What's your opinion on weighted grades?

[MayoMedSchool]

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What's your opinion on weighted grades?

For example, my grade weightation in my intro to Biology class was the following:
6% = attendance
6% = Homework
12% x 3 = 36% = Tests
22% = Final Test
30% = Lab Practical

This means that my attendance grades were thought of by my professor as "easy points", but as you can see, if you have 100% in the category but continue to get more points, your grade doesn't go up at ALL.

I didn't like weighted grades at all, for one based on the point made above, and for the second point showing that 30% of our entire grade was based on one little test, something I don't support at all. That means if someone got a 70% on it, the highest grade they can now achieve in the class is a 91%, almost a B, and there's nothing they can do about it.

What's your opinion on weighted grades? I personally can't stand them.

Since you guys can't apparently read what I'm saying, I'll write in red. The 70% in the test doesn't represent my performance AT ALL. I have 100% in the course because it's the easiest course ever. So stop calling me a troll because you just look like an idiot.

 

[DrBowtie]

I'm confused on what your alternative would be. All classes use some weighting although it might not be as transparent as above.

PS. Don't get a 70% on tests if you want to get an A.

 

[MedPR]

What's your opinion on weighted grades?

For example, my grade weightation in my intro to Biology class was the following:
6% = attendance
6% = Homework
12% x 3 = 36% = Tests
22% = Final Test
30% = Lab Practical

This means that my attendance grades were thought of by my professor as "easy points", but as you can see, if you have 100% in the category but continue to get more points, your grade doesn't go up at ALL.

I didn't like weighted grades at all, for one based on the point made above, and for the second point showing that 30% of our entire grade was based on one little test, something I don't support at all. That means if someone got a 70% on it, the highest grade they can now achieve in the class is a 91%, almost a B, and there's nothing they can do about it.

What's your opinion on weighted grades? I personally can't stand them.

You shouldn't be getting 70% on tests to begin with.

Weighted grades don't really bother me. My final grade is still 100% based on my work ethic/ability and that's all I care about. Classes graded on a bell-curve, however, can suck if it's full of gunners.

 

[Jas1360]

Most of the courses I have taken always gave the final exam more weight. I don't really mind.

 

[mimelim]

I don't really understand the issue. If you do poorly on something that is an important component of the class, you won't do well in the class. I'm not sure what that is a bad thing.

I don't think any of my pre-med prerequisites hard anything outside of exams and maybe homework impacting grades. Most of my major was on a mid-term is 40% of your grade and final is 60% of your grade. They assume you would do the homework because if you didn't you were hosed and we all knew that.

Long story short, don't do poorly on exams in classes that are graded...

 

[Irish Football]

I'm confused.

 

[PreMedOrDead]

I'm confused.

What's your opinion on weighted grades?
What's your opinion on weighted grades? I personally can't stand them.

Here you go, try this.

 

[deleted303591]

Well, OP, you have been doing a lot of trolling.

Since you said in another thread you do not like to attend class, it is not a mystery why you would not do well on exams.

Also having a 5 on an Advanced Placement exam in the course you are taking does not mean much. University is a totally different gig.

 

[deleted303591]

Since you guys can't apparently read what I'm saying, I'll write in red. The 70% in the test doesn't represent my performance AT ALL. I have 100% in the course because it's the easiest course ever. So stop calling me a troll because you just look like an idiot.

It is not that we cannot read what you are saying. Before you edited your post, you were not communicating effectively. It was clear, as multiple people did not understand your post.

And yes, you are trolling and are writing posts that are manipulative and are wasting people's time. Essentially they are spam.

You are living a double life on SDN. Anyone who takes the time to view all of your posts can see that.

 

[mimelim]

lol at OP thinking that anyone thought that they got a 70% on their test.

 

[ShenanigansMD]

Since you guys can't apparently read what I'm saying, I'll write in red. The 70% in the test doesn't represent my performance AT ALL. I have 100% in the course because it's the easiest course ever. So stop calling me a troll because you just look like an idiot.

