A high school student from Europe has raised concerns about whether regular school grades play an important role in university admissions across Europe, especially when studying in a highly competitive school environment.
The student explained that their country uses a grading scale from 4 to 10 alongside a final national Baccalaureate-style exam, and worries that stricter grading standards at a top-ranked school may negatively affect future applications. The discussion has sparked responses from students who say many European universities place stronger emphasis on final exam results, national qualifications, and program-specific requirements rather than individual school difficulty alone.
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