How to appeal a grade??

<p>So in AP US sophomore year(I'm a rising junior), I ended with a "B"(the unspeakable grade LOL). The thing is, I was literally 0.1 % away from an A, and I needed TWO more points on an OPEN ENDED final to get an A. When I tried to discuss the final with my teacher/ask to bump me up, she was very inflexible and didn't change anything. I've already discussed the appeal process with my counselor, who said to wait until the new school year to address the issue. My parents have sent multiple emails to my teacher, but she didn't respond to ANY of them. Any tips?? Oh and please no one say "It's just a B" because that doesn't really answer my question and I don't appreciate getting a B if I think I deserved an A.
Thanks for any advice :D</p>

<p>You’re not going to want to hear this, but you earned a B. We all have teachers that give us a grade that is extremely close to the next letter grade and some refuse to round up. It seems that your teacher is one of those teachers. If you have already spoken with her and she has refused then you should accept that B.</p>

<p>^Why should I accept the B if I don’t think I deserved it??
Anyone else?</p>

<p>Because you earned that B. Yes you were close to an A, but that is not what you go. It is not a matter of what you think you deserve, but rather what you earn.</p>

<p>^Did you read my post?? I thought that my FINAL was graded unfairly(it was all open-ended).</p>

<p>It doesn’t matter what you think you deserve. Your teacher creates the rules of the grading system and has all the power in this dispute. You have no leverage. Even if you did deserve an A, there is no mechanism for you to get it.</p>

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<p>Why your parents and not you? That just makes you look immature.</p>

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<p>Because your grades aren’t based on what you think you deserve! It wasn’t graded unfairly just because it didn’t go in your favor.</p>

<p>^That’s why I wanted to appeal the grade, possibly to a higher authority.</p>

<p>^not me, because I already tried my best to talk to her and she didn’t listen, so I tried getting my parents to email her in hopes for a different result.</p>

<p>But what you don’t understand is that in that class the teacher decides how to grade everything. Grading is somewhat subjective and since it is that teacher’s class they decide what is deserving of an A. If you wrote a fantastic paper and she failed you it would be one thing. But when it comes down to a few points you are not going to find people that will say that the teacher is wrong.</p>

<p>You got a B, own it.</p>

<p>@ArtsyGirl: Even if my chances of getting the grade changed are slim, isn’t it still worth a shot? I mean, a B and an A is a HUUUGEEEE difference for what, 2 points on a final???</p>

<p>@FantasyVesperia: No, I don’t want to own it. I want to get rid of it like the plague! lol</p>

<p>No, it is not worth it, you will be annoying your teachers, counselors and administrative staff (all people who you want to be on good terms with) over something insignificant that is not going to change no matter what you do. Accept that B, it is truly not a big deal.</p>

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<p>They have to draw the line somewhere.</p>

<p>^well I mean I could care less if my history teacher likes me(I will NOT get a rec from her in any way, shape or form), nor do I really care if I annoy her lol. my counselor has a personal relationship with me so I think she’ll understand. and what do you mean by administrative staff?</p>

<p>Yes, but for things like NHS you want all of your teachers to at least semi-like you and what if she ends up teaching something you are taking senior year, you don’t want to start a class with a teacher that thinks you are immature and is annoyed with you. Administrative staff includes counselors and people in your school’s offices that process papers/transcript requests and things (their roles vary from school to school).</p>

<p>Definitely not. Would you have appealed this grade if you aren’t so close to an A? If, maybe, you got a solid B? My guess would be no. You’re not appealing because you believe you we’re graded unfairly (which is why the appeals process mechanism exists), you just want an A. And that’s a motive that’s not justifiable. Lots of people think they deserve A’s, but I’m partial to the trained, educated, and experienced professionals (teachers) that are paid to make those decisions. The teacher has determined that your work overall deserves a B, and you should learn to accept that. It’s a huge part of developing maturity.</p>

<p>^This was my last year taking history(she only teaches history), so I know I will not get her anymore. Also, I wasn’t planning on doing NHS(idk why, in my school it’s kind of a BS club). And administrative staff generally don’t interact with students from my school(my school is pretty big, 1500+ kids)</p>

<p>Your counselor will still have to write you a recommendation.
And teachers presumably gossip amongst themselves about annoying kids.</p>

<p>@irishsson: no, i actually do not think my final was graded fairly. i saw the grades she gave me for each of the problems, and some of them even she couldn’t justify(she just said super vague stuff). I wouldn’t have appealed if I were at a solid B, because it really would make no difference to the final result, EVEN if I thought the final was graded unfairly. But since these few points can make a big difference, I think it’s worth my time and energy to try to appeal.
Now if anyone could give me some advice on how to appeal, that would be great :D</p>