NationStates Jolt Archive

yes its the day of truth I'll show you mine if you show me yours and such:

German: E
History: D
P.E: E
Sci (double): C
English: D
Maths: E
Resistant materials: G
Drama: F

a bloody marvel considering I did no coursework and didn’t revise (I wonder if I got the lowest on NS)

edit: my reward for such excellent grades is a bacon sandwich woot!

You finished 'em, that's got to be worth something :)

What kind of Science did you do, double or triple? Are those even the options any more?

What's "Resistant Materials"?

G is the lowest grade and A the highest, no?

G is the lowest grade and A the highest, no?
A* is highest, G the lowest "Pass" mark. Under that I think there's F, U and N.

What kind of Science did you do, double or triple? Are those even the options any more?

ah must go back and edit that

What's "Resistant Materials"?

one of those crappy D.T courses you have to do

Although most employers say C is the lowest pass grade they look for in a CV. Double Science is the majority, the one which most normal people take, and triple is taking three differernt sciences and learning an etra subject in the same time.

Apparently, a person who gets 5 A-C grades at GCSE earn £300,000 more in their lifetime then those who dont

I feel old... jesus wept, I got my GCSEs 10 years ago this summer!

Of course, in them days, we still divided science into physics, biology, and chemistry, and english into english language and english literature... <falls asleep and loses control of bowels>

Congrats on completion of them! What's everyone's plans for future? More study, work, anyone's result mean they inherit a weird bequest by a crazy (dead) relative...?

Congrats on completion of them! What's everyone's plans for future? More study, work, anyone's result mean they inherit a weird bequest by a crazy (dead) relative...?

well I'm joining Infantry (I failed my marine course)

Hmmm looks like I’m going to be working class

one of those crappy D.T courses you have to do
Righto, must be a new thing. Well, new since at least 1996-'97, anyway. They do enjoy piddling around with the education system these days...

Science double: B

English: B

English Lit: A

Maths: A

Music: A*

History: B

IT: Merit

French: C

RE: B

Erm thats all i can remember, I can't remember if I take any others or not :p

SNIP

:eek:

ah must go back and edit that



one of those crappy D.T courses you have to do
I loved resistant materials :( I feel old now...feels like my gcse's were ages ago, I wanna join in!!!

I loved resistant materials

I guess you didn’t have to make a crappy leaflet holder :p

:eek:

That good? :p

well I'm joining Infantry (I failed my marine course)

Hmmm looks like I’m going to be working class

Good luck then, and try not to get shot on your first day. Or have a grenade shoved up your arse on the first night :p

That good? :p

yeah well I learnt to balance a pencil on my nose and make kickass paper airplanes beat that:p

Good luck then, and try not to get shot on your first day. Or have a grenade shoved up your arse on the first night :p

:eek:

well I'm joining Infantry (I failed my marine course)

Hmmm looks like I’m going to be working class

are You joining the Royal Anglians or another regiment

are You joining the Royal Anglians or another regiment

Royal Anglians I do believe (though my recruiter has been very hush hush about it)

:eek:

Initiation rites in the Army are fun! :D Glad I was in the RAF (and only as a cadet!), much more civilised.

Initiation rites in the Army are fun! :D Glad I was in the RAF (and only as a cadet!), much more civilised.

well at least I didn’t get into the marines I don't like nettles especially whilst being thrown naked

Two years too late to brag about my results :( :p

Royal Anglians I do believe (though my recruiter has been very hush hush about it)

most likely the 2nd Bn

German - A*
French - A*
History - A
Geography - A
Science (Double Award) A x 2
Maths - A
English Language - A
English Lit. - A
R.E. - A
I.C.T - C (A* in the exam, D in the coursework due to helping people with computer problems rather than doing any work - bah!)
Graphic Products - C

All in all - not bad, although not as high as was predicted!

What kind of Science did you do, double or triple? Are those even the options any more?
It varies from school to school, most do the triple award, mine did the double award, students generally don't get any kind of choice in the matter.
What's "Resistant Materials"?
Woodwork (inc. the various DFs), metalwork, plastics, that kind of stuff.

A* is highest, G the lowest "Pass" mark. Under that I think there's F, U and N.

Why would a G be higher than an F?

yes its the day of truth I'll show you mine if you show me yours and such:

German: E
History: D
P.E: E
Sci (double): C
English: D
Maths: E
Resistant materials: G
Drama: F

a bloody marvel considering I did no coursework and didn’t revise (I wonder if I got the lowest on NS)

edit: my reward for such excellent grades is a bacon sandwich woot!
I got a slap around the head as my ''reward'' for my GCSE results, about four years ago. I'm surprised someone on NS has actually done worse than me. Although I did do a little revision for maths, science and english so I managed to get two Bs and a C. The rest was all Ds and Es. I managed to do even worse at college, I only went to avoid real work. I've regreted doing so poorly at school though (two years working in crappy minimum wage jobs will do that to you). Luckily I've been given a second chance and I'm starting university in september. I have the motivation to do well now after screwing up my life once. If it turns out that I was not just lazy but I'm stupid as well, I might be joining you in the army next year. Hopefully things will work out for me though. Good luck to everyone who has just left high school, whatever you want to do in life.

