Wooo! Grades are in!

[QueenAdrock]

Special Education (for teachers): A

Nazi Germany: B+ (what a fuckin' tease)

Balkan History: B (didn't learn a fuckin' thing)

Geography - Ancient Iraq: B (I think it was entered wrong, though. Should have been an A by my calculations, so I'm trying to get it fixed.)

Immigration and Ethnicity in the US Seminar: A

Scandinavian History: A


Wooo! 3.5! 3.66, if I get my Geography grade fixed. Post up your grades! :)

[ToucanSpam]

Childrens Literature: B+
Medieval History: A
Pre-Confederation History: A
Cinema/Fine Arts: A+
Natural Science: B-

Cock sucker Natural Science. Fuck Aristotle :mad: :mad:

[alexandra]

75% - 84% = C? 85% - 91% = B? 91% - 100% = A? F = failing? tell me.

[QueenAdrock]

75% - 84% = C? 85% - 91% = B? 91% - 100% = A? F = failing? tell me.

90% - 100% - A
80% - 89% - B
70% - 79% - C
60% - 69% - D

And Maryland doesn't accept anything lower than a D, and for your major, nothing below a C. And they have the + and - system that basically tells you what part of the grading scale your grade falls in (for example, an A- is anywhere from a 90% - 93%), but it doesn't count towards your GPA. Yet. They just passed a resolution that says that a + will count more towards your GPA, and a - will take away. I'm glad it won't be applied till the semester after I graduate. :)

[Sarky Devotchka]

I GOT AN A+ IN AWESOME.

:(

[QueenAdrock]

Sarky's got the market cornered. :cool:

[Sarky Devotchka]

it's not that big of a deal, only me and echewta were in the class and they graded on a curve.

psst, chewtle got a D- (!)

[alexandra]

90% - 100% - A
80% - 89% - B
70% - 79% - C
60% - 69% - D

And Maryland doesn't accept anything lower than a D, and for your major, nothing below a C. And they have the + and - system that basically tells you what part of the grading scale your grade falls in (for example, an A- is anywhere from a 90% - 93%), but it doesn't count towards your GPA. Yet. They just passed a resolution that says that a + will count more towards your GPA, and a - will take away. I'm glad it won't be applied till the semester after I graduate. :)
thank you for explaining. (y)

[jabumbo]

i never used to check my grades online because i don't care what i get. i haven't failed a class yet, and wasnt in any real danger of doing so this term, so it doesnt matter to me.



as far as the + and - thing, an A and an A+ are the same thing. because if they werent, the + would have to be worth more than the allowable points (therefore making is possible to eclipse the GPA system) or an A would have to be less. Most grade out of 4.0, so an A and A+ are both worth 4 points. If the + was worth more than 4, then the 4.0 scale would have to be changed. and i'm sure nobody would want an A to be worth less than it is.

[QueenAdrock]

No, if they're going to institute the +, - grading system, they SHOULD have A+'s count for more. If B+'s count for a 3.3, A- count for 3.7, A count for 4.0, then an A+ should count for 4.3, which is what Maryland will do.

At Towson (where my bf went for undergrad) they didn't have A+s, which screwed up everything. It basically means if you get straight A's, but get a few A-'s, you'll NEVER have a 4.0 again. The A+ is needed to help balance things out.

It was messed up, because a kid with straight A's (since there were no A+'s)with a few A-'s could have a 3.85 GPA. Whereas a kid with straight A's with one or two B's (because he doesn't have plus or minus grading) could technically have the same if not better GPA.

[QweenOfBoggle]

straight A's...this college thing is a little too easy. ;)

[ToucanSpam]

90% - 100% - A
80% - 89% - B
70% - 79% - C
60% - 69% - D

And Maryland doesn't accept anything lower than a D, and for your major, nothing below a C. And they have the + and - system that basically tells you what part of the grading scale your grade falls in (for example, an A- is anywhere from a 90% - 93%), but it doesn't count towards your GPA. Yet. They just passed a resolution that says that a + will count more towards your GPA, and a - will take away. I'm glad it won't be applied till the semester after I graduate. :)
My uni's grading system is a bit different in some courses.


