College students...

[krunchykrome]

Took only 1 graduate class this semester. I got an A.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I don't end till June 13th so no grades until then. I'm just now having midterms.

 

[drinkmorejava]

C for Engineers A
Money & Banking A
Thermals & Fluids A
Eng. Dynamics ??
Modeling & Analysis of Uncertainty ??

Currently have a 3.74 with those grades

Anywhere that you can get above a 4.0 is bloody ridiculous. You shouldn't be able to get random extra credit because you excelled somewhere. It should be expected that you get good grades and are numerically punished if you get bad grades. This isn't elementary school anymore where you receive an extra smiley for getting a 100%.

 

[magomago]

Man I wish I was on a semester...quarters go by too fast to get comfortable with the information to the point of retaining it.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: BrownTown
Well first off any university that lets you have over a 4.0 or gives out A+ grades either is a pitiful college or is in love with grade inflation.

That said, I graduated wit a 3.02 GPA this year which was nice because I haven't had above a 3.0 GPA since first semester freshmen year, so at least now my GPA starts with a 3.

it's not the fact that getting an A+ inflates your grades.. a plus/minus system offers more stratification within the university, academically.

*however* there have to be incentives/rammifications at all levels - that's why i'm pissed that an A+ does nothing (4.0) while an A- (3.75) hurts me, but a B+ and B- average out to a B (3.0)

 

[IAteYourMother]

I'm looking to get
A's in Physics E+M, Differential Equations, and Organic Chemistry
B in my stupid philosophy class Justice

we haven't taken our finals yet though

 

[Toastedlightly]

Semester aint over! Finals week is this week :x

Well, by the looks of things:

Polymer Science = A
Quantum Spectroscopy = B-/C+
Material and Energy Balances = B+/A-
Analytical Chemistry = B

 

[ChaoZ]

Still got 2 weeks left, but the outlook isn't too good.

 

[Jeff7]

3.52.
2x B+
3x A-

Finite Element Analysis (ANSYS): B+
CAD Systems (mainly Pro/Engineer): A-
Heat Transfer: B+
Project Management: A-
Measurements and Measurement Systems: A-

Finite Element Analysis was a bit annoying because I nuked my grade on the first test. I accidentally doubled one number, and that wound up costing me 19 points. On another part of it, I omitted part of an instruction which said a part drawing was circular. I calculated everything assuming it to be square. I wound up with a 70 on that test.

Project Management: Probably the easiest class I've taken, at least in terms of the amount of time invested. It trails just behind Electronic Circuits 101 - my grade in that was 98.25%. I don't think I spent more than 5 hours outside of class on that course throughout the entire semester.
Project Management was just a lot of insipid business-speak, overlaying a lot of basic math and common sense. There was a single homework assignment the whole semester, which took 40 minutes, and involved a lot of addition and multiplication. The tests - studied for less than an hour for each one, including the final. The worst part was the final project, which was 25% of the grade. Total investment in that was less than 20 hours, maybe even less than 15.

The CAD class was interesting. The professor LOVES spreadsheets. He even has a spreadsheet that gives him a detailed breakdown of how much he will demand that a dealer sell him a specific car for. He has a spreadsheet for the students to download, and it lets everyone come up with their own grade distribution, within certain ranges. Labs, homework, projects, quizzes - each has a section. (No tests in this class, it's mostly labs.) I had my final project grade as only 5% of my grade. That project was divided up into 3 sections. The way my grade worked out, I was able to simply skip the last third of it. If I would have put several hours into doing it, I would have gotten an A- anyway.

 

[Bignate603]

I graduated this past week. I'm still waiting on 2 grades but it looks like I'll a 4.0 for the semester and just over a 3.8 overall.

 

[ranmaniac]

Human Anatomy & Physiology II - A

Barely made an A, had to get high A's on my final and lab exams to boost my 87% average to 90%.

Thinking about taking Microbiology over the summer so I can apply for Nursing School earlier.

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Metals Processing: B+
Polymers Processing: A
Kinetics of Materials: A+
Fundamentals of Ceramics: A-
Engineering Ethics: A

GPA - 3.8

What the heck does A+ mean? You're better than perfect?

It means that you greatly exceeded expectations.

At my university an A+ is worth a 4.33 but you can't get over a 4.0 for any given semester. However, you can use it to cancel out an A- or something like that.