Remember kids: Do well at school!

Why would a G be higher than an F?
They're actually totally wrong.

In order of very good to shit, it goes :

A* (great) - Pass + college
A (very good) - Pass + college
B (good) - Pass + able to do the subject at A-level standard
C (satisfactory) - Pass + you need 5 of these or higher to do any A-levels, and 8 of these or higher to 5 A-levels
D (just below average) - Pass
E (poor) - Pass
F (awful)
G (terrible)
U (cheated / forgot to put your name on the paper / unreadable / so bad we're not even giving you a 'G' for this )

German - A*
French - A*
History - A
Geography - A
Science (Double Award) A x 2
Maths - A
English Language - A
English Lit. - A
R.E. - A
I.C.T - C (A* in the exam, D in the coursework due to helping people with computer problems rather than doing any work - bah!)
Graphic Products - C

All in all - not bad, although not as high as was predicted!

Thats freakin great!

They're actually totally wrong.

In order of very good to shit, it goes :

A* (great) - Pass + college
A (very good) - Pass + college
B (good) - Pass + able to do the subject at A-level standard
C (satisfactory) - Pass + you need 5 of these or higher to do any A-levels, and 8 of these or higher to 5 A-levels
D (just below average) - Pass
E (poor) - Pass
F (awful)
G (terrible)
U (cheated / forgot to put your name on the paper / unreadable / so bad we're not even giving you a 'G' for this )


Why do D and E qualify you for a pass if they don't even get you to the next level? Also, is there a percentage leveled with each letter grade?

This (http://www.vuw.ac.nz/home/studying/grades.html) is what my university uses, which I think is fairly standard here and similar to the marks given out at the old school certificate level. Getting a 'K' grade at uni is the one that would probably piss you off the most.

They're actually totally wrong.

In order of very good to shit, it goes :

A* (great) - Pass + college
A (very good) - Pass + college
B (good) - Pass + able to do the subject at A-level standard
C (satisfactory) - Pass + you need 5 of these or higher to do any A-levels, and 8 of these or higher to 5 A-levels
D (just below average) - Pass
E (poor) - Pass
F (awful)
G (terrible)
U (cheated / forgot to put your name on the paper / unreadable / so bad we're not even giving you a 'G' for this )

Actually U just means Ungraded. It could be that it was so low you can't get a U. Theres also N i think (not marked).

Why would a G be higher than an F?
Um, that's a good question... Looks like I've got it wrong. When I did them, I think there were letter grades A* to E, F for Fail, U for Ungraded and N for the hell of it.

They're actually totally wrong.

In order of very good to shit, it goes :

A* (great) - Pass + college
A (very good) - Pass + college
B (good) - Pass + able to do the subject at A-level standard
C (satisfactory) - Pass + you need 5 of these or higher to do any A-levels, and 8 of these or higher to 5 A-levels
D (just below average) - Pass
E (poor) - Pass
F (awful)
G (terrible)
U (cheated / forgot to put your name on the paper / unreadable / so bad we're not even giving you a 'G' for this )

That makes a bit more sense. Still, I'm very happy we have a very, very, very different system here. :)

Thats freakin great!
Thanks, that's nice to hear :)

@ Monkeypimp

Because an "F" is a showing that you basically learned nothing, whereas an "E" and a "D" are more to do with performing poorly despite generally having the knowledge, and simply applying it in a rather poor way.

I believe there is a percentage involved in the totals, yes, but I'm not quite sure what they are, I'm afraid :(

@ The other Hydesland post

G isn't ungraded, it's just "you are a retard of the highest order".

"N" has been replaced with "U", which stands for "ungraded/not marked".

That makes a bit more sense. Still, I'm very happy we have a very, very, very different system here. :)

What is your system?

What is your system?
Fass randomly allocates grades depending on his overall mood.

Note : This may not actually be true.

What is your system?

Upper secondary school is called "Gymnasiet" and it's the grades from that one uses to get into university. It works like this: During gymnasiet you take a bunch of courses (each worth an amount of course points) over a three year period. Depending of what programme and school you went to, that can mean you have upwards of 30 grades. All these grades are worth "points" depending on how good they are. All your grade points are added, multiplied by how many course points you have that each grade represents, and divided by the sum of the course points you took (or something like that). You end up with a grade point average between 0 and 20. 0.0 = you didn't get a single passing grade (moron), 10.0 = your average was "pass" (you scraped by), 15.0 = your average was "passed well" (so, you applied yourself) and 20.0 = you got the highest available grades in all your courses (you freak!).

