Discussing grades with classmates?

[OgopogoLPN]

We recently had our first big "quiz". No one really asked anyone how they did (at least not in front of anyone else). I imagine those who are frieds with each other shared that info.

A few days ago, one girl in my class, whom I'm not chummy at all with, asked me what I got on the quiz. I wasn't 100% comfortable sharing the info. (I got 92% which was higher than the class average of 84%, so it's not that I was embarrased). I just didn't want to come accross like a "know it all" or bragging.

Mind you, she asked me. I wasn't going around announcing it to everyone. I suppose I could have said "oh, I did well, I'm happy with my grade". But I told her the percentage.

Does your class discuss grades?

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

in my a/p class, we have had 3 tests. the teacher always says "highest grade in the class" when i come up to get my grade. (I have a 98.2 average.) people sure are resentul.

If you're not comfortable with him/her doing that, then I'd ask your instructor (outside of class) if they could stop, that you're not comfortable when they're trumpeting your test score because it's causing tension among the other students. Most (in my experience) are happy to oblige such a request.

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

My grades, my business. Luckily no one asks, but if they did, i just say "i passed" or "i got the grade i expected." Those aren't really statements that people can grill on.

[RNBSNGRADUATE]

my class is full of immature twits (sad for a senior class) -- and a lot of them speak freely regarding this....I wouldn't be surprised if NONE of it was truth...but, I try not to listen to much of what they say in general seeing their conversations revolve around E Entertainment toight, etc......

I, personally, would only share my grades w/those whom I truly consider friend (I do not use that term loosely).

If the goofballs in my class ask me, I say something along the lines of I did well...or better than I thought....

[IrishIzCPNP, MSN, RN, APRN, NP]

We do. It's not that everyone does it but we do within our group. Nobody does it to brag. It's just a way for us to say "congrats" or offer support. Some of it is to see where we went wrong and see if somebody within our little group and offer some advice.

There are certainly cases where it's not okay. It is one of those things that has to be okay for everyone.

Oh and we generally just say "how did you do?" so the person can give as little or as much as they want. I say "what did you get?" to one person and he does it back with me. We are fine with it between th e2 of us but I would never say it to somebody else.

[prinsessa]

I usually don't tell my grade unless someone else tells me their grade first (and it is close to what I got). I have been getting As on the tests and I don't want to seem like I am bragging. I know I'm not bragging, but I don't want to make anyone else feel bad.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Good job!

In A&P II, we had daily quizes with the class grade being rounded up, unless someone made a 100. I remember a two week stretch I was the only 100, and the instructor would always say "So and so made a 100 so there is no curve". The class moaned and groaned, but my friends were still my friends. People got over it and moved on. No one thought I was a "know it all".

When people ask "how did you do", I say "good, bad or allright". If they ask what grade did you make, I tell them. I have no shame and don't sugar coat it out of fear of how I will appear. They'd best be prepared to hear the answer.

Only once was there a problem. I made a 100 when the class average was failure and one person responded negatively. Not enough for me to own any of her issues.

Anyway, I just graduated Summa Cum Ladue and I'll tell you every grade I made without humity and not caring what you think. LOL

People are going to naturally ask one another about grades.

[danh3190]

I usually just say I did "OK" or "Could have been better". I have only told my actual grade to one or two friends and then only once or twice. My real friends don't ask!

What I don't understand is that the busybodies in our class seem to find out what the grades are anyway. I think it's because during test reviews they pass out answer summaries to the students and I guess someone with sharp eyes could spot the grade if they peeked over my shoulder.

[jemommyRN]

I don't mind sharing my grades with others. It's no big deal with me. What I don't like, it when people want to know your grade but want to keep theirs secret. (Yes, they just want to see if you did worse or as bad as them). That's stupid!

[Soup Turtle]

I think just about everyone in our class shares grades. If someone gets a lower grade than I do, I try to offer encouragement. If someone gets a higher grade, I consider that person a good luck charm!

[bekindtokittens]

It doesn't seem like a big deal to me. My teacher usually tells us the class average when she hands back the test. I like being able to compare my grade to the average. But if someone asks me what I got, I tell them. Then they tell me what they got. And I either did better or worse. I usually get a good study buddy, or at the very least, a nice conversation about the test topics, from sharing with my classmates.

[jla623]

It depends I guess...I typically want to know how I stand compared to others in my class and I don't think it would be fair to ask others how they did and not share my own grade. I would see no problem with someone not wanting to share though. I would have to say that in most of my classes people do share, but not with complete strangers. If I made a bad grade, I certainly wouldn't want to share. If someone asked me how I did and I did not do particularly well, I would just say "not as well as I would have liked," or something to that effect. I wouldn't see anything wrong with you wanting to keep it to yourself.