Canadian Edu vs US edu

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<p>hey all, being canadian, and not knowing much at all about the american educational system, i was attracted to this thread...Also, take a look at some of the comments, and especially my paragraph in there </p>

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<p>Nebody have ne comments? Also, id like to learn more about what you guys learn in high school especially in regards to math, physics, and otehr sciences...Also, i have NO idea waht AB and IB and whatever u guys use wen u say calculus AB or wutever, we just have standard currivulum in ontario..idunno.. And what is with your A, B- and C+'s ,lol, Im giong to have to get used to those next year. see here, we just use nuimbers to the nearest decimal point . and technically an A is 80+, B 70-80 and so on down...which is wut i doubt the same as yours.</p>

<p>SO if you can, let me know what your schools designate as A, and A+ and so on.. also, more importantly, what CORNELL designates as B+, as i have to maintain "B's and C's" to get the course credit thing, you know in the big white book.. and they do tell you in tehre, that a A = 4.0 or wutever (again i dont know what GPA really is lol) so u can naturally see my problem... SEe in canada, ontario at least, i planned to get about a 75 in all my courses in university...and taht would have been ave. So id prob try for about 80 ish, but 75 id be cool with.. GIONG to school in US now, i dont even know wut to aim for, especially since it is ivy league. engineering says i think B- i had to maintain in math and phsyics, what is that in NUMBER? lol. Also, wen u get tests/assign. back, do they give u an A or a 91 on the work (at cornell)?</p>

<p>But like i just want to be average, but also have the Possibility of going on and doing masters and PHD if i choose wen im in upper yrs, so like i dont want to just get by the bare min. i want to be able to get in those programs.</p>

<p>Lastly, this thread can be used to 1- add to the thread count to rise high above penn's (which i dont see why its so important neways,l ol, but OK!) and 2- to just discuss curriculum in diff states and in canada, and grading and whatever. i just hope it doesnt turn out like some of my other threads giong down the drain too fast, or turn into flame wars or totally off topic. </p>

<p>So, if you put ur 2cents in, it will be greatly appreciated. Any thoughts will do, lol. Cant wait for Cornell.!!</p>

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<p>ok IB is a high level of classes taught at some schools like "super honors" and then you take a standardized test at the end of it. AP classes prepare you for AP standardized tests, which get you credit or advanced standing at lots of colleges. when people talk about calc AB or BC they're talking to the course. AB is the first 2/3 of the course- the easier AP calc. BC is the same B portion from AB, plus a more advanced C portion, hence BC- they assume you already know the A segment.</p>

<p>On a 0-100 scale, there is most commonly a 10 point scale: 97-100 A+, 93-97 A, 90-92 A-, then the same "ones place" arrangement for B, C, D. D- is 60-63 and 59 and below is F for FAILING! (you dont want to do that)</p>

<p>GPA is Grade Point AVERAGE</p>

<p>Each class you take give you a final grade. A is worth 4, B 3, C 2, D 1, and F 0. +s are an added 0.3 except on A. -s are a subtracted 0.3. I think it's technically 1/3, but 0.3 is easier and generally accepted. so for example if your course grade in such and such class is a B+ thats a 3.3. Then you average all your academic classes score 3.3 and 4.0 and 2.7 etc. together and get your GPA. Some hard classes (honors, AP, IB, etc.) get weighted. That means points are added to your grade when its put into your gpa. so if your 3.3 was in a class weighted up a point, your B+ would be 3.3+1=4.3. So thats why people say "3.8GPA/4.3 weighted"</p>

<p>Ummmmm it seems like most people who get into cornell have an A or B average (3.0-4.0, or 85-100). However, your school sould send a school report that shows your schools average GPA, and what percentage of kids go to 4 year colleges etc. So if you have a 2.5 GPA, but you're first in a class of 500 that sends 80% of the class to 4 year colleges, they know your school grades really harshly, but that you're a good student. Of course if you have a 3.7 but the average GPA is a 3.6 and like 20% of the kids go to four year colleges...yeah, that doesn't look so hot.</p>

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<p>huh, thanks for the info, im still abit confused cuz its all new to me, but thanks neways... and about that last part...all the schools marks are considered equal here ...one school is no diff from the other,</p>

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<p>As an international student studying in the United States, I would say that the US education is better. But, it all depends...</p>

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<p>US is falling behind the top schools in other countries in math in particular. But overlall the US provides a very good education.</p>

<p>martinez: us public schools (gov't funded) aren't standardized. Each state has its own required curriculum, as does each little school district within the state. Then of course there is affluence of the town, to which the school budget is proportional, the student body (Princeton, NJ, has a really smart student body, because of all the professors' kids) yeah, so each school is different. Thats what standardized tests do->they help equalize students, if students from all over the country can take one test, they can not only see how hard students worked in school (grades) but they can also see how much they learned (SATII/AP) and a general picture of how academically advanced they are (SATI).</p>

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<p>what information are you still in search of?</p>