<p>My grades were just posted online about an hour ago and I recieved a B+ in an upper level English class. I always thought my prof didn't like me because I recieved C's on papers I worked my ass off on but figured that it was all in my head. Anyway, I needed a 90 on the final to score an A- in the class and was sure that I did better than that. Now this is where **** gets ****ed up...</p>
<p>I just found out that one of my friends in the class got an A- and he didn't hand in two MAJOR assignments (worth 30% of the final grade.) I am now sure that this guy had it out for me. I was and still am pretty *<strong><em>ing *</em></strong>ed about this I'm trying to transfer this fall and also recieved a D this semester (Bio, but I saw that coming.)</p>
<p>I'm not one to snitch but I know I should go to the school with this and get his ass fired (and hopefully get my grade changed) but I know that this guy has two kids and is his family's only source of income- and if i went through with it, my conscience would kick the living **** out of me. </p>
<p>hopefully I get some responses here, What the **** should I do?</p>
<p>Go ahead and get him fired. I'm sure he'll manage with a job at Taco Bell. If he really has it out for you like you describe, then he is just a plain ******* that deserves whats coming to him.</p>
<p>But, I think there is probably more to it. Participation, attendance, etc. I also know that friends sometimes joke and exagerate things and say "I didn't hand in 10 assignments and got an A+" or something of that nature. First make sure your friend is not ****ing with you, then find out exactly how your professor grades.</p>
<p>lol. who do you think you are? </p>
<p>you can't get your professor fired because you're a bad writer. even if he does favor students (and your friend over you) there's no policy or law against it. there's nothing in the books that even require professors to be fair. buck up. be a man for god's sake.</p>
<p>Can you get A-'s with a 70% in your school, pebbles?</p>
<p>you won't get him fired. you'll just tick him off if you have to take him again for something.</p>
<p>well, it would depend on the class and the professor, wouldn't it?</p>
<p>I'd report the professor if he's playing favorites. My friend and I got our high school band director in trouble because he hated us. He actually called my friend some names to her face because he didn't like her opinion on an opinion essay we wrote and blew me off because I put academics before band. Then he took 6% off my grade because I refused to be in the same ensemble group as his favorite student who couldn't stand me. We were allowed to pick who we wanted to be with, by the way.</p>
<p>He got some red flags on his record by the end of the year.</p>
<p>If he's tenured- there's nothing you can absolutely do unless there's serious discrimination or assault going on.</p>
<p>Look over your syllabus and make your OWN calculation and ask your friend for his grades, if he's willing to share. Do NOT approach your professor as you are right now- give yourself a few days to calm down. Just walking into school ticked off isn't going to do you any good- been there, done that. Maybe a bit worse if the grades are not official yet.</p>
<p>He'd probably tell you that you should be happy that you made great improvements from your C essays to earn a B+ in class.</p>
<p>I just went through the same situation with one of my professors as you did... though won't see my final grade for another week. I'm sure that he is not really after you- remember, this is an upper-level course and they're not supposed to be easy. Just having a conversation with your professor about his opinions on the course, not yours, can open up your mind a bit to understand his perspective. I had a 20 minute conversation over morning drinks with my prof and now I feel okay with whatever I'll get because she admitted to being a difficult grader and shared some of her thoughts about grading people.</p>
<p>You can try seeing what the grades appeal process is at your school. If you can get convincing evidence that you were screwed, then you may be able to get the grade altered. But you are really going to have to demonstrate that he did grade you unfairly. Just some hearsay about a friend is not going to cut it (having had friends serve on grade appeals committees before)</p>
<p>However, this is college. Professors have way more power and autonomy. Especially in subjective courses like English. Besides a B+ isn't really that big of a deal.</p>
<p>Have you spoken directly with the professor to find out your grades? Before you run to the administration, I think that you should approach the professor in a mature, reasonable way and ask for some help understanding why your grades are lower than you would expect. You may get some constructive criticism, and you may be pleasantly surprised by your professor's reaction. That said, if thing don't work out the way you hope, you can certainly take yoru perceived issues to the administration, but I doubt they will see too kindly upon your actions if you haven't already discussed the issues with your professor.</p>
<p>I'm with sally on this one.</p>
<p>Go to the professor maturely and ask him what you did wrong on the last essay (and don't have any type of defiant tone at all). If he honestly can pull decent points out that are wrong with your essay, you really can't do anything about it except go to the administration. And you might want to triple check with your friend - sometimes people say something as a side comment like "I didn't finish half of the assignments and still got an A" when in reality maybe they're just trying to pull off a cool, smart guy or maybe its totally a misunderstanding.</p>
<p>But yeah, talk to the professor, triple check with your friend and then maybe you can go to the administration. The thing is, if your friend is a great writer then you're probably out of luck because if the teacher can find errors in your final essay, nothing about your friend not turning in 30% of the work will affect that. All you'll be doing is lowering your friend's grade.</p>
<p>The thing is, I'm positive that this kid deserved no better than a 70%. He told me that he didnt do the work the day it was due and he didnt recieve papers back when they were handed back to us. </p>
<p>I realize that I made it sound like I recieved nothing but c's all semester but I only got 2 in the class. Attendence and participation should have helped my grade since I didnt miss this class once (we only met once a week and it was a 10 week class) and I was one of the few people who actually spoke in class. </p>
<p>I'm going to talk to the guy before I do anything though. Thanks for the help guys.</p>