Then why waste time complaining?

 

[ClemsonFirst]

Isn't every class weighted to some extent? It all depends on how much each grade weighs towards the final grade.

 

[twizzlers713]

Isn't every class weighted to some extent? It all depends on how much each grade weighs towards the final grade.

seems to me that OP has a problem with every college class ever.

 

[kpcrew]

38s, c3.93, s4.00
subscores:
Physical:13
biological:13
verbal reasoning: 12

on dean's list for all 8 semesters undergraduate, graduated summa cum laude from honors college at university of south dakota. Have an impressive thesis that ended up getting published. Got a full ride scholarship sponsored from mayo clinic for tuition. Also received a gates scholarship valued at $15k/year (don't tell mayo i didn't need their money).

10 very strong recommendation letters

400+ clinical shadowing/volunteering
1000+ hours in the community/school

sga senator at usd all four years.
Marching band/artistic ec

I'm taking the MCAT in 2014.

I'm currently a freshman in college. I don't even attend my biology or chemistry classes because I know them already. I'm all prepared for O-chem and physics next year because I already have ALL the information down. I recently bought the EK series practice tests and study materials, and I got bored with them because I knew all the answers with no difficulty at all.

In high school I studied for the ACT and MCAT 5 hours a night on school nights and 12 hours a night on weekends. (Please don't ask me why I'm not going insane yet, I don't know)

Also if it's any indication at all, I got a 36+12 on the ACT+Writing, and am on a full ride scholarship here at the University of South Dakota. (Didn't want to pay thousands at Harvard)

What do you think my chances are of getting a 45T on the mcat, and perhaps Mayo Medical School?

so stop calling me a troll because you just look like an idiot.

wat

 

[ClemsonFirst]

wat

👍👍👍👍

 

[MayoMedSchool]

Yeah I just like to piss of MayoMedSchool because I know that he's better than I am haha but it seems like he doesn't know any good comebacks so I enjoy it while I can right? 😀

Yeah, get off my thread kid.

 

[kpcrew]

 

[lobo.solo]

wat

You always get them trolls, Dude, you're a veteran on SDN. Good job!!!! GTFO op.

 

[PreMedOrDead]

 

[SpecterGT260]

What's your opinion on weighted grades?

For example, my grade weightation in my intro to Biology class was the following:
6% = attendance
6% = Homework
12% x 3 = 36% = Tests
22% = Final Test
30% = Lab Practical

This means that my attendance grades were thought of by my professor as "easy points", but as you can see, if you have 100% in the category but continue to get more points, your grade doesn't go up at ALL.

I didn't like weighted grades at all, for one based on the point made above, and for the second point showing that 30% of our entire grade was based on one little test, something I don't support at all. That means if someone got a 70% on it, the highest grade they can now achieve in the class is a 91%, almost a B, and there's nothing they can do about it.

What's your opinion on weighted grades? I personally can't stand them.

Since you guys can't apparently read what I'm saying, I'll write in red. The 70% in the test doesn't represent my performance AT ALL. I have 100% in the course because it's the easiest course ever. So stop calling me a troll because you just look like an idiot.

I don't understand what is weighted here..... What do you mean your grade won't go up by not getting more points?......

In any course that has a set number of points, your grade can only go down from day 1. Mathematically this is just how it works. I remember back in HS when there were enough assignments to keep track of that it seemed like you could dig yourself out, but even then, if you knew what was coming ahead of time the system still works exactly as you described above. Can you describe a system for me where someone gets a 70% on an exam and DOESNT end up with a lower than 100%? 😕

 

[KnuxNole]

It's the SAME as a point system dude.

You expect people to gain magic points if the highest grade they get is a 91 for example? Nope. If the highest grade is a 91 if they get a 70% on the practical, that's that. Nothing wrong with that at all.

It's the same thing as if the class was out of 1000 points, and the practical was worth 300 points.

