The semester is over & I am pleased to say .. I finally got that 4.0. All the ranting and raving I did about my history grade, and I actually came out with an A. The last grade I made before the final was a 70 and I had pretty much given up on getting an A in there. The professor gave us a chance to get extra credit. We had to write a 2 page paper, and it was worth up to 10 points. Since she told the class she wasn't going to grade it lightly, I pretty much gave up on that too, but I still completed the assignment and turned it in to be safe. Needed a 101 on the final to make an A, impossible. I honestly had stopped studying for the final. The night before the test I did absolutely nothing. Well, grades were posted. I made a 93 on the exam and got 8 out of 10 extra credit points which gave me exactly the 101 I needed! Yes.
So now, for grades:
AP1-A
AP1 Lab-A
Economics-A
World History-A
Lifespan Development-A
I'm so ecstatic. I literally haven't had straight A's since middle school (with the exception of the summer semester). This 4.0 gave my GPA a nice bump. I will be spending this winter break getting my nursing school application together so I can have it turned in before next semester starts.
How did you guys do? Post your grades! Did you do as well as you wanted to? If you didn't, what will you change so you will do better next semester?
I am curious...what is an A at the school you go to? Most of my classes require a 97/100 to get an A (it used to be 96 and even that was rough). I have mostly A's, some A-'s, and a couple B+'s. For example, I had 100% in one of my current classes, but I missed 1 question on the first test and 3 on the midterm (60 q's). Those 4 questions dropped me to 96.7, so now I have an A-. What sucks is - there is no way to raise that to an A because there are only 100 possible points and no extra credit. There is so little room for error that sometimes I think I'm going to lose my mind! Luckily, I haven't has any points deducted on my essays or weekly assignments. My cousin attends community college, and all he needs for a full A is 90% (no plus-minus system).
So - are you guys getting every single question/assignment/essay nearly100% correct, or is your grading system just different? Thanks!
Hmm, that's strange; I've never heard of a system like that. Normally, an A is 90.0% or higher, unless the school uses +/- in which case it's usually something like 92% or higher with 90-91.9% being A- (the exact cutoff varies I think). That seems a bit unfair of your school to grade so differently than the norm.
I am curious...what is an A at the school you go to? Most of my classes require a 97/100 to get an A (it used to be 96 and even that was rough). I have mostly A's, some A-'s, and a couple B+'s. For example, I had 100% in one of my current classes, but I missed 1 question on the first test and 3 on the midterm (60 q's). Those 4 questions dropped me to 96.7, so now I have an A-. What sucks is - there is no way to raise that to an A because there are only 100 possible points and no extra credit. There is so little room for error that sometimes I think I'm going to lose my mind! Luckily, I haven't has any points deducted on my essays or weekly assignments. My cousin attends community college, and all he needs for a full A is 90% (no plus-minus system).
So - are you guys getting every single question/assignment/essay nearly 100% correct, or is your grading system just different? Thanks!
Wow, any reason the grading scale is like that? From what I've saw on here I don't even think some of the nursing school grading scales are that strict.
But to answer your question, I go to a university that doesn't use the +/- grading system. For us a 90.0 and up is an A.
We don't use a +/- system at my school either. That seems kinda like a really crazy grading system. Only a 100 points for the whole semester? Most of mine are somewhere around 600-700 and I have one that is 1000. I do not work but I am a single mom with a very active 7 year old. I go to class during the day while he is in school, then his homework, and practice at night, then competition for the weekend. I'm usually studying in a Marriott somewhere or at practice during the week.
I have one more final to do but only need a 50% in it to get an A in the class so I'll be fine. Straight As in intro psych, lifespan development, and human biology :) first time ever!
I work part time. For a while I was working at a restaurant, as a DSP, and volunteering at the hospital but I quit the restaurant job a few weeks ago. More because I was sick of it than not having time.
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Microbiology- A
Nutrition- A
English 1- A
Psychology- A
I'm holding on to my 4.0 for now!!