But they also cited the increased cost of going to university as more employers are refusing even to look at people with less than a 2:1 degree grade.

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What should matter is not so much your degree or grade point average but how well equipped you are for the next stage in life.

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In July last year Liam, a talented musician who had three A-grade A levels and a degree in maths, was sectioned under the Mental Health Act for 72 hours after running in front of a bus.

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Cleverly, who achieved an A grade at A-level maths, said the degree course, particularly the social side, had helped him to cope with the rigours of training up to six days a week.

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Older guidelines assigned a grade to concussion severity from 1-3, based on degree of symptoms and other clinical features.

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Comedian Dave Gorman was on track for a career as a mathematician: an A grade at "A level", an "S" level and a place on a maths degree course at Manchester University.

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Reynolds indicates the median income of households where the head holds a doctorate degree is about two and a half times as large on average as the median income of households where the head holds only a high school degree, and 5 times as large on average as for households where the head holds less than a ninth grade education.

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