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I'm a junior, and I've never even asked a professor for a grade breakdown after it was submitted, so I'm a bit nervous and unsure about handling this.
It's a 4 credit humanities/social science class. I had an A/A- in more than 55% of the class: the midterm and presentations. I ended up with a B in the course, meaning I must have gotten Cs in the final and participation, which I really don't think is the case. The participation, possibly, because even though I spoke in class quite a lot, I occasionally came in late. HOwever, I'd be really upset if I got a C on the final, because that would mean I have reallllly inaccurate self-assessment of my own writing quality. I followed instructions to a T, and I answered every part of the question... so that just suggests I am unaware of my ****ty writing skills 🙁
So... how can I frame this email to the two professors who ran the class? They may be on campus, in which case I prefer to speak to them in person. So far, I have:
"Dear Professors _____ and ______,
I would like to know my final and participation grade for this class. I performed within the A/A- range for the midterm and final, and a plurality of check pluses on the weekly papers. I want to know what dropped my grade down to a B, and how I could improve my performance for the future. I'm also curious to hear your feedback on my final paper, and would like to know what mistakes I made in writing it.
Thank you,
"
Should I email them both individually, or in the same message?
I'm really tempted to ask if this might be some sort of mistake, but I don't think that would go over well. I've never even asked for an extension before, so please help. I don't want to push my role as a student by being too entitled. I feel awkward and upset about this...
It's a 4 credit humanities/social science class. I had an A/A- in more than 55% of the class: the midterm and presentations. I ended up with a B in the course, meaning I must have gotten Cs in the final and participation, which I really don't think is the case. The participation, possibly, because even though I spoke in class quite a lot, I occasionally came in late. HOwever, I'd be really upset if I got a C on the final, because that would mean I have reallllly inaccurate self-assessment of my own writing quality. I followed instructions to a T, and I answered every part of the question... so that just suggests I am unaware of my ****ty writing skills 🙁
So... how can I frame this email to the two professors who ran the class? They may be on campus, in which case I prefer to speak to them in person. So far, I have:
"Dear Professors _____ and ______,
I would like to know my final and participation grade for this class. I performed within the A/A- range for the midterm and final, and a plurality of check pluses on the weekly papers. I want to know what dropped my grade down to a B, and how I could improve my performance for the future. I'm also curious to hear your feedback on my final paper, and would like to know what mistakes I made in writing it.
Thank you,
"
Should I email them both individually, or in the same message?
I'm really tempted to ask if this might be some sort of mistake, but I don't think that would go over well. I've never even asked for an extension before, so please help. I don't want to push my role as a student by being too entitled. I feel awkward and upset about this...
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