Thursday, 6 October 2011

Schools and grading system

This is my second week of school now. In Japan a school year begins in April with a Summer holiday starting in mid-July. The second semester begins in late September, with the last exams in the beginning of February.

So, compared to Denmark, the attendance in the university is compulsory. If you're late or not attending 4 or more lectures without any reason, you'll automatically get a D. Grading system resembles the universal one, with A, B, C, D grades. Sometimes, there is an S grade, which stands for excellent, remarkable. Therefore, a D would mean that you have failed a subject.

For most of my subjects a grading system looks like this:

I don't mind. It's certainly more fun to attend more classes and participate in discussions; the most of the lecturers encourage us to tell them our own opinion.

Furthermore, there is no dress code in Rikkyo University. You can dress as you like. Though, I think, most of the people dress up to the ethical standards of the country.

Almost all elementary, secondary and highschool students wear uniforms, and sometimes the rules are even stricter, such as: you cannot dye hair, use any decorative cosmetics or nail color.

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