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Nanatsu no Tsuki
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 21, 2014 6:56 am

There's so much fog out I feel like I'm in Oliver Twist's London. Or the Twilight Zone. Or a combination of both.

It's the perfect day to watch The Blues Brothers. :p
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Postby Immoren » Tue Oct 21, 2014 6:57 am

Firsthome wrote:
Immoren wrote:
It was sarcasm partially
It was, because subject is bane of me, and I am glad I passed it.


That's not a passing grade, that's an F


Passing was 17/35.
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Postby The united states of Saints » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:00 am

Immoren wrote:
Firsthome wrote:
That's not a passing grade, that's an F


Passing was 17/35.

Really? Wow
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Postby DesAnges » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:03 am

The united states of Saints wrote:
Immoren wrote:
Passing was 17/35.

Really? Wow

The US grades things lower than most places in Europe.
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Postby Immoren » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:05 am

The united states of Saints wrote:
Immoren wrote:
Passing was 17/35.

Really? Wow


Basically course is graded with 2 exams+4 optional assignments. Assignments increase your final grade, but you've to get passing grade from both exams
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discoursedrome wrote:everyone knows that quote, "I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones," but in a way it's optimistic and inspiring because it suggests that even after destroying civilization and returning to the stone age we'll still be sufficiently globalized and bellicose to have another world war right then and there
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:06 am

Immoren wrote:
The united states of Saints wrote:Really? Wow


Basically course is graded with 2 exams+4 optional assignments. Assignments increase your final grade, but you've to get passing grade from both exams


That doesn't sound too terrible.
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Postby Immoren » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:09 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Immoren wrote:
Basically course is graded with 2 exams+4 optional assignments. Assignments increase your final grade, but you've to get passing grade from both exams


That doesn't sound too terrible.


I'll see in December, because second exam is by then. :P
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discoursedrome wrote:everyone knows that quote, "I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones," but in a way it's optimistic and inspiring because it suggests that even after destroying civilization and returning to the stone age we'll still be sufficiently globalized and bellicose to have another world war right then and there
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:09 am

Immoren wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
That doesn't sound too terrible.


I'll see in December, because second exam is by then. :P


How do you think you're doing, so far? :)
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Postby Gallade » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:10 am

DesAnges wrote:
The united states of Saints wrote:Really? Wow

The US grades things lower than most places in Europe.

God save the 40% pass line.
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Postby The united states of Saints » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:11 am

DesAnges wrote:
The united states of Saints wrote:Really? Wow

The US grades things lower than most places in Europe.

I know that. I live in America :p i just didn't think it would be that low
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Postby Immoren » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:11 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Immoren wrote:
I'll see in December, because second exam is by then. :P


How do you think you're doing, so far? :)

Well I passed first exam and done and gotten full marks out of 2 assigments, so I might as well pass this course. :P
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discoursedrome wrote:everyone knows that quote, "I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones," but in a way it's optimistic and inspiring because it suggests that even after destroying civilization and returning to the stone age we'll still be sufficiently globalized and bellicose to have another world war right then and there
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Postby DesAnges » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:11 am

Gallade wrote:
DesAnges wrote:The US grades things lower than most places in Europe.

God save the 40% pass line.

By its grace I have a degree.
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Nanatsu no Tsuki
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:13 am

Immoren wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
How do you think you're doing, so far? :)

Well I passed first exam and done and gotten full marks out of 2 assigments, so I might as well pass this course. :P


That's cool. What is it that you're studying for again? :p
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Postby Immoren » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:14 am

In the polytechnic/university of applied science I am attending to 50% is passing for all (or at least majority) courses, except for languages. Language courses need 75%.
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Postby The united states of Saints » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:14 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Immoren wrote:Well I passed first exam and done and gotten full marks out of 2 assigments, so I might as well pass this course. :P


That's cool. What is it that you're studying for again? :p

I think it was industrial engineering?
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:15 am

The united states of Saints wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
That's cool. What is it that you're studying for again? :p

I think it was industrial engineering?


Ah, ok. If he mentioned it before I didn't remember.
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Postby Erinkita II » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:16 am

I should not be awake right now.

Immoren wrote:In the polytechnic/university of applied science I am attending to 50% is passing for all (or at least majority) courses, except for languages. Language courses need 75%.

Because you need to be super precise with languages. But science... eh, ballpark will do.
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Postby Immoren » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:16 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Immoren wrote:Well I passed first exam and done and gotten full marks out of 2 assigments, so I might as well pass this course. :P


That's cool. What is it that you're studying for again? :p


Degree is Bachelor of Engineering in energy tech and the course is industrial engineering, according to Finnish-English dictionary at least. ;p
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discoursedrome wrote:everyone knows that quote, "I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones," but in a way it's optimistic and inspiring because it suggests that even after destroying civilization and returning to the stone age we'll still be sufficiently globalized and bellicose to have another world war right then and there
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:17 am

Immoren wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
That's cool. What is it that you're studying for again? :p


Degree is Bachelor of Engineering in energy tech and the course is industrial engineering, according to Finnish-English dictionary at least. ;p


Yeah, Saints cleared that up. :)

Are you enjoying yourself?
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Postby The united states of Saints » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:19 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Immoren wrote:
Degree is Bachelor of Engineering in energy tech and the course is industrial engineering, according to Finnish-English dictionary at least. ;p


Yeah, Saints cleared that up. :)

Are you enjoying yourself?

Hooray!
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Postby Immoren » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:19 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Immoren wrote:
Degree is Bachelor of Engineering in energy tech and the course is industrial engineering, according to Finnish-English dictionary at least. ;p


Yeah, Saints cleared that up. :)

Are you enjoying yourself?


Well as I said earlier. Anything to do with economics, accounting and business seems to be a bane of me. :p
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Postby Firsthome » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:19 am

DesAnges wrote:
The united states of Saints wrote:Really? Wow

The US grades things lower than most places in Europe.


No it doesn't, even I'm confused. 65% or below is an f
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Postby DesAnges » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:20 am

Firsthome wrote:
DesAnges wrote:The US grades things lower than most places in Europe.


No it doesn't, even I'm confused. 65% or below is an f

And here it is 40% or lower. Relatively, the US is a lower grade.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:20 am

Immoren wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Yeah, Saints cleared that up. :)

Are you enjoying yourself?


Well as I said earlier. Anything to do with economics, accounting and business seems to be a bane of me. :p


Join the club. :p
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Postby Firsthome » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:21 am

DesAnges wrote:
Firsthome wrote:
No it doesn't, even I'm confused. 65% or below is an f

And here it is 40% or lower. Relatively, the US is a lower grade.


Higher. You can pass on a poorer grade than us
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