I passed!

In an exciting update, I am happy to announce that I passed all my Fall courses!

We finally got to pick up our marks on Tuesday, after the semester being done for 1.5 months. The efficiency in France is phenomenal.

My grades out of 20 really were not so bad, ranging between 13-16 (which is considered good here), but then when they attribute letter grades to them, it is not so pretty (re: between B-E). The letters are spread over in relation to the other student's marks in the course. However, my B in Asian Cinema means I was in the top 4 of the course! Having it so hard to enter into this school for French students, any passing grade is considered good. If you get an average of 10/20, you can still pass the year and get into their grad school programs!

Anyhow, I do hope to do better this semester, and I think that having my level of French improving should really help, since my two highest marks here were in my English courses, there is a real correlation to my language skills and my notes.

For my parents who may worry, the grade attribution here is not even recorded on my SFU transcript, they just want me to get at least an E or a 10/20 to transfer back credits. So, in that sense, I overacheived! :) ... ok, back to my homework time..