>The grades are now 1-9, with 9 being the highest and above A*.
Another example of the US inching toward the metric system ;-)
Another example of the US inching toward the metric system ;-)
Although yes, the UK too is in this hybrid world where gas (petrol/diesel) is in litres, temperature is in Celsius, but vehicle speedometers are in miles per hour and feet and inches are very popular for height, measuring rooms and furniture, etc.
Universities have their own ideas