So my chem professor lost a bunch of our finals...

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: Reel
Free Shoes University rocks!

I wish they gave out free shoes.

Most schools do.

 

[WENEEDLIGHT]

Originally posted by: kt
Count your blessings that he didn't decided to say that you didn't take your final exam like what happened to someone on ATOT before. I say take your "A-" and run!

hahah Yes, yes.

 

[Raiden256]

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: Reel
Free Shoes University rocks!

I wish they gave out free shoes.

Most schools do.

TOTALLY stole my line...

 

[Xyclone]

A- = not bad.

 

[EyeMWing]

Little does he know that everyone whose exam is "missing" overslept on exam day and never actually took the final.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: Strk

Originally posted by: Oscar1613
your school differentiates between A- and A?

Most schools do.

Is the GPA the same? I thought all As were 4.0s

 

[Bootprint]

Next year everyone will have to do fill out the exam twice, just so he has a backup copy.

 

[dighn]

sounds like a good deal

 

[Steve]

Look what happens when somebody finds a stacked of graded papers and a red pen:

http://youcsd.com/images/maskedgrader/

EDIT: Wrong link

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Little does he know that everyone whose exam is "missing" overslept on exam day and never actually took the final.

:laugh:

 

[secretanchitman]

the A- definitely...no doubt about it. theres no way in hell i would retake that test.

 

[ramirez]

If an "A" and a "A-" are the same GPA wise, I'd say take the A-.

 

[mpitts]

.

 

[imported_wicka]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Take it again and get an A++++++++++ OMG I <3 YOU!!!

One of my English teachers last year was crazy, she actually gave grades like that. My friend and I would write essays that were no different in quality, but she liked me more so I would get an A---- and he would get a B++++.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: wicka

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Take it again and get an A++++++++++ OMG I <3 YOU!!!

One of my English teachers last year was crazy, she actually gave grades like that. My friend and I would write essays that were no different in quality, but she liked me more so I would get an A---- and he would get a B++++.

Maybe she trades a lot on ebay.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: ramirez
If an "A" and a "A-" are the same GPA wise, I'd say take the A-.

An A- is NOT the same as an A. That said I'm taking the A-. There is no way in hell I could have gotten an A in that class.

 

[HomeAppraiser]

As a teaching assistant I once spilled a beer on a term paper I was about to grade. It got an "A". I didn't even want to read it for fear I would regret my decision.

 

[Blazin Trav]

What college do you attend?

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
As a teaching assistant I once spilled a beer on a term paper I was about to grade. It got an "A". I didn't even want to read it for fear I would regret my decision.

Now remember, don't drink and grade.

 

[Eeezee]

That's awesome, lucky you!

and mugs, most schools do not differentiate between an A- and an A.

 

[Eeezee]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
As a teaching assistant I once spilled a beer on a term paper I was about to grade. It got an "A". I didn't even want to read it for fear I would regret my decision.

Now remember, don't drink and grade.

Have you ever graded tests before?! Drinking and grading practically go hand in hand.

 

[EmperorIQ]

Originally posted by: Aflac
Sucks for the people who did great on the final and counted on it to bring their grade up. But what the hell, does this happen often?

yea, i failed midterm 1 (i got about 3rd from last in scoring), then in midterm 2 i got 10th place in highest rank and final i got 13th highest.

i ended up with a B+ though

 

[Epsil0n00]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
That's awesome, lucky you!

and mugs, most schools do not differentiate between an A- and an A.

I disagree.... I have nothing to backup the claim that I am about to make, but I'm going to claim it anyway:
The majority of quality colleges and universities have different GPA scores for an A-, A, and A+.

 

[Epsil0n00]

I had a related experience:
I once had a professor forget to come to the final exam! We were all there on time and waiting... we waited about 30 minutes. My college had a 15 minute policy: if 15 minutes goes by and the exam has not started, then it is canceled.

After 30 minutes a group of us walked to the prof's office... there he was in his sweat pans and a T-Shirt (he usually wore a suit). We said, "Were you going to come to the final exam?" He goes, "Yeah, but today is Saturday." He totally forgot about Friday and skipped straight to Saturday! He tried to say, "oh, let's go start the exam" but we all said no and that some of us had planes to catch in a few hours, etc. He ended up giving everyone an 'A' on the final!!!

The best part is that I didn't bother to study for the final and was just going to wing it... I figured I would have gotten a B or B+, but getting an A for no work was quite the surprise and the whole experience made for a legendary story that I passed on to other students in lower classes!

Eps.

 

[Whisper]

Originally posted by: Epsil0n00

Originally posted by: Eeezee
That's awesome, lucky you!

and mugs, most schools do not differentiate between an A- and an A.

I disagree.... I have nothing to backup the claim that I am about to make, but I'm going to claim it anyway:
The majority of quality colleges and universities have different GPA scores for an A-, A, and A+.

Of the schools I've attended, one differentiated between A and A- (but did not have an A+), and the other three did not. I'd venture to say that most schools seem to be going away from the +/- system in general, but that's completely antecdotal.