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 Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 6:56 pm
Divine doesn't seem to feel so, but it's pretty evident that for many worthwhile fields, a high grade is fairly important.
Programming companies are more likely to choose A grades over Bs and Cs - partially because it reflects a greater level of understanding, partially because it reflects a harder worker.
Engineering firms would quite naturally pick the A graders, since you don't want engineers who do sloppy work on your team right?
Now, useless fields such as "Media Studies". Obviously, it doesn't really matter whether you get an A or a D, you'll still never get a job with it.
But in job fields where you actually have to compete for a place, grades will make the difference between making millions and making nothing. So yeah, grades are important.
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 6:59 pm
I agree (although my average is around 80% in all my semesters thus far)
I'll be looking into teacher's college after two more years of bachelor completion in Fine Arts, so we'll see I guess xDD
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:03 pm
-Mizu teh Artsi- I agree (although my average is around 80% in all my semesters thus far) I'll be looking into teacher's college after two more years of bachelor completion in Fine Arts, so we'll see I guess xDD 80% isn't too bad. It's what, A-? My grades have gone up since being in COSC rather than ASTR.
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:03 pm
Not at all. They don't accurately reflect your level of understanding.
I mean, sure. The type of person who mindlessly does all the work is useful.
As an underling. Who wouldn't want someone who obeys every order with a thought?
Just..... Don't give them a job where they actually have to..... Think..... gonk
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:05 pm
They can be, but not always. I don't care as much about what other people think when they see my grades--I just do my best and try to earn the grades that I know I'm capable of. If it's a really hard class, I might be happy with a B. And if someone else looks at that and thinks of me as a slacker, then that's their problem, not mine. Although it does get tricky when you're trying to get into a school or get a job or something... XP
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:14 pm
Valheita 80% isn't too bad. It's what, A-?
Wait, what? Wtf kind of school do you go to, and can I get in? o__O
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:29 pm
Grades don't reflect the level of understanding, sure, but in theory, they reflect how much effort you're willing to put into a certain subject for the reward of knowledge.
There are a lot of brilliant people out there, but there are also a lot of people that aren't that work their way up to a goal and their grades reflect it. In the world of employment, the hardworkers should get the higher-paying jobs and grades are one way to gauge how hard you're willing to work.
So yes, grades are important in that sense, but they don't tell someone looking at them everything. There are situations where someone just slumps and such, but that's why you are usually required to write an essay or have an interview to explain why grades are low and such.
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:30 pm
Little Miss Fortune Valheita 80% isn't too bad. It's what, A-?
Wait, what? Wtf kind of school do you go to, and can I get in? o__OIn canada, an 80-100 is considered in the A range
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:31 pm
I don't think they accurately reflect your intelligence, but it is still important to get high grades for the sake of having better chances at opportunities in your life.
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:33 pm
Little Miss Fortune Valheita 80% isn't too bad. It's what, A-?
Wait, what? Wtf kind of school do you go to, and can I get in? o__Oo.O Quote: Marks and Grades The following scale is used to convert marks into grades for 100- and 200-level courses. 85 – 100 A+ 80 – 84 A 75 – 79 A– 70 – 74 B+ 65 – 69 B 60 – 64 B– 55 – 59 C+ 50 – 54 C 45 – 49 C– 35 – 44 D Below 35 E There is no C– grade available for courses above 200-level and marks in the range 35 – 49 are converted to D. Note that you may be required to achieve a certain standard in the final exam in order to obtain a passing grade. The Department reserves the right to adjust marks, and consequently grades, up or down in order to achieve consistency of assessment standards.
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:34 pm
Tasn Zheng Grades don't reflect the level of understanding, sure, but in theory, they reflect how much effort you're willing to put into a certain subject for the reward of knowledge. I'm not entirely convinced. SOME of my papers are certainly based on memorising things from class, but a lot of them - particularly at 300 level are based almost purely on understanding.
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:37 pm
In theory, you can break the universe by doing something that occurs anytime something moves. Phukking Writch I don't think they accurately reflect your intelligence, but it is still important to get high grades for the sake of having better chances at opportunities in your life. Better chances at opportunities.... For proving you can waste your time. Fundamental flaw of modern society.
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:49 pm
Valheita Little Miss Fortune Valheita 80% isn't too bad. It's what, A-?
Wait, what? Wtf kind of school do you go to, and can I get in? o__Oo.O Quote: Marks and Grades The following scale is used to convert marks into grades for 100- and 200-level courses. 85 – 100 A+ 80 – 84 A 75 – 79 A– 70 – 74 B+ 65 – 69 B 60 – 64 B– 55 – 59 C+ 50 – 54 C 45 – 49 C– 35 – 44 D Below 35 E There is no C– grade available for courses above 200-level and marks in the range 35 – 49 are converted to D. Note that you may be required to achieve a certain standard in the final exam in order to obtain a passing grade. The Department reserves the right to adjust marks, and consequently grades, up or down in order to achieve consistency of assessment standards. Ontario (Canada's) Provincial Grading system: Quote: A - 80-100 - Level 4 - Above government standards B - 70-79.9 - Level 3 - At government standards C - 60-69.9 - Level 2 - Below, but approaching government standards D - 50-59.9 - Level 1 - Well below government standards F - 0−49.9 - Failing standards R - Remedial standards There are also + and − modifiers. A+ is close to 100% and better than A, A is better than A−, A− is better than B+, etc. There are no modifiers for R or F. E sometimes appears in place of R or F to match the order of the four grades above it. Ontario universities and colleges also use a similar grading system as the above and the system used in the United States. Some colleges use a 4.0 scale, while others a 4.3 or 12.0 scale. The University of Windsor uses a 13.0 scale, but the only difference between it and the 12.0 scale is how the A+, A and A- section is counted. The University of Ottawa uses at 10.0 scale, with no B-, C-, or D-.
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:53 pm
Grades are an accurate measurement of how nice a sheet of paper you can get after 10 years at an assembly line and how much time you can throw away by doing the same thing over and over and over again on threat of being punished.
Then you get to the real world and instead of doing 45x30 over 100 times at the threat of the whip, you have to do something. Things will happen and you must adapt. Interactions with people will usually actually matter. It is a complete reverse of what happens in school, where you do the same thing everyday and communication with other living beings that will most likely work alongside you is met with strict punishment.
@rest of topic: why does everyone have As down where my Cs are?
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:54 pm
*Moves to Canada*
In my high school, a 93 was an A... and now (community college), it's a 90. I'd have straight As every semester if I had that grading scale XD
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