is getting B+ in graduate school considered bad?

[jingramm]

I finished my first semester of graduate school and received B+ in both courses. I plan to further my education after my education and I am concerned how professional schools would view these grades on my transcript. I am in the engineering school in track for a MS. Thanks

 

[JohnCU]

B+ in engineering = A+++++++++++++ in anything else

 

[Dacalo]

Son, you disappoint.

 

[Crusty]

Depends on the degree and which school you are in.

 

[Tiamat]

B+ means you did your work, didn't do awesone, but did enough to learn a majority of the material. Its pretty acceptable grade.

B- is where is like, "oh that student just trickled through the system" - barely getting through, as many professors just tell the student to take a "W" instead of a C+ (so B- being the lowest grade given for credit purposes)

Of course depends on the school though.

 

[mb]

You better get nothing but A+s from here on out or you're screwed. Might as well give up and work at Taco Bell with B+s.

 

[ChanHo78]

haha you are fucked indeed! Better apply to Walmart.

 

[Matthiasa]

haha you are fucked indeed! Better apply to Walmart.

Lol but really you only need a C-B average with say a PharmD to work as a pharmacist there.

 

[mizzou]

I think you fail the class / no credit if you get a b- in a masters program

 

[Schadenfroh]

No, anything below a B is bad.

 

[Dari]

No one takes grades seriously in grad school. With that said, when I was in grad school, everyone got an A. Try studying in groups.

 

[esun]

In grad school grades go from A+ to B- (and on rare occasions to C+). Therefore, a B+ is okay. I'd say a 3.5 average in grad school (mid-way between A- and B+) is probably equivalent to about a 3.0 in undergrad. By that, I mean in both cases it is acceptable but really not great.

 

[TheVrolok]

Completely depends on the program/school.

 

[ShawnD1]

B+ is pretty good. Electrical engineering at my school has an average of C- and marks are not scaled. Approximately 1/3 of students graduate.

 

[GoSharks]

B+ is pretty good. Electrical engineering at my school has an average of C- and marks are not scaled. Approximately 1/3 of students graduate.

We're talking grad school here. Are you?

 

[TecHNooB]

Apparently only research (and who your adviser is) matters. Not sure how this works for people on the masters track without a thesis. I hear grad school is also tougher because kids from overseas are math robots so they'll snap up most of the A's and leave anyone who sucks at math with the B's. Research is the balance between the math robots and truly creative students

 

[NutBucket]

Meh. Who cares? As long as you get a degree you're golden...unless you want a Phd

 

[LordMorpheus]

Depends on the degree and which school you are in.

It depends on the teacher. If the guy only gives a few A's, a B+ is good. If the guy gives A's to just about everyone who shows up everyday, a B+ is bad.

In my experience, this varies heavily within programs, so there is no way we can tell you whether a B+ is a good grade or not.

One way to tell would be to find out how the grades are distributed in the class, if the teacher publishes that information.

 

[wiredspider]

better learn if you want fries with that...

 

[Red Squirrel]

Depending on the course. Like if there's lot of math/calculus then anything C or higher is super good.

Is it just me that thinks calculus sounds like some kind of dental disease?

 

[SandEagle]

the world is run by C-average people. u will be fine.

 

[edro]

50% is average, so I'd say your B+ is well above average.

 

[Chunkee]

the walk of shame is a tough one...grab a beer and start walking...

 

[Parasitic]

Professional schools...as in med or law school? Just do the best you can, med school admissions only care about GPA and not really the rigor of your classes, as long as you finish your premed requirements.

 

[dullard]

Clearly some people in this thread have no idea what they are talking about.

In most grad schools, any form of C (or worse) is considered a failing grade. I think the theory is that by the time you get to grad school, average (C) isn't good enough. But, honestly, they really could just scale the grad school grades to mean anything if they wanted to.

Getting a B+ is just fine. You are well within the acceptable A+ to B- range. In the end though, grades don't matter in grad school (the research and publications are what matter). Mine didn't even keep track of a GPA. All I had to do is make certain that I never got any C's or below. You too will likely NOT be given a GPA for grad school. You don't put it on resumes either. I suppose you could calculate one yourself, but your future employers would have nothing to compare it to since they don't have GPAs from other applicants with grad school degrees. It all comes down to the number and quality of papers you produce (or presentations, posters, etc).