EDIT: that difference being the mark to recieve an A is in fact 80-100 insted of 90-100. That applies to other universities in Canada as well.

[jabumbo]

No, if they're going to institute the +, - grading system, they SHOULD have A+'s count for more. If B+'s count for a 3.3, A- count for 3.7, A count for 4.0, then an A+ should count for 4.3, which is what Maryland will do.

At Towson (where my bf went for undergrad) they didn't have A+s, which screwed up everything. It basically means if you get straight A's, but get a few A-'s, you'll NEVER have a 4.0 again. The A+ is needed to help balance things out.

It was messed up, because a kid with straight A's (since there were no A+'s)with a few A-'s could have a 3.85 GPA. Whereas a kid with straight A's with one or two B's (because he doesn't have plus or minus grading) could technically have the same if not better GPA.

but if you can feasably get something higher than 4.0, then it defeats the purpose of the whole system. it's the same thing with getting more than 100%. there is a reason it's set as the top. you can't be better than perfect


and besides, i think if you can get straight A's, then it's not hard enough

[alexandra]

and besides, i think if you can get straight A's, then it's not hard enough
getting straight A's doesn't come for free, you have to sacrifice a lot of things.

[QueenAdrock]

but if you can feasably get something higher than 4.0, then it defeats the purpose of the whole system. it's the same thing with getting more than 100%. there is a reason it's set as the top. you can't be better than perfect


and besides, i think if you can get straight A's, then it's not hard enough

It's like extra credit. People will see a 4.0 from a university with plus and minus grading and think "Wow, straight A's." If they see a 4.3 from the same university they'll think "HO-LY SHIT, this kid is smart! A+'s." Perfect would be a 4.3, so you're right. You can't be better than perfect.

They're overhauling the system. It's so
A- = awesome
A = fuckin' awesome
A+ = absolutely perfect

It's not incredibly hard to get straight-A's, you just have to have time and dedication. Wayne got straight-A's in grad school, it doesn't mean it wasn't "hard enough" it means he worked his ass off every single day, spent every day learning the material and reading, ignoring his girlfriend's calls in order to concentrate and get everything down pat. Straight-A's show dedication, time, and intelligence, not that the "system sucks," unless you go to some 3rd rate community college.

[cosmo105]

straight A's...this college thing is a little too easy. ;)
same here.

american history pre-civil war: A
music appreciation (online): A
public speaking: A
ass kicking: A

[jabumbo]

i want to do an experiment and take people who have always have straight a's from highschool and even through college and make them take a full course load in a totally different major and see how they fare...

it could be a new reality series for MTV



oh, and i still ahvent checked my grades, because i don't care. what i get in any of my classes means nothing to me, and it shouldn't mean anything to my futyre employers.

my grades reflect how well i test, and my tests reflect on how well i can memorize everything that i will read from a book on the job. the grading system is the worst thing ever created by the education system, followed closely by the SAT's

[marsdaddy]

UCSC had narrative evaluations and no letter grades. Everyone liked me. just like on the board!

[QueenAdrock]

my grades reflect how well i test, and my tests reflect on how well i can memorize everything that i will read from a book on the job. the grading system is the worst thing ever created by the education system, followed closely by the SAT's

True...to a point. I guess it depends what major you're in. I have to write a whole lot of papers, so my getting A's shows how well I can do research and put it together in a logical manner. Maryland teachers also only like to give A's to papers if you critically analyze the sources you cite. That's important if I plan to go into a field where I have to do research.

And grades shouldn't mean that much, but I know that if I were an employer and saw C's and D's on a transcript I wouldn't think "This guy doesn't test well," as opposed to "This is a lazy asshole who doesn't try."

