I averaged 63% over 13 or so exams in the Radiometrics but the project brought it down to a few percent below 60.

Hello everyone. I'm a M.Sc.R in Particle Physics student at Manchester seeking a PhD come September 2010. I currently hold a B.Sc. (albeit a low classification) in Physics and an M.Sc. in Radiometrics (radiation instrumentation, detection and modelling), both from Liverpool uni. I averaged close to 60% for the latter but don't really want to go down that road of research.

I'm passing my current Masters but it seems it may not be good enough to get onto a PhD here that I want (I know the project's pending). Does this mean that I'll have to apply for a 3rd masters in a vague attempt to get to where I want to be or are there options out there? I have searched around myself and the (Manchester's) opinion seems one that is ubiquitous with other departments.