OT New Random Thread Pt. 3

[Eyes On The Prize]

He doesn't grade on a curve. What you get is what you get. I've never seen this before with any other class though. A lot of my professors will give a break down of how many of each letter grade the class got for tests, and while there are a few D's and F's, most of the class still gets a C or higher. But I don't think any of my professors grade on a curve this semester.

I had a professor who swore up and down that he wouldn't grade on curves, too. Every test we got back he said he wouldn't curve it. The highest test for the whole class out of all the tests we took was my 79. Every other test for the rest of the semester was failing. (That whole semester I was living in denial that I was failing... Still failing with the highest grade.) At that point you have to curve it. And he ended up doing so. So there is still a chance your professor may curve it. Even the stingiest of professors break their Curve Pacts :P

I'm not sure what your other tests are like but if the rest of them are good and this one isn't weighted that heavily, you'll be ok! It's only one test. And in your whole college career, I don't think this one test is going to make or break you in your career.

 

[Just-a-Mom]

I had a professor who swore up and down that he wouldn't grade on curves, too. Every test we got back he said he wouldn't curve it. The highest test for the whole class out of all the tests we took was my 79. Every other test for the rest of the semester was failing. (That whole semester I was living in denial that I was failing... Still failing with the highest grade.) At that point you have to curve it. And he ended up doing so. So there is still a chance your professor may curve it. Even the stingiest of professors break their Curve Pacts :P

I'm not sure what your other tests are like but if the rest of them are good and this one isn't weighted that heavily, you'll be ok! It's only one test. And in your whole college career, I don't think this one test is going to make or break you in your career.

I didn't even know curves still existed. Both universities I went to had policies against it. I've got 116 credits and I've NEVER had a class or a test graded on a curve!

(yes, I'm that close to a bachelor's degree and I'm not in school. Pitiful)

 

[flcheermom]

I had a professor who swore up and down that he wouldn't grade on curves, too. Every test we got back he said he wouldn't curve it. The highest test for the whole class out of all the tests we took was my 79. Every other test for the rest of the semester was failing. (That whole semester I was living in denial that I was failing... Still failing with the highest grade.) At that point you have to curve it. And he ended up doing so. So there is still a chance your professor may curve it. Even the stingiest of professors break their Curve Pacts :p

I'm not sure what your other tests are like but if the rest of them are good and this one isn't weighted that heavily, you'll be ok! It's only one test. And in your whole college career, I don't think this one test is going to make or break you in your career.

It is like my daughter's chem2 class I am not sure how many of them are actually "passing" because the course material and test are so hard. Like a few people may have gotten above a D on the tests, and thats it.. so she is so stressed about her final grade. She has done all the quizzes and work - but I said he can't fail everyone lol but we will see what happens - it is just so frustrating. One class out of all that she has done that is a bad seed I call it lol

 

[flcheermom]

I didn't even know curves still existed. Both universities I went to had policies against it. I've got 116 credits and I've NEVER had a class or a test graded on a curve!

(yes, I'm that close to a bachelor's degree and I'm not in school. Pitiful)

Most of my daughter's classes don't, because they don't have to. The harder science and math classes are the ones I have noticed will grade on a curve because the course material and tests are so ridiculously hard. - If you have a bad professor, you are screwed. If they didn't they can't justity failing the class - they want to keep their job lol.

 

[omgitssydthekid]

It is like my daughter's chem2 class I am not sure how many of them are actually "passing" because the course material and test are so hard. Like a few people may have gotten above a D on the tests, and thats it.. so she is so stressed about her final grade. She has done all the quizzes and work - but I said he can't fail everyone lol but we will see what happens - it is just so frustrating. One class out of all that she has done that is a bad seed I call it lol

That's how my physiology class is. Apparently my teacher has never failed a student because the curve is so big. The first test my entire class scored between a 20% and a 55% [emoji15] clearly there is a problem when the entire class fails a test [emoji28]


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[Ashley]

I didn't even know curves still existed. Both universities I went to had policies against it. I've got 116 credits and I've NEVER had a class or a test graded on a curve!

