<p>What's the average student GPA, specifically in the College of Letters and Science?</p>
<p>And do professors just post the grades after the end of class? (no "progress reports?")</p>
<p>you might want to check by majors - L&S is huge. As for progress reports.. think.. midterms homework etc. You keep up with your own grades (if you care), keep good records just in case. Some profs post grades on my.ucla, just depends</p>
<p>Do they actually post the avg gpa in each major? I'm biz-econ and I can't find any statistics on this...</p>
<p>Depends a LOT on the major! For a more extreme example, grading with music courses (sans perhaps music theory courses and moreso on performance) and art studio courses are going to be graded vastly different from say the BizEcon pre-reqs with curves and then again differently from say philosophy courses or English courses. </p>
<p>Well, if you're (pre) BizEcon, most important thing is first getting into the major and being aware of the stats and what the typical admit into the program is like. Email the department and then, worry about typical grades and overall GPA for BizEcon students (as opposed to Int'l Econ and also, regular econ).</p>
<p>So I just got my midterm back and got around an 81-82% after the curve. The midterm was worth 17%. How do I calculate my losses? do i just multiply the percentage I got on the midterm by the .17?</p>
<p>Is it still possible for me to get an A- in class? I still have a research paper, labs, and final to factor in... </p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>It's difficult (or should I say impossible) to calculate your "raw score" after a curve. There is no linear or even a function of less than 5 variables for your scores. The standard deviation and median scores only give you an estimate of where you stand in the class. Most science/math classes are graded upon the accumulated score at the end of the quarter; I don't know how they do it for Econ though.</p>
<p>However, if 82% was your score on a class with a "no curve", then you would multiply by 17%. Subtract that from 17% and that is how much you lost for the midterm. </p>
<p>From students' experience, it is of course definitely possible to still get an A . . I don't want to type out how, maybe someone else can give you a generic answer.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>