<p>Hey so I just looked at the advising handbook for warren college, and they had a section in it that said the grades for UCSD, like
A+ = 4pts,
A = 4pts,
A- = 3.7pts,
B+ = 3.3pts, and so on.</p>
<p>Why do they do this? i thought an A would be 4 pts, B is 3 pts, C is 2 pts, and etc. is this the way colleges/UC's grade their stuff? so the (+/-)'s actually matter when determining our GPA?</p>
<p>Yeah. I think they just like to punish kids that get A-'s.</p>
<p>My high school graded like that too. =[</p>
<p>dont worry, every college does this and even some high schools, so just be happy you didnt have to go there. If you are anything like me most of your A’s are actually A-'s</p>
<p>I’m confused why this is a bad thing</p>
<p>ETA: ohhhhh the +/-'s actually count. Yeah it sucks basically. Straight A’s are REALLY hard to get in many classes at ucsd :(</p>
<p>dam why cant they just use the traditional grading system (A=4, B=3,C=2) and not screw us over by putting shi* like A-=3.7. gahhhh!</p>
<p>Well the kids who get a B+ are not complaining for the 3.3 instead of a 3.0 :P</p>
<p>this grading system applies to all UCs/CSUs i believe and some privates too.</p>
<p>The grading system is actually quite reasonable. For example, if you are an engineering student and you score a 92/100 on an Exam due to an error of forgetting an extra “0” or miscalculation, this can reflect dramatically back in the real world situations. If as an engineer, you perform with the same level competence as you did in your college final exams, you could potentially impair the design of a newly constructed building. There goes a $200 million project!! and maybe thousands of lives!!</p>
<p>The Oil Spill in the Gulf Coast by BP is an excellent example of a current event caused by the miscalculations/inaccurate analysis of engineers.</p>
<p>^Pretty much. People like to complain though. :)</p>
<p>Not every class is like this.</p>
<p>Actually, it is not uncommon at all to come across professors that will only give solid A’s, B’s, C’s. It’s nice when you make the cut for the A but sorta sucks if you just missed it because then it’s a solid B…so then you look the same on paper as the guy who JUST beat the average in the class. </p>
<p>FYI, all of the upper division bio courses I took so far only gave solid letter grades. One of which actually gave Solids and +'s only which was BOMB! The scale was like 97+ was an A+, 90-96.9 = A, 87-89.9=B+, 80-86.9=B, and so on. </p>
<p>Pick and choose professors wisely, or at least dig up enough dirt to know which ones give more A-'s or more solid A’s etc.</p>
<p>Purest, when did u start taking upper lvl bio courses?</p>
<p>Fall quarter of Sophomore year. I took BICD 100 (genetics). I took it along with CHEM 140A. It was pretty much doable.</p>
<p>do you recommend taking physics 1 series freshman yr?</p>
<p>I would recommend it if you didn’t have anything else to take. Did you finish Chem6, Math and BILD? Usually freshmen try to get those done before doing physics. About 90+% of students in the physics1 series are 2nd/3rd years. What’s your situation?</p>
<p>well for fall imma take
math 10c, muir 40, chem 6a, and GE(psych2???)
i can pass out from the bild 123 classes
so i dunno wut else to take…</p>
<p>I generally did the same as you did for fall quarter. I also didn’t need to take BILD</p>
<p>I took Math20A, Chem 6A, DOC1 (marshall writing), and a GE. </p>
<p>It’s a good schedule to start off with. I personally did the physics1 series in my 2nd year. It looks like you’re a bit ahead on math, though. If you want you could start the physics series next quarter if it works out since your math will be done.</p>
<p>but if i start physics i will only have 2 quarters left and physics series need 3
how will that work?</p>
<p>I think the grading system is fair and will ultimately have a close to zero net effect on most students GPA’s. </p>
<p>My one issue is that the A+ is the same as an A. I would like to see them implement a system where an A+ can cancel out the effects of an A-.</p>
<p>@gravity: each class from the physics1 series is offered every quarter.</p>