I had 20.0. :)

Upper secondary school is called "Gymnasiet" and it's the grades from that one uses to get into university. It works like this: During gymnasiet you take a bunch of courses (each worth an amount of course points) over a three year period. Depending of what programme and school you went to, that can mean you have upwards of 30 grades. All these grades are worth "points" depending on how good they are. All your grade points are added, multiplied by how many course points you have that each grade represents, and divided by the sum of the course points you took (or something like that). You end up with a grade point average between 0 and 20. 0.0 = you didn't get a single passing grade (moron), 10.0 = your average was "pass" (you scraped by), 15.0 = your average was "passed well" (so, you applied yourself) and 20.0 = you got the highest available grades in all your courses (you freak!).

I had 20.0. :)


So essentially 50% is still a pass, just like here..

Upper secondary school is called "Gymnasiet" and it's the grades from that one uses to get into university. It works like this: During gymnasiet you take a bunch of courses (each worth an amount of course points) over a three year period. Depending of what programme and school you went to, that can mean you have upwards of 30 grades. All these grades are worth "points" depending on how good they are. All your grade points are added, multiplied by how many course points you have that each grade represents, and divided by the sum of the course points you took (or something like that). You end up with a grade point average between 0 and 20. 0.0 = you didn't get a single passing grade (moron), 10.0 = your average was "pass" (you scraped by), 15.0 = your average was "passed well" (so, you applied yourself) and 20.0 = you got the highest available grades in all your courses (you freak!).

I had 20.0. :)

That's kind of like the US. (Well, except that our schools are untrustworthy, so you also have to take an independant aptitude test as well). But the theory is similar.

So essentially 50% is still a pass, just like here..

That's a flawed comparison. It ends up being 10 because the passing grade ("Godkänt" or "G") is worth 10 grade points. A "passed well" grade ("Väl Godkänt" or "VG") is worth 15, and a "passed very well" ("Mycket väl godkänt" or "MVG") is worth 20.

So, the average of "10" just indicates that your average grade was "G." It doesn't reflect a percentage of "pass" courses - you could have failed several, but gotten MVG in several other, for instance - so you can't say something like "50%."

Also, the most usual percentage for "G" on exams and assignments and stuff like that is actually 65%. 80% for "VG." 90% for "MVG."

That's kind of like the US. (Well, except that our schools are untrustworthy, so you also have to take an independant aptitude test as well). But the theory is similar.

The "SAT?" We have a sort of equivalent to it ("Högskoleprovet"), but it's offered as a sort of second chance for those who got bad grades. Universities have quotas for their courses, and usually 50% are filled with GPA students, 25% with Högskoleprovet students and the 25 other percent are divided between an alternate, adult schooling system and a weighted Högskoleprov that takes into account working experience.

The "SAT?" We have a sort of equivalent to it ("Högskoleprovet"), but it's offered as a sort of second chance for those who got bad grades. Universities have quotas for their courses, and usually 50% are filled with GPA students, 25% with Högskoleprovet students and the 25 other percent are divided between an alternate, adult schooling system and a weighted Högskoleprov that takes into account working experience.

Yes, the SAT.

More reliance is placed upon it here because of the lack of uniform national standards. It's not really very fair though putting so much emphasis on one three hour exam. Especially as it doesn't really test anything except vocabulary and some math.

yes its the day of truth I'll show you mine if you show me yours and such:

German: E
History: D
P.E: E
Sci (double): C
English: D
Maths: E
Resistant materials: G
Drama: F

a bloody marvel considering I did no coursework and didn’t revise (I wonder if I got the lowest on NS)

edit: my reward for such excellent grades is a bacon sandwich woot!

Comiserations or congratulations?

Still, nice see another person not working.:)

What's "Resistant Materials"?


The study of student brains.

Science Double: A* (thats worth 2 A*'s)
RS: A*
History: A*
Geography: A*
Business: A
Maths: A
Statistics: A
English Lit: A
IT: A
English Lan: B
Drama: C
German: D

Science Double: A* (thats worth 2 A*'s)
RS: A*
History: A*
Geography: A*
Business: A
Maths: A
Statistics: A
English Lit: A
IT: A
English Lan: B
Drama: C
German: D
Ieuan, you're a genious! :eek:

Why do you even bother to talk to me? I'm just a dumb kid. :(

Ieuan, you're a genious! :eek:

Why do you even bother to talk to me? I'm just a dumb kid. :(

I talk to you because your funy and cool and hate FD'd postwhoring and bug mutilation habits, feel better, your special!

I talk to you because your funy and cool and hate FD'd postwhoring and bug mutilation habits, feel better, your special!
I don't even feel patronised when you call me special. I like you. http://www.websitegoodies.com/smilies/gfx/love0073.gif

I don't even feel patronised when you call me special. I like you. http://www.websitegoodies.com/smilies/gfx/love0073.gif

YAY, the charm works http://209.85.12.227/html/emoticons/happy.gif