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Physics for engineers. Our averages were regularly in the 40's. Meant a nice curve for everyone, though!
20% This was in Gen Chem 1. Not my class, but a class by a professor that I just barely escaped 
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51. Second term OChem.
Not a class I took, but I saw an average of 15-20 or so in Thermo (mostly ChemE students).
Distribution was flatter than Kansas.
Distribution was flatter than Kansas.
Class average for my organic chemistry I final was a 35%.
40 organic chemistry 1
40% was the lowest. It was in cell phys and the prof didn't like to teach to an undergrad level. Everything was a PhD level.
The prof also used a similar test every year but changed the lectures a ton. The end result meant we were tested on complex stuff without ever being taught it.
The prof also used a similar test every year but changed the lectures a ton. The end result meant we were tested on complex stuff without ever being taught it.
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30% in E&M (the more advanced physics course)...
Something in the 55% range.
One student I know got a a 0/150 on a midterm. =/ That was a bummer.
One student I know got a a 0/150 on a midterm. =/ That was a bummer.
Below 50% on a Ochem 2 mid-term, the cut-off for what was considered an A was like 70%. The class was curved at the end after averaging the mid-terms & final. One dude got a 100%. He probably didn't even have to take the final to still get an A in the class.
On the other side, I had a curved test that had like an high 80s% average. I got a 95% and still got a B.
On the other side, I had a curved test that had like an high 80s% average. I got a 95% and still got a B.
26% in organ and cellular physiology
It was multiple choice too
It was multiple choice too
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35%, first semester of physics.
Mid 30s in o chem. I think that says more about the professor than the students. The registrar forced her to up her curve.
Lowest I've ever had was 72% in chem 102, but I'm only just finishing freshman year.
We had something in the 40s a couple times in med school. Once on a pharmacology exam and another in a fundamental physician skills course. Both were multiple choice. The minutae was overwhelming.
68. Second term OChem.
No traditional curve. You had the option of taking a "retake" exam (diff questions) and your new score replaced your old score. Any score >80 was rounded down to an 80 so the best you could get on a retake was a B-.
Third midterm o.chem 2 was 41 for my class. I got a 56 on the test and felt like a genius.
Not only is 68 not a low average, but I can't wrap my mind around it being considered so low that they gave you the option of a retake.
Around 50% in a physics class.
Kansas isn't flat everywhere. ;-) Very hilly in KSU country. That's all; forgive that deviation. =D
Easily the sub-30% class average at the end of E&M with calculus.
73% was an A.
I forgot what the cutoff for F's were, but 18 out of 40 students got them.
73% was an A.
I forgot what the cutoff for F's were, but 18 out of 40 students got them.
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I just took my orgo II final today. I was the first one finished. I'm afraid that I did it all wrong, but I knew all but two problems. "YOLO" as they say,
My class had an average of 52 on our first calc 1 exam. This is including everyone who took AP Calc in high school. That exam was brutal, insane derivatives, and we couldn't use calculators. The professor said as long as you got a 40, you were in decent shape. 80% was an A.
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What happened when the averages were so low? Was it curved or something that you all had to overcome?
An art class and it was a 25.
That I know of, probably my organic chem class with a test in the low 40s.
For the most part, I found the lowest averages to be in the intro classes where you get a lot of people in need of a "reality check." In my upper level physics classes, usually you weren't in there unless you had some reason to think you could handle them, so the class averages could be low but wouldn't be 40s and 50s low.
For the most part, I found the lowest averages to be in the intro classes where you get a lot of people in need of a "reality check." In my upper level physics classes, usually you weren't in there unless you had some reason to think you could handle them, so the class averages could be low but wouldn't be 40s and 50s low.
One was curved and the other wasn't. I can't remember all the specifics, but the pharm class was combined with another that had a fairly high average, so there were still a number of people that honored.
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Thanks for giving me another reason why art is super lame and a waste of time. 👍
Like seriously? Grading done by art professors is completely subjective, and most art professors love "abstract art" (i.e. just paint random stuff and give some random philosophical explanation on what the painting is supposed to be).
/rant.
59% biochem (no avg higher than 68% in the class for the 4 exams)
got a 93.7% in the class
still got an A- because only so many As were allowed.
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got a 93.7% in the class
still got an A- because only so many As were allowed.
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High 40s and low 50s for O-chem. No curve. I've never been so thankful for a B+.... -_-
Surprisingly, the average for the first paper in an upper-level Philosophy class was a D- (we don't do percentages). Again, no curves.
Surprisingly, the average for the first paper in an upper-level Philosophy class was a D- (we don't do percentages). Again, no curves.
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43% on ochem exam
I don't remember what the class average was... but I got an 18% (a SINGLE question right and a little bit of partial credit on a 10 question test) in Calc3 and it ended up being curved to an A- for our final exam.
I remember spending two weeks after taking the exam before getting the grade back wondering what would happen to my medical school dreams if I got an F and instead I ended up coming out with a B+
TLDR: <18% on a Calculus final
btw this is at a top25 school
I remember spending two weeks after taking the exam before getting the grade back wondering what would happen to my medical school dreams if I got an F and instead I ended up coming out with a B+
TLDR: <18% on a Calculus final
btw this is at a top25 school
I had quantitative analysis chem class exams with averages hovering around 30. Prof just put way too many problems on 50 minute exams. Getting a 50 or above was killing the class.