 

[venkman]

3.9

 

[coldmeat]

I finished almost a month ago...

 

[Casawi]

I have not checked and don't care to. I have been busy with work, and I am not about to check my grades before going on a mini vacation.

I just checked I got 3.3 in grad classes. I was working too.

 

[Casawi]

Originally posted by: Bignate603

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Metals Processing: B+
Polymers Processing: A
Kinetics of Materials: A+
Fundamentals of Ceramics: A-
Engineering Ethics: A

GPA - 3.8

What the heck does A+ mean? You're better than perfect?

It means that you greatly exceeded expectations.

At my university an A+ is worth a 4.33 but you can't get over a 4.0 for any given semester. However, you can use it to cancel out an A- or something like that.

They have A+ in college.

 

[miketheidiot]

i don't know my exact grades, but existimated:
Bank Regulation: A-/b+
Econometrics II: A
International Trade Economics: A/B
Math history: C/D
Applied Statistics: F

I forgot to drop the applied stats class, so my gpa will take a hit until i retake it.

 

[dbk]

A-, A-, B+
...done with college

 

[ChaoZ]

Originally posted by: miketheidiot
i don't know my exact grades, but existimated:
Bank Regulation: A-/b+
Econometrics II: A
International Trade Economics: A/B
Math history: C/D
Applied Statistics: F

I forgot to drop the applied stats class, so my gpa will take a hit until i retake it.

Wtf is math history?

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Bignate603

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Metals Processing: B+
Polymers Processing: A
Kinetics of Materials: A+
Fundamentals of Ceramics: A-
Engineering Ethics: A

GPA - 3.8

What the heck does A+ mean? You're better than perfect?

It means that you greatly exceeded expectations.

At my university an A+ is worth a 4.33 but you can't get over a 4.0 for any given semester. However, you can use it to cancel out an A- or something like that.

i wish that's how my school had it. it makes so much more sense. *shakes fist*

 

[yankeesfan]

I think I did pretty badly. I didn't have any study skills coming into college, and starting the engineering curriculum kind of started to change me on the fly. I don't know if I want an engineering desk job. I'm probably not doing anywhere near the work that I should be doing. I only did about 2-3 hours homework a week (because the homework that the professors assigned was mostly optional) and the classes are seriously boring me to sleep. I have a note book worth of doodles. I'll probably end up with a B average for the year.

If I work harder next year, I'm not screwed, right? I'm going to a decent school right now with a good engineering program (top 12 for non-doctoral schools) . I want to change, but it's really hard to focus.

 

[novasatori]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: Bignate603

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Metals Processing: B+
Polymers Processing: A
Kinetics of Materials: A+
Fundamentals of Ceramics: A-
Engineering Ethics: A

GPA - 3.8

What the heck does A+ mean? You're better than perfect?

It means that you greatly exceeded expectations.

At my university an A+ is worth a 4.33 but you can't get over a 4.0 for any given semester. However, you can use it to cancel out an A- or something like that.

i wish that's how my school had it. it makes so much more sense. *shakes fist*

at least you get a- and b+
in my school all B are 3.0 even 89.0
I just got a 3.25 for my final semester

 

[LongCoolMother]

ain't over yet at berkeley. have 3 finals coming up, hopefully i can escape the semester with at least 2 As. A+s don't hold any bonuses here, still 4.0 pts. Unfortunately .

 

[LongCoolMother]

Originally posted by: BrownTown
Well first off any university that lets you have over a 4.0 or gives out A+ grades either is a pitiful college or is in love with grade inflation.

That said, I graduated wit a 3.02 GPA this year which was nice because I haven't had above a 3.0 GPA since first semester freshmen year, so at least now my GPA starts with a 3.

yep. freakin' Stanford is the worst. in some math classes 60+% of the class get As/A+s.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Originally posted by: ChaoZ

Originally posted by: miketheidiot
i don't know my exact grades, but existimated:
Bank Regulation: A-/b+
Econometrics II: A
International Trade Economics: A/B
Math history: C/D
Applied Statistics: F

I forgot to drop the applied stats class, so my gpa will take a hit until i retake it.

Wtf is math history?

Ditto. Sounds pretty boring. Hopefully it's not an upper division class you need for your major. Getting a "C" sucks, but at least you'll get credit and won't have to retake it.