So final grades are out. I studied and worked my butt off this semester. I got a B in the class. However, I got an 84.8 and someone who got an 85.3 (almost the same grade) was given an A. I also found out this same professor gave someone a C when they had a 60% in the class and should’ve gotten a D.
What would you do about this? I worked my butt off this semester and still got a B, and other people are getting rewarded for not working at all, or getting rewarded more for working just as hard as me - while I am stuck with the grade that falls on the proper grading scale. I just find it very unfair and feel he is playing favorites, which is not fair for people who work for their grade like me!
Should I approach anyone in the school about this? What would you do? I am not sure how to approach this! Please help!
Does the person who got an A know why they got an A instead of a B?
She says she thinks he likes her.
85.3 > 84.8 so the cut off may be in between these two. You can confirm from the professor what was the cutoff for A grade.
He told us in the beginning of the semester he’d give an A at 87, not an A at 85. Plus he gave my friend a B at 87.
Is 85 the cutoff for an A? There has to be a cutoff somewhere.
I think that we are missing some background here. Mostly you should not be concerned with other people’s grades. Try to do better yourself next time.
There is life after a B (nearly 100% of the human race is proof of this).
If you have concerns on the grade cutoff is unfair, go talk to the department head or the dean. If 85 is the cutoff for A, your 84.8 is below 85. Sometimes professor do give some consideration to borderline cases, but typically student should talk to the professor before the final grade is done.
That’s the people skill, usually girls are much better at it.
I’m a girl, and I had two classes last semester in which the professor favored the ladies so do you think its something like this? Or do you say it is because he just likes certain people more than others? If it’s a serious issue and you believe you have a real argument/proof regarding it, then bring it up to the department head, or dean like people above said. Were your final grades already due?
That just kinda of stinks and beyond frustrating. In a perfect world I would hope this doesn’t occur but unfortunately I’m not surprised. These lessons are life lessons. The real world isn’t much different. You can’t do much about it. Keep working like you are doing. A decent work ethic will serve you well and you will see the payoff.
What would be unfair is if the 85.3 student received a lower grade than the 84.8 student. What the student with a 60% is totally unrelated to the OP’s situation.
I’m curious how the OP seems to know so much about the grades of other students. It is against FERPA to post grades in a way that makes them identifiable.
There is a process for a grade appeal and the OP should consult learn about those procedures. Students seem to really like professors who curve (ex., giving the 85 student an A), but clearly everyone’s grade isn’t going to be bumped up.
Don’t make assumptions since there’s no viable evidence he did that. These are rumors you heard. You got a B and accept the B.
This individual then has a legitimate gripe. You do not. You fell into the B range and got a B.
For the C/D one, a lot of times borderline cases like that will get bumped up if there’s something like an upward trend and the prof thinks s/he can go on to the next course (if it’s a sequence).
Was there anything in the syllabus about subjective grading- participation? Attendance? etc?
Before you go running to the department head or the dean (!!!), try talking to the professor first if you have a legitimate grievance with your grade.
When I was teaching/serving as a teaching assistant many professors gave a little extra consideration to students who visited office hours regularly, did special extra credit assignments or participated in certain kinds of departmental activities (like colloquia or research). You may be unaware of that kind of grade boosting.
But I don’t see your legitimate grievance. You were told you would get a B if you got around an 84-85 and you have a B. “A person whose raw score was higher than mine got an A” isn’t a very compelling argument for you also getting an A. And why are you worried about someone else getting a C instead of a D? Worry about your own grades.