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I'm just talking typically here (i.e. not factoring in a curve); do you know what the policy of most places (or wherever you go to school) is?
Stupid question: is an 83.0% a B or B-?
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Depends on the professor. At my school, the grading scale is decided on an individual class basis. I.e. in ochem as low as a 75 could be considered a B.
Put whatever shows on your transcript as usually transcripts only show the final letter grade not the percentage.
B-. Generally 84-86 is B range, with 80-83 being B-, and 87-89 being a B+.
That's the typical scale. When it's curved, there are incidences when that 83 suddenly becomes a C....or an A-, depending.
That's the typical scale. When it's curved, there are incidences when that 83 suddenly becomes a C....or an A-, depending.
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Where I go some classes give them and some don't; honestly, this has probably helped me a lot more than it's hurt me.
They do show up on the transcript though.
They do show up on the transcript though.
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It really only matters how AMCAS grades it. According to http.www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2008amcasgradeconversionguide.pdf
an 83 is a B or 3.0
an 83 is a B or 3.0
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That's interesting. I don't think the school puts percentages on the transcript, just the letter grade.
Maybe I need a Roger Maris-style asterisk?
Maybe I need a Roger Maris-style asterisk?
My friend you could get a 75 as the final grade in a class and that be a B.
If that's the case, a B will be put on the transcript and if B is what shows up on the transcript that is what you put on AMCAS. From there AMCAS calculates things.
They don't calculate based on what percent you get seeing as no transcript lists your percent. They list your letter grade assigned by a professor. At my university, the percentage assigned to a letter grade is determined by the professor. Furthermore, the usage of +/- system is also determined on an individual basis by professor. Some use it and some don't.
Are you saying your school shows percentages? I've never heard of such things here in Fl.
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My school's the same way as yours. Chemistry has the weirdest scale (all four of mine have been on the same scale, with two different professors). Genetics and Cell Bio didn't distinguish between A's and A-'s. Physiology followed the basic 93+ is an A, 90-93 is an A-, etc. The letter grade gets put on your transcript.
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At my US school, 83% was a B-. Here in Canada, 83% is an A-.
Haha, yeah. Canada is awesome. 90+ is an A+, 85-89 is an A, 80-84 is an A-.
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Back in the day when I was an undergrad more than a few of my classes would have exam means of 50% or less. In one particularly hellish class the mean would be more like a 30, hitting 50% was a solid A.
I actually like this system better because it more easily differentiates the top. If the mean is really high then your only resolution is on the bottom end, and who really cares about the failing tail anyway?
I actually like this system better because it more easily differentiates the top. If the mean is really high then your only resolution is on the bottom end, and who really cares about the failing tail anyway?
