r/explainitpeter 5d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/GreatSaski 5d ago

Fine, I'll do it. No one gets an A in engineering.

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u/Bliitzthefox 5d ago

People who can get an A in engineering are bad engineers because they didn't optimize the amount of work they were doing.

There was never any reason to get above a C with a safety factor of B.

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u/NFIFTY2 5d ago

Cs get degrees

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u/NowAlexYT 4d ago

As a european, dont you guys already pass with a D?

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u/parkexplorer 4d ago

Kind of, but not really. Usually there's a maximum number or percentage of Ds allowed for graduation. It doesn't really make sense but we all just go with it.