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Nickswitz wrote: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!

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.

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.

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)

Mikey wrote: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.

Thank you Ian, now I know what it is.

So... anybody checked the date recently?

Still 14 days left.

Or, 18 for me.

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

Oh, you meant your birthday.

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.

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.

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).

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