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DesAnges
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Postby DesAnges » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:22 am

Firsthome wrote:
DesAnges wrote:And here it is 40% or lower. Relatively, the US is a lower grade.


Higher. You can pass on a poorer grade than us

Eh? You fail at 65%, but can pass at a lower level than the 40% in European countries?

You'll have to run that one by me again.
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Postby The Grim Reaper » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:23 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Immoren wrote:
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


Down with economics! o/
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Postby Firsthome » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:24 am

DesAnges wrote:
Firsthome wrote:
Higher. You can pass on a poorer grade than us

Eh? You fail at 65%, but can pass at a lower level than the 40% in European countries?

You'll have to run that one by me again.


No. You can pass with a lower grade than we can
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Postby Ethel mermania » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:24 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

We need electrical and civil engineers.
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Postby Firsthome » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:25 am

Ethel mermania 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

We need electrical and civil engineers.

I was going to do metallurgy

Turns out you have to write a lot :(
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Postby DesAnges » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:25 am

Firsthome wrote:
DesAnges wrote:Eh? You fail at 65%, but can pass at a lower level than the 40% in European countries?

You'll have to run that one by me again.


No. You can pass with a lower grade than we can

Ahhhh, I see.

No no. The same amount of work and knowledge worth 65% in the US is 40%'s worth here.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:26 am

The Grim Reaper wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Join the club. :p


Down with economics! o/


Long live Zimbabwe? o/
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Postby Firsthome » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:26 am

DesAnges wrote:
Firsthome wrote:
No. You can pass with a lower grade than we can

Ahhhh, I see.

No no. The same amount of work and knowledge worth 65% in the US is 40%'s worth here.

Really? A 65/100 is equal to a 40/100? Makes sense
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Postby The Grim Reaper » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:26 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
The Grim Reaper wrote:
Down with economics! o/


Long live Zimbabwe? o/


Zimbabwe is Zimbestwe!
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:27 am

The Grim Reaper wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Long live Zimbabwe? o/


Zimbabwe is Zimbestwe!


That's it. I'm cooking you tonight. :p
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Postby The Grim Reaper » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:28 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
The Grim Reaper wrote:
Zimbabwe is Zimbestwe!


That's it. I'm cooking you tonight. :p


Nooo! I'm sorry! I'll fly the stars and stripes, I promise!
If I can't play bass, I don't want to be part of your revolution.
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Postby Firsthome » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:28 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
The Grim Reaper wrote:
Zimbabwe is Zimbestwe!


That's it. I'm cooking you tonight. :p


Bad cat girl! No cooking sentient delicious creatures!
I have a heart of a five year-old...
it's in a jar in my basement

Springer:"I've got better things to do tonight than die"

DYK:Breathing lowers your life expectancy by 50%.

Laerod wrote:That's like pointing out a thread about kittens contains posts about baby cats.
Left: 8.06, Libertarian: 0.6,7 foreign policy: -5.76, culture: -6.26
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Postby The united states of Saints » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:30 am

The Grim Reaper wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
That's it. I'm cooking you tonight. :p


Nooo! I'm sorry! I'll fly the stars and stripes, I promise!

Noooooo cook him I'm ready to eat some seafood! Il bring my Louisiana spices and make some gumbo out of him :p
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Postby DesAnges » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:30 am

Firsthome wrote:
DesAnges wrote:Ahhhh, I see.

No no. The same amount of work and knowledge worth 65% in the US is 40%'s worth here.

Really? A 65/100 is equal to a 40/100? Makes sense

It does, actually. The UK, Ireland model is more of an exponential scale than that of the US.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:31 am

The Grim Reaper wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
That's it. I'm cooking you tonight. :p


Nooo! I'm sorry! I'll fly the stars and stripes, I promise!


Fly the French flag, kid. FLY IT! :p

No, really. I think I'm going to make garlic sauteed shrimp for dinner tonight.
Slava Ukraini
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Your story isn't over;֍Help save transgender people's lives֍Help for feral cats
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Postby Ethel mermania » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:31 am

Firsthome wrote:
DesAnges wrote:Eh? You fail at 65%, but can pass at a lower level than the 40% in European countries?

You'll have to run that one by me again.