[ToucanSpam]

same here.

american history pre-civil war: A
music appreciation (online): A
public speaking: A
ass kicking: A
I half expected to see Basket Weaving 101 on that list. :p

[marsdaddy]

And grades shouldn't mean that much, but I know that if I were an employer and saw C's and D's on a transcript I wouldn't think "This guy doesn't test well," as opposed to "This is a lazy asshole who doesn't try."Employers check transcripts?

[QueenAdrock]

Yep. Apparently the government does, at least. My brother applied and brought them in his 3.7 GPA-transcript and they were like "HOLY CRAP!" and gave him an extra $5,000 a year. :eek:

[jabumbo]

And grades shouldn't mean that much, but I know that if I were an employer and saw C's and D's on a transcript I wouldn't think "This guy doesn't test well," as opposed to "This is a lazy asshole who doesn't try."

so basically that since i don't cram every little bit of information into my head for a test, makes me lazy?

i can say with much confidence and pride that i would make a better employee than 90% of the people that will be in my graduating class, even if about 80% of them have a better QPA than i do.



to note: i've been on 6 or 7 interviews in the past 2 years for different jobs, and only once did they ask about my grades. i said "they are not great, but steady none the less". he laughed, and offered me the job the next day over at least 2 other guys (who i bet had better grades than i did)

[Justin]

i got:

5 B's
3 C's
1 D

Graduated! Got Job! Gettin Paid!

Payin Bills!

[Rancid_Beasties]

My uni's grading system is a bit different in some courses.


EDIT: that difference being the mark to recieve an A is in fact 80-100 insted of 90-100. That applies to other universities in Canada as well.

Yeah mine is similar. The average grade in most departments for first years is about 65. 50-64 is a pass, 65-69 is a H3, 70-74 is a H2B, 75-80 is a H2A and 80-100 is a H1. For first year I got 2 H2A's (in politics and history), a H2B (in History and Philosophy of Law) and a H3 (in torts and the process of law).

[miss soul fire]

Yayayayayay!!! Congrats everyone! :) (y)

[QueenAdrock]

so basically that since i don't cram every little bit of information into my head for a test, makes me lazy?

No, I said C's and D's. There's a difference between "every little bit of information" and "enough to let people know that you LEARNED something." C's and D's to me mean you didn't learn shit, not that you don't test well or didn't learn enough. I still don't know a lot about Balkan history, but I managed to learn enough to pass with a B-.

C's and D's to me show laziness, or you didn't try hard enough, or that you just don't understand main concepts. And if an employer is going to hire you specifically for a skill or knowledge you should have learned in school, you better actually know it, not just tweaked by.

I don't know what kind of tests they're giving you at Pitt, but at Maryland they give you open-ended questions that allow you to show all kinds of knowledge. They grade you on what you DO know, not what you don't. They don't try to trip you up, they just want you to let them know that you learned important things that were necessary to the course. Therefore, if you get C's and D's, it shows you were too lazy to learn the basic concepts of the course, which would get you at least B's if you learned 'em.

[jabumbo]

theres no such thing as an open ended question on my end

the question tells me to design something, and it either works, or it falls down. no bullshitting can get me a B

[QueenAdrock]

You can't bullshit on this end either. Either the facts are correct, or they're not. But you can show what you do know, as opposed to what you don't.

So, since you're in engineering, either you know how to make something or you don't. So...shouldn't your grades reflect that? It just seems that if you're able to design stuff correctly, you should get a good grade, and if you don't know how to, you get a bad grade. I don't really get how they can give you bad tests for that, or why they would. I've seen bad testing before, like multiple choice history tests that ask you minute details that don't reflect the overall picture (they're rare, but some teachers do it). Wouldn't engineering be the type of major to see the overall picture, along the lines of "build this bridge using these materials" and either you can do it or you can't?