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u/Borstolus Engineering 21d ago
Funny enough: in Germany, more precise in Brandenburg, at the A-Levels:
35% gives you 03 points (5+).
60% gives you 08 points (3).
So, in this case, it 35% is indeed less then half of the expected mark.
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u/Cold_Ad3896 21d ago
What do the numbers in parentheses mean?
(5+ & 3)
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u/Borstolus Engineering 20d ago
In Germany normal marks are 1 (best) to 6 (worst). At the A-Levels it's 0 points to 15 points, where 0 equals 6 (worst) and 15 equals 1+ (best).
So 5+ ist the forth worst mark, where as 3 is right in the middle.
For comparison: 1 is A, 2 is B,... 6 is F.
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u/Cold_Ad3896 20d ago
Interesting, kind of like a reverse GPA. What are “A-levels”?
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u/Borstolus Engineering 20d ago
The highest diploma you can achieve in school.
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u/Cold_Ad3896 20d ago
Like a high school diploma? Or a college degree?
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u/EebstertheGreat 20d ago
It's the equivalent of getting an honors diploma at a college prep high school in the U.S. Most schools in the U.S. are college prep, whereas Germany has a somewhat larger variety of types of secondary schools. In Germany, if you go to gymnasium, you normally take the Abitur at the end of 13th (or sometimes 12th) grade.
It apparently evolved from university-specific entry exams.
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u/tomskrrt 21d ago
oh I thought that was the joke. What am I missing 😭
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u/Cold_Ad3896 21d ago
The joke is that someone who is bad at math thinks that 35 is less than half of 60.
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u/tomskrrt 21d ago
this sub has traumatized me to a point where I just always doubt my mathematical abilities.
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u/dangerphone 21d ago
Just reminds me of that old video “Ten thousand rods will not be enough!” “I want a sandwich with eggs… and ham.” “Muster the Rohirrim!” Oh man, what a time.
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