Undergraduate, postgraduate, Masters, 1:1, 2:2 - meaning and equivalent to post-grad diploma in the US?

Hi I am from Australia and am unfamiliar with the USA college system. I am studying a postgraduate degree. We have undergraduate, postgrad diploma, Masters, PhD. What are the equivalent in U.S.A- I know they have Masters and PhD but what would be equivalent to post-grad diploma?

[Moved from]: 1:1 or 2:2 etc. - what does it mean?

what does it mean when companies advertise 1:1 ? what is 1:1 or 2:2??

That's the British grading system.

1:1 is A plus.

companies shouldn't promise grades-- they're impossible to predict-- just quality.

[Moved from]: Graduate vs. Undergraduate papers. What's the difference?

Curious as to what you guys find the main differences to be in writing undergrad papers as opposed to graduate-level work. Does it significantly change the way you approach things? The amount of work involved?

For certain subjects, the difficulty level increases...

Not really, although you would probably expect to use a wider range of sources in a post grad paper. I find that for some subjects (business) the emphasis at say MBA level is also much more upon practical application than theory alone, although this depends on the customers program and school.

Undergrad papers are much easier if you are writing within an area you've studied because you can simply regurgitate what you already know.

As for Postgrad, you'll need to do more research because most of them demand use of theories and concepts that you first need to have already mastered before doing your research.

This is the reason it is quite difficult to write a postgrad paper in an area you are not familiar with.

Also, most postgrad papers demand use of more sources which again means that there is more legwork on it unlike undergrad where in most cases 1source/page is mostly more than sufficient.

Under pressure, I can even write 5 pages/hour if it is an undergrad paper (good quality) but I cannot say the same of postgrad.

I agree to forumregulator.

Undergrad papers are much easier if you are writing, graduate papers require a little research. This is the main difference.

I think it depends on the level of research and writing skills YOU as a writer possess. Sorry guys no offense, though.

That's an interesting question and sorry for the late reply ; ). Wiki suggests the US doesn't have a good equivalent of a postgraduate degree: (?) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgraduate_diploma

I wonder why the OP was interested in this. He is taking his post graduate studies in Australia after all. Maybe he was interested in coming to the US for additional advanced studies or something? It's a pity that nobody actually bothered to try and respond to his question. As usual, people got caught up in irrelevant discussions and killed the original thread. The last related response did not really help any and came way too late for the OP I guess. Yes, I know my post is even later. I just wanted to call attention to the fact that the responses to threads at this forum tend to deviate from the original discussions for one reason or another. Just once, I would like to see a thread that stayed on topic for the lifetime of that thread.

I just have to point out that the discusssion points presented by forumregulator actually make sense and should be taken into consideration by students looking to hire a writer directly or is in the process of vetting a company writer.


Consider if you will that you will not have a car mechanic perform a surgery, even if he claims that he has the practical experience to perform an appendectomy, you would not hire a Biology graduate to write a paper on British History. He knows about biology and its related fields, but most certainly not British History.



I cannot believe that there was actually someone who was at this forum before @a1writer recently arrived and began saying the very same things. I am now more convinced than ever that a jack of all trades writer cannot writer papers higher than his actual educational level and also, within the actual realm of study he matriculated in. If you have not studied all of the available college and post grad courses, it would be improbable for a multi subject writer to deliver an A+ paper every single time, regardless of topic. Specially in the masters and Phd levels.

This, of course, is complete nonsense, regardless of how many times you and your buddy continue to repeat it, as I've already explained at least three different times, and in significant detail, in the threads linked below. How do you know "most certainly" how many books a Biology graduate might have read about British History, (for one example)? And why wouldn't a good writer who happens to have read a dozen books about British History, and/or who took several courses in British History, as a student, (for another example), be able to write a very good academic essay in that area, especially at the undergraduate level? So far, I've yet to hear either one of you actually address even a single one of the specific counterarguments to your ridiculous proposition; instead, you just keep repeating your same declarations and conclusions over and over again and congratulating one another for sharing the same baseless opinion. One shouldn't need a "degree" in Rhetoric, either, just to address a counterargument directly and in a substantive way.

https://essayscam.org/forum/es/anyone-heard-powerpapers-2684/#msg86445 (Post # 20)

https://essayscam.org/forum/wc/fake-writerbay-application-conversation-3646/#msg86320 (Post # 7)

https://essayscam.org/forum/wc/flexible-academic-requirements-new-freelance-writers-3569/#msg85975 (Posts # 11 & 18)

Also, as you rightly point out, such writers should only write within the actual realm of study in which they matriculated.
I will never tire of repeating this guidance in order to assist students looking for a reputable academic writer.