(yes, I'm that close to a bachelor's degree and I'm not in school. Pitiful)

It's generally unavoidable in a lot of engineering-type majors where a 60 on an exam is a good grade. That's been my experience anyway.

 

[flcheermom]

That's how my physiology class is. Apparently my teacher has never failed a student because the curve is so big. The first test my entire class scored between a 20% and a 55% [emoji15] clearly there is a problem when the entire class fails a test [emoji28]


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That is how her chem2 class is. She is sweating bullets waiting for final grade. She has a plan B if she doesn't pass - but she has never not passed a class or gotten a C so this has been stressful on all of us! lol. But she will gladly take a C to get out.

 

[omgitssydthekid]

That is how her chem2 class is. She is sweating bullets waiting for final grade. She has a plan B if she doens't pass - but she has never not passed a class or gotten a C so this has been stressful on all of us! lol. But she will gladly take a C to get out.

My plan B is complaining to the department...again...because we had zero grades in the grade book before the drop date. I will gladly take my C at this point. We only have 300 points total for this class, two tests (one being our final) worth 150 points. It has been a rough semester.


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[flcheermom]

My plan B is complaining to the department...again...because we had zero grades in the grade book before the drop date. I will gladly take my C at this point. We only have 300 points total for this class, two tests (one being our final) worth 150 points. It has been a rough semester.


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I hope it works out for you :) She talked to her advisor this morning and said it went well. This should be her hardest class so we are hoping for the best.

 

[omgitssydthekid]

I hope it works out for you :) She talked to her advisor this morning and said it went well. This should be her hardest class so we are hoping for the best.

Good luck to her! Hopefully the curve will be in her favor [emoji16] Unfortunately, my professor has been a problem for a long time now. I talked my my advisor about him, and he said that he audited the class one semester and didn't even know what my professor was trying to teach. And my advisor has a doctorate, multiple masters degrees, and has been teaching college level psychology for 20+ years. Made me feel a little better haha.


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[Eyes On The Prize]

It is like my daughter's chem2 class I am not sure how many of them are actually "passing" because the course material and test are so hard. Like a few people may have gotten above a D on the tests, and thats it.. so she is so stressed about her final grade. She has done all the quizzes and work - but I said he can't fail everyone lol but we will see what happens - it is just so frustrating. One class out of all that she has done that is a bad seed I call it lol

Those types of classes are rough. I don't let those grades reflect upon myself as a student. I let all the hours of studying, office hours, review, and what not reflect upon myself as a student instead, even if the final grade wasn't to my liking. The class I was talking about was a computer science class and those are really tough in general. But chem classes.... That was my worst class in HS. One of my roommates was a math major and was basically in the same boat. She would beat herself up because her grades weren't high but she spent HOURS studying. There are just some classes that are difficult with teachers who are less than understanding or helpful.

I was in an interview and I was talking to the CEO of a company and he asked why my Major GPA was a .3+ points higher than my overall GPA. I explained to him that I had difficulty with my computer science classes that I had to take for my CS minor. He was really impressed that I stuck with those classes throughout school even if my GPA suffered because of it. He said that sticking with something you aren't good at and seeing it through shows more about you than some number on a sheet. He said he's seen more people apply to jobs at that company that have clearly taken the easy way out (dropping the class, taking a pass/fail, etc) than stick with something, work hard and finish it - with the risk it will affect your GPA. Those were the people who stick out to him. That was really reassuring to hear and thats the message I try to tell all my friends who struggle with classes and their final grades when they've put in so much work. So don't get frustrated over the number if you worked your hardest!

 

[Ashley]

Those types of classes are rough. I don't let those grades reflect upon myself as a student. I let all the hours of studying, office hours, review, and what not reflect upon myself as a student instead, even if the final grade wasn't to my liking. The class I was talking about was a computer science class and those are really tough in general. But chem classes.... That was my worst class in HS. One of my roommates was a math major and was basically in the same boat. She would beat herself up because her grades weren't high but she spent HOURS studying. There are just some classes that are difficult with teachers who are less than understanding or helpful.

