Having attended an American high school but being Dutch, I know that this whole 100% thing is a very american, cultural thing. Here in The Netherlands we've dec

Having attended an American high school but being Dutch, I know that this whole 100% thing is a very american, cultural thing. Here in The Netherlands we've decided as a society that you should aim high, but our grades are out of 10, and only top students actually get 10/10. The American system is built around the fact that if you do everything as required, you get an A+. Here, we reserve 10/10 for truely exceptional , over the top and amazing work. As such, exams are written to have harder questions...