<p>In Canada, you only need a 80% for a A- grade but you need a 90% in the states to get an A in college. Is it the school much harder than in Canada to get an A ? I heard 80% in the states is a B instead of A-.</p>
<p>I doubt it's harder to get an A. At many high schools there are several students that graduate with a 4.0 GPA every year, and there are so many opportunities for extra credit that a few students even earn grades above 100%.</p>
<p>Do you know the issues in University then ?</p>
<p>I am not sure I understand your latest question.</p>
<p>At the college-level there is no standardized way of assigning grades. Grades are typically on a curve, meaning you are graded according to how well you are doing compared to your classmates, not how many points you get on an arbitrary 100-point scale. I have had courses where 50% was an A... Does that answer your question?</p>
<p>Areall the colleges in the states use "curve" system ?</p>
<p>No, it differs by class, by professor, by department. Every university class you take will have a different system for grading, determined by the teacher.</p>
<p>So do you guys think it would be easier to maintain a high GPA in Canada overall ?</p>
<p>I don't know exactly how Canadian universities are grading, but the US has a reputation for grade inflation while Canada does not, or at least not to the same extend. That might indicate that it is easier to get good grades in the US than in Canada. Of course that again depends on which university you are attending (private universities are often more generous with grades than publics), which classes you are taking etc.</p>