Disputing a final grade with a prof?

College Life
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<p>I just finished all of my finals last Friday. Today, I received an email from a professor detailing notes on my final scene performance for my acting class.</p>

<p>Our scenes were last Friday and our directors (they were part of a directing class) were supposed to make sure to set up our props. Well, my director completely forgot. So I got onto stage and the props I had practicing with for WEEKS weren't there. I didn't know what to do, so my scene partner and I just went through it without them.</p>

<p>I got my notes back today and the first thing she said was: "What happened to your props?". She then gave some other comments and said that my grade for the performance was an 85/100 and my final grade for the course was a B+.</p>

<p>I went back and computed my grade and I have a 91. On her syllabus, a 90-92 is an A-. The thing is, USC doesn't give out -'s, they only give out +'s and regular grades. So it is very ambiguous. Is an A- a B+ or an A?</p>

<p>I'm planning on emailing the teacher, but is it fair for me to argue that I should get an A since I have a 91 in the course and A- doesn't exist? I think that makes her grading scale very ambiguous. Also, how do I mention that I think my scene grade should be higher since my director didn't do <em>her</em> job?</p>

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<p>Was the grading scale published at the start of the course?</p>

<p>You will likely come across as a whiner.</p>

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<p>The grading scale was.</p>

<p>However, as I stated, A- does not exist at USC. I received a 91. On her scale, it says it’s an A-.</p>

<p>But USC only gives A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, and F.</p>

<p>Therefore, I have no idea where a 91 falls in there. In her class a B+ is an 87-90. I didn’t get in that range, so I don’t think I should get a B+.</p>

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<p>Go for it there’s nothing to lose</p>