No. You can pass with a lower grade than we can

How hard the material to be mastered, determines how hard the course is, not how many you need to guess right on a test.
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Postby The united states of Saints » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:31 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
The Grim Reaper wrote:
Nooo! I'm sorry! I'll fly the stars and stripes, I promise!


Fly the French flag, kid. FLY IT! :p

No, really. I think I'm going to make garlic sauteed shrimp for dinner tonight.

Ah boo let me cook him
I'm 17, male, a Charismatic Christian, a good powerlifter, junior in high school, and a very very new competitive Pokemon trainer (rookie basically in competitive battles). Friend code is 1736-1854-7919. Send me a Telegram if you want to battle.
Introduced to NS Sports in World Bowl XXIX
Achievements
World Bowl XXIX: 3rd


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Postby DesAnges » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:32 am

Ethel mermania wrote:
Firsthome wrote:
No. You can pass with a lower grade than we can

How hard the material to be mastered, determines how hard the course is, not how many you need to guess right on a test.

Thank you. I was struggling with how to word it.
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Postby Ethel mermania » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:32 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
The Grim Reaper wrote:
Zimbabwe is Zimbestwe!


That's it. I'm cooking you tonight. :p

I will bring the cocktail sauce.
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Postby The Grim Reaper » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:32 am

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
The Grim Reaper wrote:
Nooo! I'm sorry! I'll fly the stars and stripes, I promise!


Fly the French flag, kid. FLY IT! :p

No, really. I think I'm going to make garlic sauteed shrimp for dinner tonight.


Ooh, tasty. If I didn't taste so good, I'd be put off by the cannibalism.
If I can't play bass, I don't want to be part of your revolution.
Melbourne, Australia

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Is "not a blood diamond" a high enough bar for a wedding ring? Artificial gemstones are better-looking, more ethical, and made out of PURE SCIENCE™.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:32 am

Ethel mermania wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
That's it. I'm cooking you tonight. :p

I will bring the cocktail sauce.


I'll make some sangria.
Slava Ukraini
Also: THERNSY!!
Your story isn't over;֍Help save transgender people's lives֍Help for feral cats
Cat with internet access||Supposedly heartless, & a d*ck.||Is maith an t-earra an tsíocháin.||No TGs
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Postby Firsthome » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:33 am

I can only eat shrimp if it's popcorn shrimp. Otherwise I get sick :(
I have a heart of a five year-old...
it's in a jar in my basement

Springer:"I've got better things to do tonight than die"

DYK:Breathing lowers your life expectancy by 50%.

Laerod wrote:That's like pointing out a thread about kittens contains posts about baby cats.
Left: 8.06, Libertarian: 0.6,7 foreign policy: -5.76, culture: -6.26
GENERATION 4: Social experiment. When you see this, add one to the generation and copy this into your signature.
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Postby The united states of Saints » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:33 am

Firsthome wrote:I can only eat shrimp if it's popcorn shrimp. Otherwise I get sick :(

Sucks
I'm 17, male, a Charismatic Christian, a good powerlifter, junior in high school, and a very very new competitive Pokemon trainer (rookie basically in competitive battles). Friend code is 1736-1854-7919. Send me a Telegram if you want to battle.
Introduced to NS Sports in World Bowl XXIX
Achievements
World Bowl XXIX: 3rd


"Show me your friends and I'll show you your future."

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Postby Firsthome » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:33 am

DesAnges wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:How hard the material to be mastered, determines how hard the course is, not how many you need to guess right on a test.

Thank you. I was struggling with how to word it.


Thanks

now wants to move to country with a better grading system
I have a heart of a five year-old...
it's in a jar in my basement

Springer:"I've got better things to do tonight than die"

DYK:Breathing lowers your life expectancy by 50%.

Laerod wrote:That's like pointing out a thread about kittens contains posts about baby cats.
Left: 8.06, Libertarian: 0.6,7 foreign policy: -5.76, culture: -6.26
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Postby Gallade » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:34 am

Firsthome wrote:
DesAnges wrote:And here it is 40% or lower. Relatively, the US is a lower grade.


Higher. You can pass on a poorer grade than us


The point he's making is that we don't give students an easier pass, it's that our exam difficulty is higher to take that into account. Essentially, a C in America would be considered a D here. It's how it is.
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