<p>I'm hearing those folks in Austin have a plus/minus GPA calculation. What is TAMU's grading policy? Is it a straight A/B/C (4, 3, 2) system?</p>
<p>straight a/b/c 4/3/2
its a good thing</p>
<p>At the beginning of the semester I thought it was going to suck but now as I am hoping for low B’s in all of my classes it is definitely a positive thing for me.</p>
<p>I was a skeptic too until I actually completed a semster here and must say that this system is by far the most fair and less stressful way of doing things.</p>
<p>Actually, in FAVOR of a flatter grading system like TAMU has. This is how it was when I was in college. My son feels the same.</p>
<p>The grading system is obviously not in stone. Daughter had a class where a 91 was required to get an “A”.</p>
<p>Yes, I believe Dr. Brown’s CHEM 107 class has an 85 as an A. It depends on the professor but if you get an A you’ll get a 4.0 there will be no in between like receiving a 3.6</p>
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<p>So the OP understands, what is happening in this situation is an adjustment of grade scales which occurs at the end of a semester when the professor can look at the overall average of the class. He can adjust accordingly so that certain percentages make A’s, B’s, C’s, etc. I have not heard of a prof (yet) that deviates from the normal scaling from the beginning, but I am sure that is possible too.</p>
<p>+/- scale is slanted, unless you get over a 4.0 for an A+…I prefer straight grades…</p>
<p>Her prof told the class at the beginning of the semester that a 91 was required.</p>
<p>^ That is interesting. That is the first time I have ever heard that. But they are profs and really they can do whatever they want I guess.</p>
<p>Yeah that is fine, the system doesn’t set in place what an A is, the professor does. The only thing that the system does set in place is that an A is a 4.0 and a B is a 3.0 etc. Most professors will set their requirements for an A, B, C, at the beginning of the semester and it’s your job to meet those requirements for that grade. I’ve never heard of a professor upping the requirement because too many kids would get an A, but many times professors reserve the right to lower the requirements to allow enough kids to get an A or B. So for whatever reason that professor maybe through his years of teaching that course has discovered that a 91 may be the needed cut off for not too many kids to get A’s.</p>
<p>I could provide many examples but howdy is down right now of changing the grading bracket right off the start.</p>
<p>The +/- system sucks! Preferred the flat scale system at A&M than here at UT. :(</p>
<p>I just got accepted to A&M, but I’d rather go to UT. However, getting into UT will be tight for me. I’m intending to major in Biology, and I don’t know for sure which of these 2 universities has a better Biology program? (Biology –> Medical School that is)</p>
<p>If I don’t get accepted to UT, should I still do the CAP program or go to A&M? I personally do not like the whole “tradition” thing at A&M but I know I could survive through it… and I really don’t care bout’ FOOTBALL. Would it be a wise decision to go to A&M where they don’t have a +/- system or go to a better ranked university/CAP program?</p>
<p>have you been to College Station? You really need to see the place for yourself before you judge.
I have seen one person in particular state A&M is not the place for pre-med because of no chance to get interships/work with local hospitals. However, with ut you are going to have more issues with the +/- grading system and your GPA is not going to be as high as it would be at A&M.
My friends daughter is going to Baylor for pre-med. She was told that her college major was not important getting into med school, her GPA & Mcat was most important. Have you thought of Baylor? Anyone can get into Baylor… have you applied there?</p>
<p>@airforcepilot: look into Tech. Cheap. Easy to get into in general. Apply to their honors program that is an automatic admit into medical school. Just buckle down and stay away from the parties … ;)</p>
<p>[Texas</a> Tech University :: Honors College :: Early Acceptance Program: Health Sciences](<a href=“http://www.depts.ttu.edu/honors/earlyacc_med.php]Texas”>http://www.depts.ttu.edu/honors/earlyacc_med.php)</p>
<p>No, I really do not want to go to Baylor. It’s either UT or A&M, but I still haven’t gotten accepted to Austin yet so my real dilemma is: A&M vs. UT Austin CAP program.</p>
<p>I just figured that going to UT will make me go all out. BECAUSE of the +/- grading system, there will be no room for slacking off and I’ll try to aim for 95+s. And besides, it aggravates me when someone gets an 80, while I receive an 88 and we end up getting the same GPA. There’s a big difference. Saying that the flat system is fair is not true. The harder you work, the better GPA you should receive. Hey, think of it like United States merit system, it works!</p>
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<p>If you did go to A&M what percentage would you “go” then? Shouldn’t you “go all out” regardless of where you go? Your logic makes no sense</p>
<p>And sooner or later you’ll probably be on the lower end of a letter grade. </p>
<p>Since you are aiming for and believe you can make 95+s, in the end it doesn’t mater what grading system is used right?</p>
<p>AirForcePilot: It is not about what is fair. When you get on that lower end of the spectrum, you will begin to question your logic. Hard work is only part of the battle in college. I know people who worked hard and got C’s. Go to school wherever you feel is best for you, but to base it on the +/- system is probably not the best way to go. </p>
<p>Are you telling us that it is ok to slack off when the grading system is +/-? This is where you are very very wrong. I would say I did not slack off hardly at all, worked my tail end off, and was at the bottom end of the A spectrum in 3 classes. Its easy to say you will make all 95’s, but doing it is a whole different story. You have to consider the Professors too. A 90 with one professor may well could have translated to a much higher or lower grade with another professor just simply because they oftentimes are the one’s who make your final exams when the other exams were common among all profs. They have so much control over your grade it isn’t even funny and sometimes no amount of hardwork can overcome that. The flat system somewhat mitigates the effects of these variables.</p>