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paulb203

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Registered: 2023-02-24

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GCSE result

I got a grade 7. Google tells me that's equivalent to an A in old money. I'm happy with that.

Thanks to Bob, KerimF, and everybody else for the help and encouragment. Cheers!

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Bob

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Re: GCSE result

That's excellent , well done!!!

Bob

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KerimF

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Registered: 2018-08-10

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Re: GCSE result

7! What the highest grade could be in this case?
In my math exams [French style], I couldn't avoid, once a while, to make silly mistakes due to mistyping or the like.
Fortunately, in real life, I have time to correct such silly mistakes which I still do in every new design. After all, I am just a human, robots only don't do such mistakes

Last edited by KerimF (2024-08-22 00:38:39)

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paulb203

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Re: GCSE result

Cheers, Bob

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paulb203

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Re: GCSE result

7! What the highest grade could be in this case?
In my math exams [French style], I couldn't avoid, once a while, to make silly mistakes due to mistyping or the like.
Fortunately, in real life, I have time to correct such silly mistakes which I still do in every new design. After all, I am just a human, robots only don't do such mistakes

The highest is 9, which is equivalent to the old A star.

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Prioritise. Persevere. No pain, no gain.

KerimF

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Re: GCSE result

7! What the highest grade could be in this case?
In my math exams [French style], I couldn't avoid, once a while, to make silly mistakes due to mistyping or the like.
Fortunately, in real life, I have time to correct such silly mistakes which I still do in every new design. After all, I am just a human, robots only don't do such mistakes

The highest is 9, which is equivalent to the old A star.

I asked this because getting 7 instead of 9 now doesn't imply that you are not (and will not be) very good in math in real life.

I recall, during my MS studies, I got the lowest grades (around 70/100) in two courses related directly to electronics. My grades in the remaining 6 courses were not less than 95/100. The irony is that I became, in real life, professional in electronics (as a private designer since then till now) while I forgot almost all what I learnt in those 6 courses!

On the other hand, if someone searches my BS grades, he finds that I was the only student who failed to pass the exam of the final year related to transformers design. This happened to me due to a mistyping made by the one in charge to copy the grades onto the final list! Although my true grade was the highest one, I didn't complain. I simply repeated the exam.

Anyway, from what you wrote so far (questions, remarks and comments), I see in you a future specialist/professional in one of the scientific fields, if not more.

Last edited by KerimF (2024-08-23 09:33:55)

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Every living thing has no choice but to execute its pre-programmed instructions embedded in it (known as instincts).
But only a human may have the freedom and ability to oppose his natural robotic nature.
But, by opposing it, such a human becomes no more of this world.

paulb203

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Re: GCSE result

Thanks, KerimF (I've only just seen your comment).

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