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DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 12 Dec 2006, 00:55

ThunderTitan wrote: Lucky for you i really need to get some sleep tonight. Have spam...

Indeed you do.But unlucky for stefan I dont

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 12 Dec 2006, 01:01

It doesn't bother me, at least if there are a few people posting it keeps things interesting, when I'm here all by my lonesome there's not much in the way of conversation

Elvin · Unread postby **Elvin** » 12 Dec 2006, 01:03

By the way what time have you got there?Here it's 3pm and I should have some sleep in a while

DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 12 Dec 2006, 01:25

2:28 here,so that would make somewhere around 9 in australia.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 12 Dec 2006, 03:58

close DL, at the time you posted it was about 10:25am

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 12 Dec 2006, 04:55

Yes! I got a 4.0 GPA for this semester of college (only 7 more to go

).

Time to celebrate *leaves random thought thread*.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 12 Dec 2006, 06:07

I assume that's good?

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 12 Dec 2006, 06:17

stefan.urlus: Most definitely. I'll explain. The Grade Point Average (GPA) is the average of the grades you get in your classes. I take five classes and a laboratory (i'm studying microbiology). Thus, a 4.0 means I got an A in every single one...because the grades have these values.

A: 4
B: 3
C: 2
D: 1
F: 0

Thus, the average of all 4's is 4.

Grades don't work that way in Australia?

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 12 Dec 2006, 06:19

they do, to a degree, but we use A, B, C, D and F in primary and high school (though thats changing) which is years 1-7 and 8-12, then University uses percentages - GPA as such isn't used

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 12 Dec 2006, 06:21

Oh ok I see.

.

Well, universities over here use percentages to calculate the grade you have in a class, but use the GPA system at semester's end to calculate your grade.

Almost the same thing, IMO.

DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 12 Dec 2006, 06:35

We had only 5,6,7,8,9 and 10 as the grades before,but now,due to the baloney convention,all of the points are calculated in the end.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 12 Dec 2006, 06:40

it all works out in the end

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 12 Dec 2006, 06:40

Baloney convention?

And how does the point system work?

DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 12 Dec 2006, 06:45

The bologna convention.Basically if you want to pass any exam all you have to do is attend every class and get 1 point at the exam.Pretty dumb imo,but I dont complaign because I can slack

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 12 Dec 2006, 06:50

That's a weird concept

. Who made THAT up?

Well, whoever it is, he/she can't be as bad as the US president (George W. Bush). Now, that's someone with international fame (of the bad kind

).

DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 12 Dec 2006, 07:00

It still isnt fully implemented though.And thats not the only inovation that it brought.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 12 Dec 2006, 07:01

I would hope not!

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 12 Dec 2006, 07:05

DaemianLucifer wrote:

It still isnt fully implemented though.And thats not the only inovation that it brought.

Oh ok

.

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 12 Dec 2006, 07:06

DaemianLucifer wrote:

It still isnt fully implemented though.And thats not the only inovation that it brought.

Oh ok

. Laws and conventions are complex things

(reason why i'm not studying to be a lawyer

).

theLuckyDragon · Unread postby **theLuckyDragon** » 12 Dec 2006, 08:03

DaemianLucifer wrote:The bologna convention.Basically if you want to pass any exam all you have to do is attend every class and get 1 point at the exam.Pretty dumb imo,but I dont complaign because I can slack

That's not what they told us about the convention.

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