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[NejinOniwa]

What was that I heard about Ragnarök being little less than a year or so off?
Oh, right.

[Aurora Borealis]

There were some times my city was under tornado warning, with tornadoes already sighted in nearby places, and they -just barely- passed by my area. Those close calls happen fairly often. It's still unnerving and I feel sad for those who get hit.

[Nichi]

The last tine a tornado was confirmed to have hit my hometown was back in '88; although, there is reports of one that struck down in a heavily wooded area of town back about 5 years ago, but it was never officially confirmed.

[Chocofreak13]

according to google, there was a tornado in Gorham, NH last june. :\

[Nichi]

Just remember that the only thing you have to fear is feat itself...and Daleks

I just got around to retaking the geometry part of the GED test; making a 1 point improvement over my previous score (I now got it up to a 7\10). Still, I feel I've got it up to a respectable score, so next in line is algebra...which I plan on heading over to the library when I get off work tomorrow to see about a book on it. I'll learn it's weaknesses, and then use them to my advantage when the time comes for me to take up my scientific calculator and charge into battle.

[Chocofreak13]

just remember: 5 = F
6 = D
7 = C
8 = B
9 = A
10 = ~^0^~

[Nichi]

The letters as numbers in algebra reminds me of hexadecimal in a way; so maybe this won't be too hard...

[Chocofreak13]

well, actually, i meant as in grade. :\

so a 7/10 would be a c.

(not sure if that means anything to you since you were homeschooled .__.; )

[Krizonar]

lol, to us, that's an F.

A= 93+
B=85+
C=78+
D=71+
F= everything else

[Nichi]

I was always graded on a 100-point scale using this weird chart thing my mom bought eons ago, instead of traditional letter grading.

Why, exactly? Because the Kool-Aid Man is red, I guess

[Chocofreak13]

@kriz: in my school, it went:
64 and below = F
65 - 69 = D
70 - 80 = C
80 - 90 = B
90 -100 = A

with, of course, the minuses and pluses in there depending on the degree of the numbers. (D- didn't exist.)

[Nichi]

As for how the 100-point grading system worked, a 70 was the bare minimum I could pass with; hence why I'm so comfortable with a 7\10. However, I might take my mom's advice and reroll to go for an even higher score on geometry

Also, watching the news this morning, I saw a report about the tornadoes that hit close to Choco. Good thing she wasn't effected; that was a bit rough.

[Chocofreak13]

yeah. it was 2 hours from here, hence why i was getting scared. my mum told me that there was one about 20 minutes from here last year, though, and since we were fine, i think i'll be ok.

also, you should shoot for higher, since a C is average. if you can get an 80, then you can relax. :3

[Aurora Borealis]

In my schools, and in most of my classes, 60-69 a D, 70-79 a C, 80-89 a B and 90+ an A.

Very straightforward. Those schools where 70 is the minimum passing grade seem more daunting, especially the school you to go, Krizo! 93 being the minimum grade for an A, and 85 the minimum for a B?! Ouch! x_x

[Chocofreak13]

mine was a little more stringent, but only in the D department. it was kinda hard to get a D, and like i said, D minuses pretty much didn't exist (i think it was the school's choice, but a few teachers might have given them out if the person got like, a 64).

on a related note, i find it kinda cool/astounding how the lowest grade i've gotten on a quiz/test since 7th grade was a c; and that was in 7th grade. (i find this astounding because i don't really study. xDD)

i think i make up for it by taking meticulous, meticulous notes. xD