I was in an interview and I was talking to the CEO of a company and he asked why my Major GPA was a .3+ points higher than my overall GPA. I explained to him that I had difficulty with my computer science classes that I had to take for my CS minor. He was really impressed that I stuck with those classes throughout school even if my GPA suffered because of it. He said that sticking with something you aren't good at and seeing it through shows more about you than some number on a sheet. He said he's seen more people apply to jobs at that company that have clearly taken the easy way out (dropping the class, taking a pass/fail, etc) than stick with something, work hard and finish it - with the risk it will affect your GPA. Those were the people who stick out to him. That was really reassuring to hear and thats the message I try to tell all my friends who struggle with classes and their final grades when they've put in so much work. So don't get frustrated over the number if you worked your hardest!

I never calculated my major GPA. Do I count just CS classes? Or all classes required for my major (including math/physics/etc)? Do I exclude the CS classes that I took for honors credit that didn't count towards my major?

I think my major GPA is lower than my overall GPA. CS is hard man.

 

[DaniV]

I was on vacation last week so I had to take a test early in one of my classes. The teacher gave back the scantrons to the class and mine wasn't in there so I went to his office to get it. He was looking for it in the written part of the tests that he hadn't given back to the class yet, and the final scores for the test are written on the front of it, so I happened to look over his shoulder and see all the grades. I got a C, which for me isn't that great. But then I saw all the other scores..... There was one A, one B, a handful of C's, and the rest were D's and F's. Like 75% of the class didn't pass.
At what point does a teacher look at the grades the class is getting and think "Hmmm, maybe this isn't working." Some of the failing grades I saw belong to people who sit by me and are always putting together study groups and never miss class, so it's not like they're slackers. It's crazy.

My college chemistry class was like that. The grades were curved and I got a 54% on the final which bumped up to a C+. Clearly something isn't working if out of 800 students, the average is a 50% on the test -_-

After that I used ratemyprof.com religiously to choose my professors.

 

[flcheermom]

Those types of classes are rough. I don't let those grades reflect upon myself as a student. I let all the hours of studying, office hours, review, and what not reflect upon myself as a student instead, even if the final grade wasn't to my liking. The class I was talking about was a computer science class and those are really tough in general. But chem classes.... That was my worst class in HS. One of my roommates was a math major and was basically in the same boat. She would beat herself up because her grades weren't high but she spent HOURS studying. There are just some classes that are difficult with teachers who are less than understanding or helpful.

I was in an interview and I was talking to the CEO of a company and he asked why my Major GPA was a .3+ points higher than my overall GPA. I explained to him that I had difficulty with my computer science classes that I had to take for my CS minor. He was really impressed that I stuck with those classes throughout school even if my GPA suffered because of it. He said that sticking with something you aren't good at and seeing it through shows more about you than some number on a sheet. He said he's seen more people apply to jobs at that company that have clearly taken the easy way out (dropping the class, taking a pass/fail, etc) than stick with something, work hard and finish it - with the risk it will affect your GPA. Those were the people who stick out to him. That was really reassuring to hear and thats the message I try to tell all my friends who struggle with classes and their final grades when they've put in so much work. So don't get frustrated over the number if you worked your hardest!

Thanks! That is definately her. Her grade in this one class does not reflect what kind of student she is. She has spent hours on this class - And in her eyes she is a failure if she doesn't pass :( I tell her look at all your other grades. She is the hardest on herself. She is great at math and statistics and most everything else she takes, chemistry - not so much. She said her brain is just not wired for it lol. It is very hard to watch her be so hard on herself, but it is part of learning and growing as an adult and person I told her. We sat down and planned out different things to do in worst case scenerio - and she seemed better having a plan to go forward whatever happens. I have told her if you do your best that is all you can do - things happen, we will figure it out :) and keep going.

 

[flcheermom]

My college chemistry class was like that. The grades were curved and I got a 54% on the final which bumped up to a C+. Clearly something isn't working if out of 800 students, the average is a 50% on the test -_-

That sounds exactly like my daughter's class. That is why I told her he can't fail all of you! lol