Are you curious when other NS students don't believe in Cdn RN's d/t grading scales?

I have posted a few threads on the fact (sorry to bore you guys! lol) that US schools usually have higher grading scales than our Canadian nursing schools...

Usually whenever I state that my nursing school only requires 63% to pass nursing classes and 50% to pass electives, alot of the US nursing students reply that we must not know that much, they wouldn't trust an RN that only needed 63% to pass a class to care for them in a hospital etc, we shouldn't be nurses if they only require us to know 60% or so of nursing knowledge as a bare mininum.

Now I know that not every school in Canada has the same grading scale, but several large universities (including U of T) have similar passing grades for their nursing classes.

I totally respect USA students for their hard work (believe me when I say that if I had to have 80% or 85% in each nursing class in order to graduate, I would most likely fail nursing school! lol) Now its not like I strive to get 60's in nursing school (my GPA is 3.2 right now so I am not doing too bad :X) but it is a tad annoying when others make statements like that. I always respond politely to their replies, and state that its just the way canadian nursing schools seem to do it (at least the ones that I know of but I am sure others have had higher grading scales!)

But its a free country and to each her (or his!) own

Just wondering if anyone else had noticed this? I am NOT trying to start a flamewar between us and other nursing students. I am just curious about others responses!

thanks!

I'm thinking of relocating to Canada, because of my friend and was consider finishing a BSN program in USA first, but with looking at these threads, I think finishing in Canada won't be a bad idea afterall. I have an AA degree in General studies, plus Certificate in Practical Nursing from a local college. I'm wondering how long will it take to get a BSN in Canada compare to USA. It's 2 more years in USA. Does anyone there have an idea of how the Universities in Canada will take my Elective, science classes. I know in USA, Universities where I live will take all my subjects..so only two years I will have left to finish the BSN degree in USA.

Not to belittle the US's grading standards, but the only logical thing I can think of is that their standards are lowered, and that they get extra marks for attending class/handing in homework assignments