posted May 22, 1999 10:14 AM
Hey, I've flamed myself for much worse. Hell, I've flamed myself for stuff that isn't even my fault.
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posted May 22, 1999 12:07 PM
4.0 is (IIRC, and that's remember, not recall) the highest score one can get with the GPA (grade point average) system that some schools in the US have.
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posted May 22, 1999 12:18 PM
My school district worked on a 7 point scale, but you could never get a 7.0 gpa. I think the highest one could get was a 6.76...
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posted May 22, 1999 02:12 PM
Liam, they use percentages and the 10 point scale to grade reports, tests, quizes, etc.....
the Grade Point Average is a compilation of all the grades one receives for all the classes they take..... If I take 5 courses at college, the 5 grades I recieve are added together and divided by 5. This number grade (anything between 0 and 100) is then translated to the 4.0 scale with 4.0 being a 100..
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posted May 22, 1999 08:55 PM
Don't even get me STARTED on the grading scale! Agh... here in my school district they keep "reworking" the scale to make it so that not so many kids can achieve their goals... I mean, heaven forbid more than ONE person achieve a 4.0 cumulative GPA.... *sigh* For next year, in order to get a 4.0, you pretty much have to get 98% or higher in EVERY class! AND it's required that if you want to be a Validictorian you have to take a certain number of AP classes each year, even though with only 4 periods in a day it's IMPOSSIBLE to schedule all of the AP classes in if you're an arts of foriegn language student.
Oh, yes... my school IS screwed up... but it's okay. I'm not bitter. Really.
~LOA
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posted May 23, 1999 12:57 AM
Brigman- A 2.6 is a C to a C+. Colleges require students to pass courses with a C- (2.00). BTW, I graduated from my high school with a GPA of 3.5 and a community college with a GPA of 3.52.
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posted May 23, 1999 01:41 AM
Another short complaint about the your education system.
Why can't you use the letter E on your report cards? Even in your county F does not follow D. And if you really need your lowest mark to stand for Failure, then why don't you use a six letter system?
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