RE:RE: And what Grade 5 ESL student is writing these comical NR's?At the University Level it is all about language manipulation. So the FK system is basically a mathematical equation. Simplifed longer sentences score higher. The highest level however is based on the number of sylabbles in the sentence. So when you are writing a Uiversity level essay you simply score yourself on a paragraph by paragragh or sentence by sentence basis. I typically would score the paragraph if I was say at 16 it would not need alot of fixing so I would take a look at it on a sentence by sentence basis if a couple had a really low score you just re-write it using synonymous words that have more syllable. Scary but this is how our school system has devolved. You can have total illiterates getting great marks. You can have professors scoring Essays who have no understanding or grammar or spelling. Many of the Universities score essays using 20% in the spelling and grammar area. So if you suck at it you would need to get 90-100% on the rest to get a good mark. As I recall Obama had all his stuff re-wrote at a grade 10 level when he was president!