{"id":21545,"date":"2015-01-08T14:01:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T13:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=21545"},"modified":"2017-10-23T13:53:54","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T11:53:54","slug":"studying-in-france-a-perfect-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/studying-in-france-a-perfect-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying in France: A Perfect Score"},"content":{"rendered":"

Les examens<\/strong>\u2026 I\u2019m currently in the middle of exams. I have to passer les examens<\/strong> (take exams) and hope I can r\u00e9ussir les examens<\/strong> (pass exams). That leaves me quite busy, but it also made me realize just how different the grading system is here en France.<\/p>\n

The first thing that will jump out to an American is that grades aren\u2019t based on an A, B, C, D, F system or even a 0-100 grading scale. Instead everything is based on a 0-20 scale, with 10\/20 being a passing grade.<\/p>\n

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The other particularity of the French grading system is that there is a strong emphasis on the idea that \u201cpersonne n\u2019est parfait<\/strong>\u201d (nobody\u2019s perfect). So teachers almost never give out a grade of 20\/20! Before people start yelling, \u201cmais c\u2019est faux ! Il\u00a0 y a des profs qui donnent des 20s !<\/strong>” (That\u2019s not true! There are teachers that will give you 20s!), yes, it is true that it is possible to achieve the much desired vingt sur vingt<\/strong> (twenty out of twenty), but in general, on le donne pas<\/strong> (it\u2019s not given out), because \u201cpersonne n\u2019est parfait<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s another thing that will feel a little bizarre<\/strong> if you\u2019re not used to it. As a result of nobody being parfait<\/strong>, l\u2019id\u00e9e d\u2019une bonne note<\/strong> (the idea of a good grade) is un peu different<\/strong> compared with their American equivalents.<\/p>\n

In France, a 12\/20 is already pretty good, a 14\/20 is good, and a 16\/20 is amazing (18\/20 is nigh impossible). Thinking about ces notes<\/strong> (these grades) in terms of just A, B, C, D, F made me feel like I couldn\u2019t do well in France for a long time before I, enfin<\/strong> (finally), started getting used to the French grading system.<\/p>\n

Le syst\u00e8me d\u2019\u00e9ducation fran\u00e7aise<\/strong> (The French education system) is vastly different from the American system. I\u2019ve had to stumble along and learn it as I go, but if there is any interest from the readers, I could start a series of tips and astuces<\/strong> for people who will be studying or are currently studying en France<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If anyone has a specific question about how things work in French universities, feel free to leave un commentaire<\/strong> below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Les examens\u2026 I\u2019m currently in the middle of exams. I have to passer les examens (take exams) and hope I can r\u00e9ussir les examens (pass exams). That leaves me quite busy, but it also made me realize just how different the grading system is here en France. The first thing that will jump out to…<\/p>\n

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