I'm happy with my final exam grade

[Kev]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
It amazes me when I take a class, everyone is borderline failing, but the teacher curves it every semester to give those students B's and C's. If that is normal, you would think they would alter the pace of class, break it up into two classes, or change the course outline a little. Otherwise what are we learning?

you're learning to give your money away to bullsh*t college.

 

[Zeeky Boogy Doog]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
It amazes me when I take a class, everyone is borderline failing, but the teacher curves it every semester to give those students B's and C's. If that is normal, you would think they would alter the pace of class, break it up into two classes, or change the course outline a little. Otherwise what are we learning?

you're learning that if you can get everyone to do equally horrible, they'll make it so you dont feel so bad about yourself, and you can all slack off!

 

[dr150]

I've taken Physics exams where I got a 20/100 and received an A-. LOL!......And the class was filled with valedictorians, including me.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: sdaccord01
That's how engineering classes are, most of them are curved like crazy. I remember even my physics class that having a 45% is considered a C.

Too bad, they can't curve a bridge or a building these engineers are constructing....

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
i had a biology professor that used to pride himself on his student test score averages of 18%. and his exams were all multiple choice. i stopped studying as soon as he said that.

i just guessed, closed my eyes and picked randomly and got a passing grade.

what exactly is the point of something like that?

You were lucky he didn't have more then 4 possible choices in the exam or you would have been below average.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: PsychoticIdiot

Originally posted by: SagaLore
It amazes me when I take a class, everyone is borderline failing, but the teacher curves it every semester to give those students B's and C's. If that is normal, you would think they would alter the pace of class, break it up into two classes, or change the course outline a little. Otherwise what are we learning?

you're learning that if you can get everyone to do equally horrible, they'll make it so you dont feel so bad about yourself, and you can all slack off!

My school forced the students to submit their computer programs electronically. If you were 1 millisecond late submitting it, the system would flatly reject your submission and you would get 0.

The other students would routinely log in to the system, type "top" and hold down the space bar for a couple of hours before the deadline. This would slow the system to a halt. Not only was it difficult to submit on time, but it was next to impossible to do any last minute changes or tests.

 

[Martin]

I've had my share of bad marks...first year I was in the top 3rd of the class, second year I fell in the bottom fifths (was going through bad times). This year has been ok so far and I'm hoping that I can once more be the top 3rd.

 

[tami]

curves are good.

women have curves.

i am lucky.

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
It amazes me when I take a class, everyone is borderline failing, but the teacher curves it every semester to give those students B's and C's. If that is normal, you would think they would alter the pace of class, break it up into two classes, or change the course outline a little. Otherwise what are we learning?

i've always felt the same way. the worst was a class that started with 45 people, and by the end of the semester there were 5 people left, most of whom were doing horribly. i think we all got C's.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
i had a biology professor that used to pride himself on his student test score averages of 18%. and his exams were all multiple choice. i stopped studying as soon as he said that.

i just guessed, closed my eyes and picked randomly and got a passing grade.

what exactly is the point of something like that?

The trick is to make sure that statistics are on your side before you do that.

Just for shits and giggles, my HS Calc I teacher gives a quiz before Christmas break - a very simple, multiple choice quiz designed to boost the slaughter that is the second half of his course as a little Christmas gift. It's just 100 very simple derivatives, all using the power rule and whole numbers. Calculators are allowed, including TI-89's and 92's (he excludes them from most of his tests because of the fact that everything becomes to easy)

So, essentially, all you have to do is multiply two whole numbers and decrement the exponent. Hurrah, difficulty! And it's multiple choice, so it should be even easier, right?

Wrong. He engineered the test to psych everyone out. First, it's so fvcking easy. Second, it's a scantron test. Third, it's 100 questions, so it looks very, very, very imposing. Fourth, the point weight on the cover is stated at TWICE the value of any of his other tests (In reality, it doesn't "have" a point weight, it's counted as extra credit with a maximum value of that weight). Fifth, completion time matters to your score. Sixth, ALL THE FVCKING ANSWERS ARE C! The opposite of each correct answer is also an answer choice, as is the antidervative. Those two are actually chosen more often individually than the REAL answers. 90% of his students fail it.

He gave it to us yesterday - I was done in under 2 minutes, just in time for the full point value. I knew that all the answers were C beforehand, though, I'd heard about it from a previous graduate of his course. Everyone else got slaughtered. Thank god, I needed those points. From C=>A in two minutes flat.

 

[Jejunum]

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: SagaLore
It amazes me when I take a class, everyone is borderline failing, but the teacher curves it every semester to give those students B's and C's. If that is normal, you would think they would alter the pace of class, break it up into two classes, or change the course outline a little. Otherwise what are we learning?

most of the stuff you learn in college is useless anyways. It's learning how to learn the stuff that is important. No one will care if you know bernoullis (sp?) equation by heart. That said, I just learned nVidea requires only a 2.0 to do a coop there

huh, no. nvidia requires hella lot higher than 2.0. also learn to spell nvidia.

for instance:
APPLY NOW!


HARDWARE ENGINEER - ASIC

Hardware Engineers at NVIDIA design and implement the industry?s leading graphics and media communications processors. Specific architectural areas include 2D and 3D graphics, mpeg, video, power management, audio, network protocols, bus protocols, and memory subsystem design.

Minimum GPA 3.5
Candidates should have a solid hardware engineering background with a concentration in VLSI design, including some or all of the following areas: Logic design, General VLSI principles, RTL coding, Synthesis, Timing analysis, or Analog circuit design.

 

[remagavon]

Yeah, most good companies require at least a 3.0 or better, thats why you see a lot of people here that slacked off doing tech support / call center jobs (which lets them be on AT more; yay viscous cycle!)