I always participate in class…i mean always…i’ve never failed an essay. i lowest I’ve gotten is an 80. And it was the first one!!! This english freshman class is based on essays…just 5…and then your participation, which is %5.
I asked and I’m scared. I get the “You get what you get that is what you earned but C’MON!”
Instead of asking him to bump it up I emailed him saying if there was any extra credit I could do.
is that better? or am i disrespecting him?
never mind he’s just like “no sorry”
Yes, you just annoyed him.
okay
@lushbomb , I know it seems rotten. But you needed AT LEAST 90% to get an A. If he slides the scale one point for you, why not for everyone? And now the kid with 88.5 is only a half point away… slippery slope.
Personally, I prefer your approach of asking if you can do more rather than asking to round up. You tried, it’s done.
I think you did the right thing really no harm in asking and I’m sure you’re not the first person. As a freshman myself I’ve heard multiple people going to office hours in tears asking to get a bump or extra credit. Don’t worry about it and a B+ isn’t bad at all.
This is no longer HS. Don’t expect extra credit.
Accept the grade and move on.
If this happens again…which i hope it doesnt…should i always ask regardless?
Not unless you have a more compelling reason than just “I was really close”.
Close enough is only good in horse shoes and hand grenades.
Accept the grade you earned.
This is not high school where you can get extra credit or where a teacher can inflate a grade. I don’t know about the grading system in your school but 90 is an A- which is equivalent to a 3.7 gpa. In daughters school if you get an A or A+ it doesn’t make a difference it is still a 4.0.
Take it as a lesson learned. Every assignment counts and sometimes attendance and participation in office hours makes a difference. In college you have less class time and less assignments that make up the final grade. Sometimes it is just a midterm and final exam and that’s it. Anyway it is your first semester transitioning to college work. You will learn better study habits with each semester.
Accept the grade that you earned unless you feel there has been a mistake. For example you got an A on the exam but the teacher has marked it as a B by mistake. Keep your tests and assignments that have been returned to you should there be any discrepancy. If a teacher says you never turned something in and got a zero for it you should have the assignment that has been graded saved so that you can show it as proof.
At the start of each semester make sure you read the syllabus and understand how you will be graded and the expectations of each class. If you find yourself having difficulty immediately attend office hours so that you can get help or start attending tutoring. Use all the resources the college has available to you but don’t expect help if you wait till the end of the semester to rectify a bad situation.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Another prof might’ve said yes.
It doesn’t hurt to ask. Always expect the answer to be no, but you won’t know until you ask. Always have a good argument in hand.
No matter what others say about “that’s the cut-off” for a grade, you don’t really know. The next closest grade could be several points behind you allowing the professor an easy way to let you in “on a curve”.
Sounds like you asked and got your answer. Then you asked for extra credit. The answer is probably still no, but at least you tried. Your prof knows you care. Leave it at that. Don’t worry about it.
My D had a class this semester where students bombarded the prof for extra credit or a curve after she entered grades for the final. She was very upset and sent out an email to the entire class. She definitely found it disrespectful.
I disagree with those who say always ask. This isn’t high school. Unless the prof indicates during the semester that he/she is open to discussing extra credit on an individual basis, don’t do it. It does not reflect well on you.
Do not ask for extra credit or rounding up a grade. Faculty have sole discretion on their grading policy and grades. They will tell you had every and an equal opportunity to earn an A as your classmates.
Right, it’s college now and you have 7 more semesters to bring up a gpa. It’s not cool to ask for a gimme. That’s trying to put your own academic responsibilities on them.
Some professors do give extra credit. I know that at my S’s college there are some professors that do but only if you ask early in the semester. To them that shows you are willing to work hard in the class. Now they don’t offer it at the end of the semester. S’s honors’ English professor had them play a game that was in the book they were studying to win extra points on their grades. Everyone that participated got something. The game was a “game of chance” so some got bigger points and some smaller. S got 5 points added to whatever his final grade was. (He got an A even without it but it was nice to have). It is worth asking at the beginning of the semester if there is any extra credit or extra programs. Some other teachers give extra credit for attending a speech or visiting a museum and writing something up about it.
uhh like i talked the entire class time…always participated…every single day…i would literally move the discussions and have conversations with the dude. he’s cool but he’s weird…
honestly i dont think anyone was given an A in that class
and it sucks because english is suppose to be easy… its suppose to be my english freshman class…he made it way too hard…way too demanding. we talked about how the mind works and how we express ourselves as such…it was literally philosophy…we had to write essays about it …it was truly difficult bc you could never pinpoint what he wanted…something always was missing. it wasnt even in the syllabus… i dont think he gives anyone A…meanwhile my other peers do fun essays about music, etc…ugh…