(not a like like, but a sympathy like... I'm right there with you!)
You're not alone, I've made mostly B's in our core classes (electives tend to be easy A's). For me the amount of studying it would take to go from B's to A's would mean sacrificing my mental health, and I don't plan on specializing, sooo I'm content with being middle of the road (I have no idea what my actual class rank is, but I know some of my classmates do tend to make mostly A's). It really depends on the school and the person, on the other hand I have friends who study really hard and consistently make C's.
I'm fairly certain my only As this semester will be in my three electives (total of 4 credits). With the cores I have a habit of getting As in the 1-2 credit courses and Bs in the 3-4 credit ones. Since I do want to specialize that is...less than ideal. But alas.
SAR and I are classmates. 80 is a B+ at our school.
MSU is a bit rough...
I'm curious overall do you feel getting a C is pretty manageable since normally a "standard C" is 70%?
"Well maybe if you came up with something completely novel that even I hadn't thought about I'd consider giving you an A..."
That’s how it is here in most classes third year and it sucks. So far I think everyone has managed to scrape by, though I know a few have been close.
I would have no As haha
You don't have minuses?
Nope!
Woah, I didn’t know places did GPAs by o.5!
I think my undergrad had a slightly different scale if I remember correctly. So a B was a 3.0, B+ was 3.3, A- was 3.7
For us a 4.0 was a 99-100, 3.9 98-96, etc. so you could have an A grade and be from a 4-3.5, B 3.4-2.8, Cs 2.7-2.0.
Ohhhhh gotcha
I live at the 91% line, so it kills me.
I agree! I think it's interesting. Just highlights how subjective these "objective" measures can be.
As a solid B student hoping to specialize, I'm right there with you....
Canadian schools don't really do class ranks unless specifically requested, so everything is on a GPA basis up here! Guess it's all in your interview and who you know haha
Generally class rank does factor in to some extent. Your letters of recommendation are a huge part of it though, and just having people who are willing to vouch for you and say you're great to work with and all that.Makes me wonder how schools compare between people when making selections for residencies, etc
Meanwhile, I'm over here with my gpa steadily dropping over time...I should have expected this, it's exactly what happened in undergrad
It really isn't everything. The amount it factors in depends on the specialty and the program though. Some will take it into consideration a bit more, especially if their board exam is particularly difficult, because they want to know that their residents are going to pass boards.
It isn't. At least for this program, there was a minimum GPA cutoff and then we mostly looked at class rank because the grading is so different at the various schools.
At least for me its more of a where you fall with the classmates. So like top 50% vs bottom 10% or what have you. Also holy crap you have a tiny class!Class rank confuses me too. Like we have 33 people in my class. If I'm 25/33 (which is approx where I am - had to request it for a scholarship last year) does that make me a better or worse applicant compared to someone who was 50/200?
What I have learned from this thread is that there is no consistency and I'm glad I don't go to American schools based on where my numerical grades sit - unless our profs just like to watch us suffer
With class rank it's typically based more on the percentage than your actual number.Class rank confuses me too. Like we have 33 people in my class. If I'm 25/33 (which is approx where I am - had to request it for a scholarship last year) does that make me a better or worse applicant compared to someone who was 50/200?
What I have learned from this thread is that there is no consistency and I'm glad I don't go to American schools based on where my numerical grades sit - unless our profs just like to watch us suffer
