A Gunners Guide To Collegiate Grading

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With all the HS seniors picking colleges and preparing to move into their new dorms in the coming months, I thought it would be helpful to write a short article on the most important part of collegiate life--grading.


A = Pass

A- = Go to office hours and beg the instructor repeatedly to look over your midterms again for an extra point or two. If he's an ass and doesn't do as you want, this would make a great subject for an essay on how you persevered in the face of severe hardship.

B+ = Retake. Beg schools for grade replacement.

B = Change path to dentistry.

B- = Change path to auto mechanic.

C+ = Change path to starbucks barista.

C = Clearly a typo.

C- = Despite rumors to the contrary, doesn't actually exist.

D+ = Doesn't exist.

D = Doesn't exist

F = Doesn't exist.

 

[Imperius]

You just unwittingly discovered my entire collegiate mentality.

 

[Spinach Dip]

You just unwittingly discovered my entire collegiate mentality.

Remove the "un-" and this comment becomes true.

 

[Hospitalized]

My begging has brought my GPA probably 0.3. I have literally zero shame also. Everyone wins.

 

[chizledfrmstone]

My begging has brought my GPA probably 0.3. I have literally zero shame also. Everyone wins.

You know those stupid male enhancement ads or whatever...

"Learn how to grow your GPA by 0.3 pts.

Professors hate him"

 

[DRsmartypants]

Is this a joke?

 

[Germanicus89]

Is this a joke?

no

 

[Spinach Dip]

Is this a joke?

What is this 4-letter word?

 

[Dr. Death]

My begging has brought my GPA probably 0.3. I have literally zero shame also. Everyone wins.

I love it when I hear professors stonewall the beggars. Gives me hope for this country.

 

[Hospitalized]

I love it when I hear professors stonewall the beggars. Gives me hope for this country.

You mad?

 

[Spinach Dip]

I love it when I hear professors stonewall the beggars. Gives me hope for this country.

👍

You mad?

Damn, I went to a college where they had a strict policy of "WE DONT BUMP UP YOUR GRADES BECAUSE YOU ARE A SPECIAL FLOWER."

 

[TBV]

Protip: Go to a college without +/- grading. If I had a nickel for every final grade I had between 90 and 91

 

[medic86]

Protip: Go to a college without +/- grading. If I had a nickel for every final grade I had between 90 and 91

👍

Edit: it was also a great way to determine the level of effort I need to put into studying for finals.

"Oh, I only need 63% on the final to get an A in the class?"

 

[DRsmartypants]

TBV, my school(BU) a notorious grade deflator has a horrible scale. A- is from 90-94 for most professors. A(95+), a B+)87-89), so basically what would normally get you some grades would not get you others.

 

[kb1900]

TBV, my school(BU) a notorious grade deflator has a horrible scale. A- is from 90-94 for most professors. A(95+), a B+)87-89), so basically what would normally get you some grades would not get you others.

That's not deflation...

 

[DRsmartypants]

Well not only that, but the professors are told to artificially lower grades

 

[JustAPhD]

TBV, my school(BU) a notorious grade deflator has a horrible scale. A- is from 90-94 for most professors. A(95+), a B+)87-89), so basically what would normally get you some grades would not get you others.

That's not deflation...

If I'm not mistaken isn't that the normal grading scale? Sure was at my undergrad (except we didn't have A+).

 

[kb1900]

If I'm not mistaken isn't that the normal grading scale? Sure was at my undergrad (except we didn't have A+).

Yes it's a normal grading scale lol. Standard even in high schools and colleges with a normal 4 point gpa system

 

[kb1900]

Well not only that, but the professors are told to artificially lower grades

I have several friends at BU and have only heard this in a single case where >30% of the class had As (not minuses). And that is not deflation in that case imo

 

[TallPreMed]

I reviewed the only A in my freshman writing class because I went to my professor and argued my final paper from a B+ to an A- I think he did it more so I would leave him alone than anything else.

 

[Spinach Dip]

I reviewed the only A in my freshman writing class because I went to my professor and argued my final paper from a B+ to an A- I think he did it more so I would leave him alone than anything else.

Congratulations! You effectively raised your cumulative GPA by 0.02 points by being an uncompromising dreamer incapable of admitting perfection can sometimes be out of reach.

I bet your mother is proud. 👍

 

[TallPreMed]

Congratulations! You effectively raised your cumulative GPA by 0.02 points by being an uncompromising dreamer incapable of admitting perfection can sometimes be out of reach.

I bet your mother is proud. 👍

I was fighting for my academic scholarship at that point because I needed a cumulative 3.0 to keep it and had a 2.7 from my first semester! So I fought for every A I could get so I wouldn't owe an extra $20k a year and I'm damn proud of that! Momma was happy too 😉

 

[Mad Jack]

Protip: Go to a college without +/- grading. If I had a nickel for every final grade I had between 90 and 91

That would have burned me pretty hard, almost all of my non-A grades were B+. Probably would have dropped me from 3.81 to 3.7 or so, if not lower.

 

[Dr. Death]

You mad?

No because I've already been accepted to medical school and most of the beggars I know ended up bombing the MCAT and/or failing the merciless classes like Ochem

 

[McSpicy]

You forgot to add the notorious W= withdraw from life itself

 

[DRsmartypants]

I have several friends at BU and have only heard this in a single case where >30% of the class had As (not minuses). And that is not deflation in that case imo

That is definitely not the norm. Ask anyone here. In almost all of the pre-med classes, they try to limit As to 10, and A-s to 20-30. Sounds fine but when there are 800 pre-meds to start, it's really not a lot, we already weeded out a lot, we have 400 left now. and even liberal arts classes they try to limit it. Our President has never admitted to deflation of course b/c it would make the university look bad, he just saids grading is in response to the high caliber of students who are currently applying/came in recent years.

 

[WedgeDawg]

You forgot to add the notorious W= withdraw from life itself

Pretty sure W = "well, at least it's not a B"

 

[Mad Jack]

You forgot to add the notorious W= withdraw from life itself

W=Get out of ****ed free, really. I had a few classes that turned South early on, going for the W saved my GPA from some irreparable damage when I was young and stupid and still getting into the swing of things.

 

[frosted_flake]

A +/- system is my best friend when I get a B+ but my worst freaking enemy when I get a dang A-

 

[leonardoson]

Protip: Go to a college without +/- grading. If I had a nickel for every final grade I had between 90 and 91

One bad start and it's tough to get back on track. Got an 80 on my first gen chem 1 exam last semester, and still ended with a 92.5 after 97% on the final.... 1.5% from an A. You would think a teacher would see that and say, "oh he knows the material enough to get an A." Then I start thinking about small little points I missed throughout the term. DAMN YOU A-!