<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I understand USC grades on a curve and I was wondering if anyone would explain to me how grading in curve works? Especially, with the Marshall school of business and Leventhal school of accounting.</p>
<p>Actually not all of USC curves, just certain schools, including the business school. </p>
<p>It's a standard curve, set to a 2.8 gpa. A 2.8 is a B-. So basically, if if a class takes an exam, then whoever got the average among all the grades, whatever their grade was becomes a B-. The rest of the grades are recentered as compared to that.</p>
<p>In most classes, a curve is a good thing, because often times the average person's grade would have been lower than a B-, and the curve bumps it up. But, in Marshall where everyone gets fairly good scores, it can be a hindrance. For example, lets say that the average class score for a particular 100 point exam was a 90. You would think 90, that's an A-, right? Nope. The 90 would become a B-, and to even have a chance of getting an A you have to score over that. It makes every question on an exam important when it's graded that way.</p>
<p>Still, people manage to get good scores within the curve.</p>