Just got a C for my final grade in a class

[Dudewithoutapet]

Ever hear of "I'm seeing (C'ing) my way through college"?

 

[snowdogg187]

I prefer an A or B but my company will still pay for a C so that is my minimum

 

[NaOH]

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
I got a C(77%) in my chem class.
Got an 87% on the final, 88% average on lab, 75% average on exams. But here's the kicker, I have a 40% average on homework that accounts for 15% of my grade. If it weren't for the homework, I would be getting a B, easily. The homework involves copying answers from the back of the book, so it's not like it proves my competency in the class.
I'm going to talk to the science dean about it, see if I could get my grade bumped up.
Has anyone been in a similar situation?

It is your fault, stop blaming somebody else and looking for excuses.

It pisses me off when people do this, like they deserve a better grade for doing less than other people.

 

[NaOH]

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
I got a C(77%) in my chem class.
Got an 87% on the final, 88% average on lab, 75% average on exams. But here's the kicker, I have a 40% average on homework that accounts for 15% of my grade. If it weren't for the homework, I would be getting a B, easily. The homework involves copying answers from the back of the book, so it's not like it proves my competency in the class.
I'm going to talk to the science dean about it, see if I could get my grade bumped up.
Has anyone been in a similar situation?

It is your fault, stop blaming somebody else and looking for excuses.

:roll:
It's not about who's fault or who's to blame(did I even blame anyone?). It's about being rational.
Your grade isn't there to reflect your effort, it's there to reflect how well you understand the material. I haven't had one single professor that wouldn't have given me a B based on my final grade/lab grade.
My physics professor dropped my homework grade, as it dropped my overall grade by 5%. My last chem professor gave me a B since I had an 88% exam average, but a 15% homework average.
Your kind of thinking is what's wrong with the education system. The education system is about learning, not doing a bunch of busy work.

Did everybody else do their busy work? Yes.
Did it pay off for them? Yes it did.

Well why didn't you?

I think busy work is dumb. Wastes everyone's time. No one should spend time doing things just to get a grade. They should spend time to learn the material. If work isn't needed to learn the material, it should be ignored.

Homework IS for you to learn the material :roll:

 

[NaOH]

Originally posted by: astroidea

Originally posted by: postmortemIA
If you understand more, you would have shown it by doing better or equal to others at all parts that contribute toward the grade.

but I couldn't be arsed to spend 18 hours copying 15 pages of question and answers from the book that's nothing but a waste of time.

with that reasoning you will never be a good student.

Yeah, because a good student is one that does a lot of work. :roll:
More proof of why america's education system is ****** up.
This is why we have valedictorians that can't pass the exit exam. Merit is all based on effort these days, and little on competency.

I doubt valedictorians are acing the class just because they do their HW....

 

[NaOH]

A (Digital Photo.) , A- (Computer Networking) , B+ (Comp Org., mad about that one), B- (Microcontrollers) and not sure about my Thermo class. Hopefully another B. Turned out to be a good semester considering the load.

And yes, Cs will jack up your GPA. Especially C-s.

 

[bersl2]

My GPA went to a 1.91.

From a 1.61.

It's amazing what happens when one actually reads the material and studies.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: AMDUALY

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
I got a C(77%) in my chem class.
Got an 87% on the final, 88% average on lab, 75% average on exams. But here's the kicker, I have a 40% average on homework that accounts for 15% of my grade. If it weren't for the homework, I would be getting a B, easily. The homework involves copying answers from the back of the book, so it's not like it proves my competency in the class.
I'm going to talk to the science dean about it, see if I could get my grade bumped up.
Has anyone been in a similar situation?

It is your fault, stop blaming somebody else and looking for excuses.

It pisses me off when people do this, like they deserve a better grade for doing less than other people.

It pisses me off when people have your mentality about school.
Again, grades is meant to be an indicator of competency, not hard work. Effort doesn't earn you a grade. It doesn't in the real world, nor should it in schools.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: AMDUALY

Originally posted by: astroidea

Originally posted by: postmortemIA
If you understand more, you would have shown it by doing better or equal to others at all parts that contribute toward the grade.

but I couldn't be arsed to spend 18 hours copying 15 pages of question and answers from the book that's nothing but a waste of time.

with that reasoning you will never be a good student.

Yeah, because a good student is one that does a lot of work. :roll:
More proof of why america's education system is ****** up.
This is why we have valedictorians that can't pass the exit exam. Merit is all based on effort these days, and little on competency.

I doubt valedictorians are acing the class just because they do their HW....

You would be wrong

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: astroidea

Originally posted by: AMDUALY

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
I got a C(77%) in my chem class.
Got an 87% on the final, 88% average on lab, 75% average on exams. But here's the kicker, I have a 40% average on homework that accounts for 15% of my grade. If it weren't for the homework, I would be getting a B, easily. The homework involves copying answers from the back of the book, so it's not like it proves my competency in the class.
I'm going to talk to the science dean about it, see if I could get my grade bumped up.
Has anyone been in a similar situation?

It is your fault, stop blaming somebody else and looking for excuses.

It pisses me off when people do this, like they deserve a better grade for doing less than other people.

It pisses me off when people have your mentality about school.
Again, grades is meant to be an indicator of competency, not hard work. Effort doesn't earn you a grade. It doesn't in the real world, nor should it in schools.

Ehhh I got a 35/100 on my first midterm. that's the 2nd lowest score according to the histogram. My friend got 24/100. Hahahahaha. I got a 69/100 on my 2nd midterm when the median was a 63, and then I probably got a C/B- for HW average. I didn't do that great on my final, and I got a C in my class.

I know when I deserve my C's. My other C came from the fact that I got the low score on one of my midterms too. Getting an F on HW didn't help too much either. I guess the final saved me cuz I did kick ass.