Re:US Constitution – A Git repo with history of edits
by Maarten88 on Thursday October 24, 2019 @06:27AM
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>The grades are now 1-9, with 9 being the highest and above A*.
Another example of the US inching toward the metric system ;-)
Re:US Constitution – A Git repo with history of edits
by signal11 on Thursday October 24, 2019 @06:52AM
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This isn't the US -- these grades are from the UK.
Although yes, the UK too is in this hybrid world where gas (petrol/diesel) is in litres, temperature is in Celsius, but vehicle speedometers are in miles per hour and feet and inches are very popular for height, measuring rooms and furniture, etc.
Re:US Constitution – A Git repo with history of edits
by freeflight on Thursday October 24, 2019 @08:22AM
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Don't forget about measuring your own weight in "stones".
Re:US Constitution – A Git repo with history of edits
by paublyrne on Thursday October 24, 2019 @09:12AM
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They're still miles away from converting.
> In 1994, the A* grade was added above the grade A, to further differentiate attainment at the very highest end of the qualification. This remained the highest grade available until 2017.
The grades are now 1-9, with 9 being the highest and above A*.
In this particular case, I think it certainly is within a University's remit to award a special grade given the exceptional circumstances.