<p>Okay, so let me just say something, to students in new and old, those who have been in the program and those who have not.</p>
<p>What the ****?</p>
<p>Initially, we were told that this program is geared towards advanced science students. Students who plan to continue through science all four years of college, have a strong science background, and want to be placed with other students who are specializing in science.</p>
<p>The told us not to worry, that since we were going to be in an advanced class with highly competitive students, that they would adjust the grades so that we would not have to worry about our GPA when registering. </p>
<p>Keep in mind the following:
Freshman Science Honors clearly states that it is not presenting students with a certificate nor promising any sort of honors position.
Its only purpose is to allow students to study at a faster rate.
The students in Freshman Science Honors had to go through a special admittance process.
End result: The student in the regular class has an easier time getting into medical school.</p>
<p>What should be done:
Ensure a grade distribution with 75A 20B 4C 1D 1F since 90 percent of students in FSH would most likely earn a solid A in regular classes.</p>
<p>The next few tests in 105 will have a lower average and less As. Last year, each professor had different tests but this year they made one test for all of the sections. They obviously made this one too easy and will correct it with the difficulty of the next 3 tests/final and the final class curve.</p>
<p>I am currently a sophomore who went through FSH.
Although it does look like the regular class has more A’s, that’s only the raw score.
Usually, the average in FSH is set at a B/B+, but for this test, since the average is so high, it is very likely that everyone who has a 85+ raw score will have an A or A-. Usually, the subsequent tests will have averages in the 70’s, and they will be set to equal a B.</p>
<p>On the other hand, for this class, the A grade cutoff might be right on the 90-line b/c the average was so high. Also, for subsequent tests, the average will be set as C. </p>
<p>Krylov doesn’t post up the actual curve online. She only posts up the grade distribution, which is different from the curve.
She usually tells you the curve distribution in class. =/</p>
<p>And I don’t think your last point is necessarily true. One girl out of the two who got perfect scores on the first OChem test was from regulars. And I know some of my friends from FSH who did not do as well as they wanted to on this test. It all depends on the person.</p>
<p>like lulupony says, the raw scores don’t matter.</p>
<p>in the regular courses the curve is set so that 40% of the students will receive somewhere between a C- and a C+, 25% get in the B range and only the top 15% will receive an A- or an A.</p>
<p>compare that to FSH where the curve is set so that it’s pretty much 35% Bs and 55% As, with the lowest 10% getting Cs. my numbers for FSH probably aren’t accurate but in general that’s what the distribution at the end of the semester will look like, probably with more students getting As than Bs.</p>
<p>also, don’t be so sure that everyone in FSH would get an A in the regular courses. there are many, many intelligent students who for some reason opted not to do FSH. like War Chant stated, the professors obviously made exam 1 too easy so they will make the next test for 105 much harder so that the avg will be in the 60 or 70 percent range.</p>
