<p>I am a senior at a large research university and I just got my grade back for an undergrad law class. I was expecting an A or A- but received a B+ for some reason. I don't know why and I'd, first and foremost, just like to know. This prof has been bad at keeping track of graded assignments. A large portion of the grade was reading responses and I'm afraid she lost some of them (they're handed in via email), especially because she was sporadic about which ones she handed back and many were out of order or missing. I also don't know what I got on my final paper but I feel like it couldn't have been a B+. </p>
<p>I want to ask for a grade breakdown just to see if there were miscalculation errors/missing assignments which I had handed in but weren't counted. The problem, this professor has agreed to be my thesis adviser for next semester so I will be working extensively with her 1 on 1 and I don't want her to think of me as a grade grubber. Of course, if the grade is wrong, I want it to be changed. But if I got the B+ then so be it, my GPA wasn't terribly hurt. What's the best way for asking for a grade break down? Is this okay?</p>
<p>If you’re able to do it without sounding like you are whining/blaming her, I think you’re fine. The fact that she agreed to be your thesis advisor must also mean that she thinks well of you (or at least doesn’t think poorly of you), and should work in your favor.</p>
<p>My email would probably go:
'Subject: Final Grade in xxxx, Fall 2012, Kittens1
Dear Professor X:
This is xxxxx from xxxxxx this fall. I was just looking over my grades at the end of the semester, and I saw that I got a B+ in xxxxxxx. This really surprised me because I thought I was doing extremely well in your class, and I really enjoyed and thought I did well on the final paper over xxxxxxx. </p>
<p>The grades I have back from you are an xx, xx, xx, …xx on my response papers and an xx on the midterm and…xxxxxxxx. I see that on the syllabus xxxxxxxx. I also know I turned in xx, xx, and xx. Is this all correct, or am I missing something?</p>
<p>I am really excited to working with you more closely next semester. I have been doing some reading for my thesis on xxxx, and I’m really intersted in discussing xxxxx with you.</p>
<p>Thanks again, and I hope you have a wonderful break.</p>
<p>Sincerely,
xxxx’</p>