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Each class has '''8 exams''' throughout the year ('''one every four weeks''', the first being just after the year’s first class), plus a midterm and final exam. All of these grades are averaged into the final grade for the course, although '''the midterm and final are worth 4 tests each''', and '''the first exam in each class is not counted''' (for a total of 15 exam grades).
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Exams and grades are generally roleplay situations, but <u>''students' grades should have a significant impact on roleplaying situations and plot''</u>.  
  
Of course, homework and graded in-class assignments are counted into this as well. Grades are determined is as follows: 1-2=F, 3=D, 4=C, 5=B, 6+=A.  Students get a report card every four weeks. The final grade is figured from the grades of the report cards.  
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Each class has exams, '''one every week''', plus a midterm and final exam. All of these grades are averaged into the final grade for the course.  The midterm and final exam are combined to make up 50% of the course’s grade. Students are encouraged to study hard for these important exams. Most classes have study groups for just that purpose.
  
== Coursework ==
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Of course, homework and graded in-class assignments are counted into this as well. <u>''Students get a report card every six weeks.''</U>  The final grade is figured from the grades of the report cards. Like with many things, this is all RPed out, and is not figured by anything specific unless a test is part of a plot or scene, then players may be asked to make a roll.
To determine a grade on an individual exam or assignment, the student makes a check in the relevant skill.  
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One's rolls may be adjusted based on the difficulty level of individual teachers (some make their tests harder or easier). Other things can also factor into your grades.
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== About Teachers ==
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Each teacher has preset difficulty for their class and teaching style which is rated 1 to 5, one being an easy class and 5 being nearly impossible to impress. A teacher rated with a difficulty of 5 forces even the most brilliant of students to break a sweat on exam days.

Latest revision as of 09:54, 19 November 2014

Exams and grades are generally roleplay situations, but students' grades should have a significant impact on roleplaying situations and plot.

Each class has exams, one every week, plus a midterm and final exam. All of these grades are averaged into the final grade for the course. The midterm and final exam are combined to make up 50% of the course’s grade. Students are encouraged to study hard for these important exams. Most classes have study groups for just that purpose.

Of course, homework and graded in-class assignments are counted into this as well. Students get a report card every six weeks. The final grade is figured from the grades of the report cards. Like with many things, this is all RPed out, and is not figured by anything specific unless a test is part of a plot or scene, then players may be asked to make a roll.

About Teachers

Each teacher has preset difficulty for their class and teaching style which is rated 1 to 5, one being an easy class and 5 being nearly impossible to impress. A teacher rated with a difficulty of 5 forces even the most brilliant of students to break a sweat on exam days.