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208 months ago

Uta Haubold   asked this question:

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208 months ago

   wrote:

Guess/lie only if the institution doesn't have its own standards ...

My comment:

... According to a 2000 recommendation by the HRK (German Conference of Colleges of Higher Education) as part of the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System), gut=good, befriedigend=satisfactory (see references). However, many colleges give other equivalencies. New study regulations passed under the Bologna Process will typically have a "Diploma Supplement" containing a table of equivalences. If it exists, it should be used. Otherwise guess/lie ...

My references:

http://www.hrk.de/de/beschluesse/109_314.php

208 months ago

   wrote:

passed (befriedigend) (C), good (B), very good (A)

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208 months ago

Rupert Kindermann   wrote:

This is correct. In UK and US the grading is A (best), B, C, D, E and F (flunk, worst)

208 months ago

Benjamin J. Pooley   wrote:

befriedigend = satisfactory, gut = good, sehr gut = very good, (possibly excellent)

My comment:

Or just lie.

However, I would reserve "excellent" for "ausgezeichnet" / "hervorragend"

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208 months ago

Benjamin J. Pooley   wrote:

1=excellent, 2 (gut)=above average, 3 (befriedigend)=average, 4=below average, 5=fail

My comment:

I think the listing above would be more correct- eventhough the AE version truly sounds better!