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We have the +/- system here at Northwestern, after reading this thread, I sure wish we didn't...
Originally Posted by sjt78 No. I think most colleges include a minus grade as well (A-, B-, C-...). So an A- is worth less than an A, but more than a B+/B. I went to a small catholic college where we didn't have minus grades, but we did have plus grades. This was a great system as the professor would really need to consider the grade he/she gave as it mad a big difference in the GPA. So an A=4.0, B+=3.5, B=3.0, C+=2.5, etc. But I do believe most schools use the minus in their grading and it actually stands for something. It sucks that you can get B+'s and they only count for a 3.0. Sorry. -Steve |
Originally Posted by YamiTenshi We had the +/- system in college also (U of California). |
Originally Posted by Teerawit I wish I could get into UCSF, because all of their medical school's classes are pass/fail...haha ok just wishful thinking |
Originally Posted by jjcha Honestly, I wonder why grade inflation bothers so many people. Employers, grad schools, they know what's going on and adjust accordingly. I've always taken the view that an A means you're at the top of your class, A- means you've distinguished yourself enough, anything in the B range just designates where you are on the average scale, C means you really scraped along at the bottom of your class, and any lower means you tried to fail. |
Originally Posted by jjcha Honestly, I wonder why grade inflation bothers so many people. |
Originally Posted by jjcha . What really screws the system up is for the few (are there any?) where there isn't grade inflation. Best, -Jason |
Originally Posted by dan1son I've actually known people to not want to even interview someone because they had a 4.0 in a CS or Math program. |
Originally Posted by crazyfrenchman27 Yep, it's called Harvey Mudd. Innumerate suicides ... and counting. -Matt |
Originally Posted by ScubaSteve87 yeah I thought about applying there and then I heard some horror stories from people on a college admissions forum. |