames staff being absent on sabbatical leave and is suing the university for £1m. Oxford denies negligence and causation and says the case is "massively" outside the legal time limit.He said: "Whilst a 2:1 degree from Oxford might rightly seem like a tremendous achievement to most, it fell significantly short of Mr Siddiqui's expectations and was, to him, a huge disappointment."
Mr Mallalieu said his employment history in legal and tax roles was "frankly poor" and he was now unemployed, rather than having a career at the tax bar in England or a major US law firm. Mr Siddiqui also said his clinical depression and insomnia have been significantly exacerbated by his "inexplicable failure". Julian Milford, for Oxford University, told the court Mr Siddiqui complained about insufficient resources, but had only described the teaching as "a little bit dull".
Perhaps he might find employment with "This is Windows calling..."
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 22 2017, @06:55PM (1 child)
A 2:1 is the most common degree. [wikipedia.org] Actually some employers bin CV's from those who graduate with a 1st class, especially where the role requires social interaction. Anything lower than a 2:1 is (in reality) considered a failure. Every child gets a trophy, the fact some are engraved with "3:1 == retard" should not concern anybody.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Gaaark on Wednesday November 22 2017, @07:41PM
Shouldn't use the 'R' word:
please apply a re-do as "3:1 3=D"
D, of course, for dumbass: much more socially acceptable.
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