What's the latest in people's lives?

[Captain Picard's Hair]

Ok, that's what I thought, but I wanted to make sure I knew what I was talking about.

Snap out of it! Only sissy poindexters who live with mommy care about knowing what they're talking about! It's un-American, dammit! Real American men must be decisive! This must be said with lots of exclamation points! End of Satire!

[Captain Picard's Hair]

Ahem, er... seriously, I think this makes you only about the 5th person I've heard of that isn't bothered by blabbering on about stuff they don't know the first thing about.

[Nickswitz]

I always know what I'm talking about, if I get into an arguement that I don't have a good enough knowledge of the subject to be both defensive and offensive, then it becomes a pointless arguement, your arguing what you don't know.

It's like me trying to argue a theory that is total bull to a physacist, it's pointless and stupid.

[Captain Picard's Hair]

You'll never be elected into office with that attitude, mister!

Name me one world leader who isn't full of sh!t and I'll give you my house (if I owned one)

[IanKennedy]

Nick - somewhat like our SAT's or ACT's, I'm guessing.

I don't think so. GCSEs are real qualifications not just testing for the sake of testing. You get a certificate listing all the ones you pass and the grades you get. The grades run from A (best) to G (worst). They are kinda the equivalent to a school diploma, however, they are subject based. You could for example have 5 C's and three A's. Or even one A, one B, one C, one D, one E etc... It's quite possible if you're not very bright to just end up with a single G grade. In this case you still get the certificate, it's just not worth very much. The exams are taken when you are about 15-16.

There are further exams after that, if you choose to stay on. These are called A levels (Advances level exams). Again these are subject based and have grades, this time from A to E (A being the best. although there are A* grades which are even better). These you take at 18 and are kinda an equivalent to a Highschool certificate. Universities use these for entrance requirements. For example you may be offered a place on a course if you get two As and a B or better.

There are no grade point averages, in our certificates, but I think something similar is used internally within the schools.

After that you are into University degrees, then MSCs and PHD/DPhils.

[Nickswitz]

Thank you Ian, now I know what it is.

[Lazar]

So... anybody checked the date recently?

[Tsukiyumi]

Still 14 days left.

Or, 18 for me.

[Nickswitz]

We don't talk about aging Lazar, it's depressing.

[Tsukiyumi]

Oh, you meant your birthday.

[Lazar]

[Mikey]

Ian - the SAT's are definitely graded on a point scale, the total comprising one score on the mathematics section and one on the verbal section. While college admission isn't based on a strict regulation as to a minimum score, the SAT score is one important criterion used in determining admissions.

[Nickswitz]

Today, I decided to restore my ipod because it was running slow, so I'm waiting for the long process to complete, however, I think that it's cool that Apple made it possible to clear everything and then put it back on if need be.

[IanKennedy]

Well, I'm off for a week now. We're going to the Caribbean on a cruise for a week. We fly out at 8:30am tomorrow morning and return on the Bank Holiday Monday (4th).

[Tsukiyumi]

Sweet. Just going to sit on the beach, or did you have any activities planned?