 

[theseeker4]

What's your opinion on weighted grades?

For example, my grade weightation in my intro to Biology class was the following:
6% = attendance
6% = Homework
12% x 3 = 36% = Tests
22% = Final Test
30% = Lab Practical

This means that my attendance grades were thought of by my professor as "easy points", but as you can see, if you have 100% in the category but continue to get more points, your grade doesn't go up at ALL.

I didn't like weighted grades at all, for one based on the point made above, and for the second point showing that 30% of our entire grade was based on one little test, something I don't support at all. That means if someone got a 70% on it, the highest grade they can now achieve in the class is a 91%, almost a B, and there's nothing they can do about it.

What's your opinion on weighted grades? I personally can't stand them.

Since you guys can't apparently read what I'm saying, I'll write in red. The 70% in the test doesn't represent my performance AT ALL. I have 100% in the course because it's the easiest course ever. So stop calling me a troll because you just look like an idiot.

So what exactly would the alternative be to a course that weighted its assignments, attendance, exams, etc? If you really are not a troll, what would a non weighted grading scheme look like?

 

[SpecterGT260]

So what exactly would the alternative be to a course that weighted its assignments, attendance, exams, etc? If you really are not a troll, what would a non weighted grading scheme look like?

I think he is describing highschool where they don't tell you up front (typically) what everything is worth giving you the illusion that your grade is calculated on a rolling basis. i.e. "oh I got a 70% at midterm but I can raise it by doing more assignments" or something to that effect.....

Because even with score categories like this... it doesn't necessarily mean that things are weighted differently. They just happen to constitute a larger slice of the pie.

 

[SpecterGT260]

I'm trying to be as integrate as I can here, Moosepig. Personal integrity is a requirement for any allopathic medical school. Thank you for the suggestion, though.

I contacted MCAT a month ago regarding the Writing Section Situation when I first saw it on the webpage and the representative told me it's still being offered to those who don't accept the trial version. In that case.. .

um......

wut?


You have quite the post history, kiddo...... Im surprised you werent banned in those other threads for trolling.

 

[mehc012]

I always hate the attendance weighting...in my opinion, if you make your class worth my time, I'll go. Otherwise, it's ridiculous to expect me to attend.

Think of it this way...in a crappy class, you can accomplish more learning outside of class than in class, so the weighting is worthless. In a decent class, you accomplish the same amount inside and out, but class provides structure and discipline you might not have...so if you manage to put in the right effort outside of class, you earned the grade as much as anyone else. In a great class, lecture is the most efficient use of your time, so it's silly not to go...and people who don't go have to work harder to achieve the same grade, so if they do well they've earned it. Why punish the ones who worked harder?

The end result is that the people who deserve the test/hw grades earn it, so why mess that up with an unnecessary 'attendance' grade which serves no purpose other than bulking the prof's ego when they realize that their lecture is unhelpful and therefore empty.

 

[Docility]

What's your opinion on weighted grades?

For example, my grade weightation in my intro to Biology class was the following:
6% = attendance
6% = Homework
12% x 3 = 36% = Tests
22% = Final Test
30% = Lab Practical

This means that my attendance grades were thought of by my professor as "easy points", but as you can see, if you have 100% in the category but continue to get more points, your grade doesn't go up at ALL.

I didn't like weighted grades at all, for one based on the point made above, and for the second point showing that 30% of our entire grade was based on one little test, something I don't support at all. That means if someone got a 70% on it, the highest grade they can now achieve in the class is a 91%, almost a B, and there's nothing they can do about it.

What's your opinion on weighted grades? I personally can't stand them.

Since you guys can't apparently read what I'm saying, I'll write in red. The 70% in the test doesn't represent my performance AT ALL. I have 100% in the course because it's the easiest course ever. So stop calling me a troll because you just look like an idiot.

Learned a new word today! Or did I...😉

 

[MedPR]

wat

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