YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS

pmabraham, BSN, RN · Dec 6, 2013

ThePrincessBride based on what you've shared, given the circumstances you've done an awesome job. Great work!

allnurses Guide · Dec 6, 2013

I round up..... since I teach med calc and make such a fuss about rounding properly. But as the one story goes, the kid who complained to the football coach/teacher about not being given that last point (not talking rounding here), the coach said if the team gets stopped at 6 inches from the goal line after driving 99 yards, do you "give" them the touchdown?

I think you did good! Plenty of times I wished for up to that A-

damrcngrl95 · Dec 6, 2013

Yep, I will be there with you. I will probably have a 92.? for an average. It's a B, but I wish that it wasn't so close. Hold your head high because you do know your subject matter and will pass the course. The sad part is I could make a 20 on my final and still pass. It's harder to maintain an A than to fail.

uronurse1 · Dec 6, 2013

Great job! And med surg is tough stuff. 12 years ago in my adn program, i was just excited to pass that course. Feel good about your accomplishment!

Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN · Dec 6, 2013

In my ADN program, I lost out on an A by 1/3 of a point. Percentage wise, it worked out to 93.98%, and I needed a 94%.

Yes, I passed and that was an accomplishment in itself.

But I'm not going to lie: it definitely stung, especially since I know what question I definitely had marked wrong even before the test was scored. And it did kill my first attempt at a 4.0.

(Ironically, I made an A in another class by 1/3 of a point to get a 94.01%).

Editorial Team / Admin · Dec 7, 2013

We were always told on day one (and I believe it may have been in the syllabus) that our grades were never rounded. An 89.9999999 was still a B (back in the old days when an A was 90-100). This was because we had ample opportunities for extra points through various means. Knowing up front prepared us for that reality. Very few students ever complained, and those who did were always left disappointed. If one of the complainers would have succeeded in getting their grade changed, there would have been a massive mutiny by all students. However, all teachers were prepared to present a united front, and it worked for them.

Guttercat, ASN, RN · Dec 7, 2013

Oy. I'd ask them to round up. If they provide results by "point such and such" (as in 92.67%), yet only give an overall grade in whole number percentages, then it follows suit that they should follow the rounding rule.

I had an English instructor that did just that. I had a 92.76 % and she rounded to 93% for an A instead of an A-. She said if it had been 92.49%, she likewise would have rounded down.

akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P · Dec 7, 2013

My program doesn't round either. You get what you earn. I had a classmate fail the entire course by 2 points. It was less than 1% (and if I recall, it was by less than 0.5%, so rounding up would have "saved" him, and yet he still failed the course. He was later allowed to repeat the course and earned his RN this past summer.

BellaRose4281, RN · Dec 7, 2013

Don't feel bad. You need at 94% to get an A at my school. Last term I got a 93.9% in A & P which is a B. Oh well...

SopranoKris, MSN, RN, NP · Dec 7, 2013

Our program does not round up, no exceptions. So, a 91.9 will never be a 92, no matter how much we whine & cry. We also have no extra credit whatsoever. You earn what you earn.

Is it frustrating? Yes, but it is fair. No one can claim someone else got more extra points than another.

I feel for you. It's tough when you're so/close and you don't get the grade you want. Especially when you worked so hard to earn it. Just keep up the good work and hold your head high that you did so well

Kooky Korky, BSN, RN · Dec 7, 2013

The grade won't matter in the long run. Be glad you passed, try to retain and apply your knowledge.

jtmarcy12, BSN, RN · Dec 7, 2013

OP : when you round that off that should be 93% why is your school being so difficult?

But best wishes