Guides
The explanations behind the calculators — formulas, worked examples and the rules schools actually use.
- How to Export Products from Salesforce to Shopify, Step by Step
25 October 2026
How to export products from Salesforce to Shopify: what moves cleanly from Commerce Cloud, what needs cleanup, and how to test your import.
- How to Export Products from WordPress to Shopify, Step by Step
25 October 2026
Learn how to export products from WordPress to Shopify, from WooCommerce products and images to a clean Shopify-ready CSV you can import.
- Free WooCommerce to Shopify Migration: Move Products Without Apps
25 October 2026
A free WooCommerce to Shopify migration is possible for your catalogue. See what is free, what is not, and how to move products without an app.
- Borderline Classifications: How Universities Decide Within 2%
24 October 2026
A borderline degree classification at 59.5% explained, with a worked example and why borderline rules differ by university.
- How to Calculate Your Mid-Course Grade Before It's Posted
24 October 2026
Learn to calculate your grade mid-course with three honest numbers: the grade on work done, your guaranteed floor, and your possible ceiling.
- Category Weights Explained: Why Homework 20% & Tests 50% Matters
24 October 2026
Category weights in a weighted grade decide how much homework, quizzes and tests really count, and why a simple average can mislead you.
- Cumulative GPA, Worked Step by Step Across Semesters
24 October 2026
Cumulative GPA step by step using quality points, with three semesters worked in full from 3.20 to 3.30 and back to 3.20.
- Drop-Lowest Policies: A Gift With Fine Print
24 October 2026
A drop lowest grade policy can lift your average, but the exclusions and conditions matter. See how the maths works on real quiz scores.
- How to Export Products to Shopify from WordPress & WooCommerce
24 October 2026
A complete technical guide on exporting products to Shopify from WordPress, WooCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and custom stores using clean CSV workflows.
- The EZ Grader Chart, Explained for Busy Teachers
24 October 2026
How the EZ grader chart works, from total questions and wrong answers to percentages and letter grades, with worked examples for the classroom.
- Retaking a Course: How Grade Replacement Changes Your GPA
24 October 2026
Grade replacement GPA maths worked in full: one retake from F to A lifts 2.80 to 3.20 under replacement, or 2.91 if both attempts count.
- Grade a Whole Class Set Faster, Without Lowering Standards
24 October 2026
Practical ways to grade tests faster without lowering standards: batching, answer keys, one-pass marking, spot checks and consistent rounding rules.
- Grading on a Curve vs a Fixed Scale: Which Is Fairer?
24 October 2026
Grading on a curve vs fixed scale explained: how each system works, a worked example, and the honest pros and cons for students and teachers.
- How Much Does Your Final Exam Really Count?
24 October 2026
Find out how much your final exam counts toward your final grade and what a 20%, 30% or 40% weighting really means for your result.
- How Many A's Do You Need? Working Out Your Target GPA
24 October 2026
How many A's do you need for a target GPA? Worked example: from 3.0 to 3.2 in 30 credits takes a 3.6 average, like 18 credits of A and 12 of B.
- How to Move Products into Shopify from Another Store Step by Step
24 October 2026
A clear step-by-step way to move products into Shopify: plan, extract, review the CSV, test with two products, then import the full catalogue.
- Percentage vs Points: Two Ways Finals Are Graded
24 October 2026
Understand points-based grading versus percentage weighting, how to tell which system your syllabus uses, and how to convert between them.
- Chasing Honours: Planning Backwards From a Graduation Goal
24 October 2026
Plan backwards from your graduation GPA goal by turning a target into quality points, then see what your remaining credits must average.
- Setting a GPA Goal You Can Actually Hit
24 October 2026
Setting a realistic GPA goal starts with a ceiling check. Worked example: 2.7 to 3.0 needs a 3.3 average, and 3.5 is shown to be impossible.
- Know Your Number: A Study Plan Built Around the Score You Need
24 October 2026
Build a focused study plan around the score you need on your final, with buffer targets, topic priorities and honest steps if a target is out of reach.
- Second Year vs Final Year: How UK Degree Weightings Work
24 October 2026
UK degree weightings explained with one student on 48% and 72% who gets a First, a 2:1, or a 2:1 depending on the weighting used.
- What Is a 2:1 Degree — and Why Do Employers Ask for One?
24 October 2026
What is a 2:1 degree? The UK classification bands explained, why employers use 2:1 as a filter, what counts toward it and what to do if you are below it.
- Shopify's CSV Format, Explained in Plain English
24 October 2026
The Shopify CSV format explained simply: how handles group variants, what key columns do, and the mistakes that break a product import.
- What Is a Good Cumulative GPA for Jobs, Careers & Grad School?
24 October 2026
What is a good cumulative GPA depends on who is asking. How minimum cut-offs work, and why experience and grade trend matter too.
- WooCommerce to Shopify: Migrating a Catalogue Without Retyping It
24 October 2026
A WooCommerce to Shopify migration does not need retyping. What transfers cleanly, what needs cleanup, and how variants map into the CSV.
- How EZ Grading Scales Work (and Which One Your School Uses)
22 October 2026
The sliding-scale mathematics behind EZ graders: 10-point, 7-point, and plus/minus scales, step-size discretization, and rounding policies explained.
- Semester Grades Explained: How the 40/40/20 Split Works
22 October 2026
Many high schools build semester grades from two quarters and an exam weighted 40/40/20. How the split works, reverse formulas, and worked scenarios.
- What to Do If You Need Over 100% on Your Final
22 October 2026
Needing over 100% on a final exam feels disheartening, but it provides actionable data. How to audit inputs, find your grade ceiling, and triage your study hours.
- How to Raise Your GPA: The Maths of What's Still Possible
21 October 2026
Raising your GPA is an arithmetic problem before it is a motivational one. The required-average formula, cumulative inertia, and high-impact strategies.
- How UK Degree Classification Works: Boundaries and Weightings
21 October 2026
First, 2:1, 2:2 and Third honours classifications explained: credit-weighted modules, year weightings, borderline profiling rules, and exit velocity algorithms.
- Weighted vs Unweighted Grades, Explained With Examples
21 October 2026
Category weights, points-based grading, high school GPA scales, and college credit weights: four different concepts sharing one word, explained plainly.
- How to Calculate What You Need on Your Final (Formula + Examples)
20 October 2026
The exact formula for the final exam score you need, derived step by step with worked examples for weighted syllabi, sensitivity tables, and points-based systems.
- Why You Can't Just Average Your Semester GPAs
20 October 2026
Averaging two semester GPAs gives the wrong number whenever credit loads differ. Here is the quality-points method universities use, with proofs and worked examples.