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On October 16 2012 20:46 Aterons_toss wrote:
Wait, you use the A B C D F system in college as well o.o
Im pretty sure most countries have 100 point system atm :/ Or is it just a way to refer to "around 100", "around 80"... etc
Also, why isn't there an "E" ?
Generally, percentage grades (out of 100) are ascribed to letter grades (A-F) and vice-versa, and they're both translated into GPA (grade point average), which is supposed to be some sort of standardized and normalized number that's consistent throughout all schools (it's really not, but that's for another time...). But yeah, you can definitely get a 99% on a test, which translates to an A (or A+), or a 75% average in a class, which may be a C.
Taken from my previous post:
A is excellence, B above average, C average, D below average, F failing... sometimes there exist Es (between D and F, obviously), which are also flunking grades, but E is failing with effort (like a 40-50%) whereas the F would then be failing without any effort (like a 0-30%ish... like when you skip entire exams and do no work at all).
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you wanker why on earth would you even mention that to admissions??? Whoever you beat out was probably just gonna be a freshman virgin stoner and write a series of shitty blogs before dropping out anyway.
next time you are gifted an opportunity like that dont let some dumb guilt complex stand in the way
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On October 16 2012 23:05 QuanticHawk wrote:
you wanker why on earth would you even mention that to admissions???
Seriously. Now that admissions actually knows they have no choice but to follow the rules.
Now go retake that class, mister!
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University admissions around here are mostly done by your position within your state-wide peer group, as a result everyone is given a standardised score 0.01 - 99.99 where 99.9 means that you are top 0.1%. Each class in your last 2 years of high school is weighted by it's difficulty and the sum of your weighted marks is averaged and ranked. Different uni's can then use different cut-offs for each degree and only require passes in prerequisite subjects. In this sense your early high school academic record doesn't have a whole lot of impact on your entrance possibilities and you can focus more heavily on higher weighted subjects that you're interested in pursuing further.
Imo your system seems very inflexible, outdated and probably is due for some review. Especially if you're not given opportunities to remedy past mistakes which really have zero impact on your current abilities as a student. I personally had to take a bridging course in calculus (2 weeks 6 hours a day right before semester started T.T) to get my math up to scratch before admission because I didn't have any idea what major I wanted to do before I picked my hs classes.
Best of luck in fixing your situation OP unless this is a story from last year (Fall 2011?) and you've sorted it out by now..
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Yeah, things become a lot easier in life when you stop feeling guilty.
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On October 16 2012 16:33 remedium wrote:
What kind of joke college is this? Transcripts have to be certified and sent directly from your high school, you don't get to tell the college what your grades are...
This..if you live in the US I don't even understand where you live that a college would allow you just list your grades on your application. Not only should your transcript have been sent from your HS, even if they did allow to submit your grades personally any worthwhile school should have followed up to determine whether or not you were lying.
Moving past that to your actual situation, you admitted to lying on your application, and even if they were willing to accept you with the D, they absolutely cannot back your acceptance when you've admitted to academic dishonesty by falsifying your grades. If you actually felt guilt it would have been a much better move to say you mistakenly transcribed the grade incorrectly, and then the rest of your original communication makes you look like a much better person instead of some asshole that just wanted to see if he could get in with fake grades.
Also the fact that you can retake classes you get F's in also stuns me. In my HS if you got an F, tough shit you failed. The only way you could do anything like what you're talking about is if you didn't do enough work to actually get a grade, labeled as incomplete, in which case you were permitted to make up whatever you were missing and receive a normal grade accordingly.
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On October 17 2012 02:43 Battleaxe wrote:Show nested quote +On October 16 2012 16:33 remedium wrote:
What kind of joke college is this? Transcripts have to be certified and sent directly from your high school, you don't get to tell the college what your grades are... This..if you live in the US I don't even understand where you live that a college would allow you just list your grades on your application. Not only should your transcript have been sent from your HS, even if they did allow to submit your grades personally any worthwhile school should have followed up to determine whether or not you were lying. Moving past that to your actual situation, you admitted to lying on your application, and even if they were willing to accept you with the D, they absolutely cannot back your acceptance when you've admitted to academic dishonesty by falsifying your grades. If you actually felt guilt it would have been a much better move to say you mistakenly transcribed the grade incorrectly, and then the rest of your original communication makes you look like a much better person instead of some asshole that just wanted to see if he could get in with fake grades. Also the fact that you can retake classes you get F's in also stuns me. In my HS if you got an F, tough shit you failed. The only way you could do anything like what you're talking about is if you didn't do enough work to actually get a grade, labeled as incomplete, in which case you were permitted to make up whatever you were missing and receive a normal grade accordingly.
I believe OP is talking about the University of California system, due to his reference to the 'a-g' courses. For the UC app, you self-list your courses and the grade you received in them online. You may or may not be required to submit an official transcript as well, but I am not sure, the college application process seems so long ago..but based on the OP's situation, I am assuming that you do not need to.
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On October 16 2012 17:34 Nymphaceae wrote:
You really should learn to write better, because it's hard to understand what you're saying. It's possibly because you don't know what you're talking about, or because you can't write papers.
I can't write papers. I have trouble focusing on a topic or trying to making a point, I mostly end up rambling and sifting through the nonsense draft after draft. In this case, I couldn't really say I thought out how I should write it: structure and all, being concise, maybe it's my grammar and run-on sentences. Ironically I was looking to major in English because I would hear from my teachers and acquaintances that I was a "good writer" (completely subjective) from my essays. Though, they were mostly narratives and weren't hindered by a lack of having an actual writing process. Back to the point, I didn't think I made it that difficult to comprehend the questions I asked. As far as using myself as an example, that was a mess, yes.
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On October 17 2012 05:32 Cool Cat wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On October 17 2012 02:43 Battleaxe wrote:Show nested quote +On October 16 2012 16:33 remedium wrote:
What kind of joke college is this? Transcripts have to be certified and sent directly from your high school, you don't get to tell the college what your grades are... This..if you live in the US I don't even understand where you live that a college would allow you just list your grades on your application. Not only should your transcript have been sent from your HS, even if they did allow to submit your grades personally any worthwhile school should have followed up to determine whether or not you were lying. Moving past that to your actual situation, you admitted to lying on your application, and even if they were willing to accept you with the D, they absolutely cannot back your acceptance when you've admitted to academic dishonesty by falsifying your grades. If you actually felt guilt it would have been a much better move to say you mistakenly transcribed the grade incorrectly, and then the rest of your original communication makes you look like a much better person instead of some asshole that just wanted to see if he could get in with fake grades. Also the fact that you can retake classes you get F's in also stuns me. In my HS if you got an F, tough shit you failed. The only way you could do anything like what you're talking about is if you didn't do enough work to actually get a grade, labeled as incomplete, in which case you were permitted to make up whatever you were missing and receive a normal grade accordingly. I believe OP is talking about the University of California system, due to his reference to the 'a-g' courses. For the UC app, you self-list your courses and the grade you received in them online. You may or may not be required to submit an official transcript as well, but I am not sure, the college application process seems so long ago..but based on the OP's situation, I am assuming that you do not need to.
Indeed I am. Applicants are required to submit official transcripts, but mine didn't seem to be bothered with before I received my "acceptance". The only time it was paid attention to was when I sent it directly to the counselor.
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