What should I do about final grade

Could you ask your teacher what your final percentage was? It's possible that you miscalculated. If you do choose to bring it up to your teacher, I would do it very respectfully and humbly. I highly doubt you would do this, but don't go in assuming the teacher was wrong or demanding points. Just mention that you're a bit confused by your final grade. I don't think it's silly to talk to the teacher about that. If you earned an A-, you should get an A-, and sometimes teachers make little typing errors in the grade books. It happens.

Thanks! Now I'm even more confused though. I wrote her to help me because I had a problem coming up with the grade that matches hers. I put down my grades and what her weighted percents are.

She replied back that she had to spend time curving each exam individually or most of the class would have failed (ouch). She said she could show me my test grades before the curve if I want.

But...so maybe either I wasn't clear or she means my final grade wasn't based off of my curved exam but my non curved grade.. I thought of asking the Dean next in person..or would that really be a mistake?

Yeah, that is really confusing. I recently messaged my micro professor & she didn't answer my question at all. I would try to email your professor again & then if she doesn't clear it up that time then I guess talk to someone else. Good luck!

But...so maybe either I wasn't clear or she means my final grade wasn't based off of my curved exam but my non curved grade.. I thought of asking the Dean next in person..or would that really be a mistake?

I think it would be a mistake to take this to the Dean at this point. She has offered to show you the non-curved grades so do that at the very least before you involve the Dean. If after all that the teacher still gives you a B+ then you will have to decide how much going from a B+ to A- is worth before taking the matter up the chain to the Dean and possibly facing some negative consequences....like pissing off the teacher who you may encounter in another class or becoming labelled as a "problem" student.

I think it would be a mistake to take this to the Dean at this point. She has offered to show you the non-curved grades so do that at the very least before you involve the Dean. If after all that the teacher still gives you a B+ then you will have to decide how much going from a B+ to A- is worth before taking the matter up the chain to the Dean and possibly facing some negative consequences....like pissing off the teacher who you may encounter in another class or becoming labelled as a "problem" student.

Thanks I hesitated to ask her to see my grade before the curve because she wrote she was on vacation with her family and I felt like a bother .. I mean I'm honestly not one to speak up like this. The teacher already got mad (we think..hard to interpret email though) at my friend who had emailed her she asked the itt tech if there's still a problem with the grades posted the teacher replied about how it was inappropriate to go above her like that. So I know I'm on dangerous ground!

I don't know if it's worth getting the A-...maybe I didn't deserve it if she really had to curve my grades so much..but then again she curved everyone's...so ugh.

Part of this isn't about the grade though. It's about me that I have a history of not speaking up for myself. I'm extremely shy and not assertive and got tired of that and wanted to change. But have to pick the right battle I guess.

That does sound very confusing. I would personally wait to do anything further until I saw the original, non-curved grade.