Nines Club

The "Nines Club" describes people who have achieved third class honours results in each of their three years of a standard length Bachelor's degree whilst at University. Bachelor's degree candidates who achieve a result not within the third-class bracket (normally 40 to 50%) in any of their three years do not qualify for the "Nines Club". [1][2][3][4]

The term is normally reserved for bachelor's degree candidates who attended Oxford or Cambridge Universities.

Carol Vorderman, having studied Engineering at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and co-presented Countdown alongside Richard Whiteley, is a noted member of the "Nines Club".

References
  1. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/shortcuts/2012/jul/04/dont-judge-job-applicant-by-degree? Don't judge a job applicant by their degree
  2. https://thetab.com/uk/cambridge/2010/05/23/massive-fail-1358 3 is the Magic Number
  3. "Ok Stupid don't bother wasting you time being clever". The Times. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. "Carol Vorderman From frumpy number cruncher to sexy siren". The Telegraph. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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