A Pass is a Pass is a Pass

I studied for a semester in Pennsylvania. Every item I turned in, regardless of how much effort I put into it, received a 100%. The teachers loved me and my classes were easy.I’m studying for a semester in New South Wales. I’ve turned in two items so far and each one has received a Pass (between a D and a low C). And it doesn’t seem to matter how much effort I put into it.

WTF? The assignments aren’t any harder and my writing isn’t any worse. Could it just be that I don’t know what they’re looking for? If so, this could be a rather annoying round of essays..

Luckily, my grades are irrelevant. Check this out:

1. I have a scholarship that pays for my entire tuition and fees.
2. To keep this scholarship I need to keep up a 3.5 GPA.
3. Next semester will be the last semester I have this scholarship, whether I fail or pass.
4. My grades here will not arrive in time for it to affect whether I lose my scholarship.
5. I will keep my scholarship regardless.
6. Furthermore, even if this weren’t the case, my grades transfer as Pass/Fail, so nothing I do here will even affect my Uni GPA!

If life weren’t so terrible, it’d be utterly fantastic.

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