It is always worth checking with his tutors what the appeals process is. Different institutions deal with these in very different ways, some good, others not so. Goldsmith's has a good reputation, hopefully theirs will be transparent enough for himto know if it is worth challenging. To not eventry would be the biggest shame as, right now he has nothing to lose and potentially everything to gain. I strongly recommend he gets in touch with his tutors to kick-start the process. The longer it is left, the less chance of anything happening. Whilst I agree that grades don't matter in every line of work, certainly for the more popular careers, your degree grading can make the difference between the Yes pile and the No pile at CV screening stage. I work in the City and every year, we get thousands of Uni leavers with a whole range of subjects/ grades etc. Unless there is some relevant experience thrown in the mix, there is a tendency to screen out anything <2:i. Whilst I don't agree that a great grade is any indicator that the related candidate will hit the ground running, there has to be some form of pre-selection process. Our HR guys aren't allowed to publish anything official on grade screening however I have been privvy to more than one conversation with Recruitment re minimum standards... So, should he try but fail to change hisgrade there are a fww other options ( mostly dependent on his desired career path ). Post grad degrees are very popular these days and again, many places prefer this along with a grad degree. Or, he coyld go out and get some very relevant work experience in his chosen field, much better than more study. Unfortunately such opportunities are very competitive but, they do exist and, someone presenting themselves with truckloads of energy and a can-do attitude can make anything happen.. I hope this isn't too waffly... Do keep us posted on how he gets on. :)-D