<p>Prof rine wrote the most EVIL exam.
I heard the median was 59. The first was 80 from what I recall.
the the Freakin?? What is usually the cut offs for Bio 1A Spring?
Rine's exam...hopeless.... Can the final save you if you have been doing
below median? Can I ever get an A-? What were the cutoffs for spring Bio
in the past when rine was teaching? Anyone know??</p>
<p>Bio 1A/1B do straight grading. So 90% A, 80% for B, 70% for C, 60% for D, 50% for F</p>
<p>Bio 1AL is graded off a curve more so than Bio 1A/B</p>
<p>Bio 1A/B are curved, but not by much. How little it is curved by is determined by the professors decisions. Luckily, Firestone’s portion is the easiest. Good luck.</p>
<p>Wait, is bio 1a split up with 3 professors?</p>
<p>yup, it is split up</p>
<p>hmm then how come u said bio 1a fall is generally slightly easier than spring? aren’t they the same 3 professors ?</p>
<p>I took Bio 1A in Spring 2008 with Rine. I don’t know what the cut off was, but there was definitely a curve.</p>
<p>Don’t worry too much about it-- Rine is known to be a horrible exam writer. Study hard for the final. Firestone’s section is very easy to handle.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone…esp Tastybeef.
Gosh. Rine’s exam was HORRIBLE. the highest grade was 89%. I don’t know what I should do. I am getting paranoid. </p>
<p>Tastybeef, do you mind sharing what you got in the class and what your percentage was (most likely)? </p>
<p>If the grade is not curved for Bio 1A (I now Bio 1B is not) then I am screwed.</p>
<p>I bombed Rine’s midterm. I got a 65 or so. The mean was 61.4, SD 12.65, and range 17-97. Yeah, everyone wanted to maul the fool who got a 97.</p>
<p>Anyway, I got a 98 on Schlissel’s section. I studied hard for the final and got 290 on the final, out of 300. So, my final percentage was 90.6, which netted me an A in the class. I know someone who got an 88.5% in the class who ended up with an A, so there’s definitely a curve.</p>
<p>are the test MC?</p>
<p>yea. They are all MC. This is bad news for bad test takers. Haha.
Tastybeef or anyone else. How were Rine’s Questions on the final?
he gets 67pts for bio 1A this year. I bet he’s gonna write some more
nasty questions. </p>
<p>What is the best way to study? i studied ALOT for this exam but I still
bombed.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, Rine actually reused questions from his midterm for the final.</p>
<p>dang i hate MC… im screwed next year.</p>
<p>Don’t take bio 1A when rine’s teaching a part of it. Haha. It’ll save you from the depression and suffering.</p>
<p>is the cutoff for A- usually around 86% for bio 1a?</p>