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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have a kid at the dual W&M/StA program.
Kid has A’s when she at W&M…..struggles to get a 15-16/20 while at StA…..same kid….grading there is MUCH MUCH tougher….[/quote] 15-16/20 is a very strong grade, equivalent to an A average. Good for her, but that doesn't mean the course is tougher - after all, her grades at the two are similar once you properly equate them.[/quote]

My point was, she struggled to get a 15, but did not struggle at all to get a 90 at W&M. So yes, it is MUCH easier to get an A at W&M than a 1st at Sta. Anyone who has had kids at the dual program will agree. I never said the course is tougher. I only said the grading is MUCH tougher. [/quote]

Had US based kid go through this program.  Grading much tougher at St Andrews and fewer graded assignments per module (course).  UK based kids chaff at having to endure many graded assignments to include quizzes, multiple papers at W&M.  Much more suited to the independent study approach of UK universities to include St Andrews.

One of the biggest challenges is that only honors modules (years 3 & 4) count toward the GPA at St Andrews.  So second year students from W&M often experience harsher grades 11s, 12s, 13s as professors prepare students for honors courses.  [/quote]

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