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Why go above and beyond to get a 95% when you end up with the same grade as someone who got 70%? How can grad schools and employers distinguish between someone
by aianus 11y ago
Why go above and beyond to get a 95% when you end up with the same grade as someone who got 70%? How can grad schools and employers distinguish between someone who did ok and someone really good? That grading system and letter grading in general don't make any sense.
The college I went to put your percentage grades directly on your transcript and every percentage point went towards your class ranking.
- peterfirefly 11y agoHe has a point (expressed in a roundabout way) about grading systems with low ceilings. I believe you are expressing the same point in straightforward manner: Low ceilings are bad. Your point: top grade at 70%? That's bad, can't distinguish between ok and really good. His point: top grade at 90%? So nobody is ever taught anything hard, then? Otherwise, how would so many people be able to get the top grade?
- aianus 11y ago> Otherwise, how would so many people be able to get the top grade? You had to be really good to get 90% at my school. Top decile at least. I don't know what he's talking about.