<p>Ok, I have this ridiculously hard teacher for my bio class. Our class average for the last midterm was 53%, and I got 79%, which was one of the best marks in the class. The final grade will be curved, so I will most likely get an A, but she refuses to curve the midterm grades so it appears as a C+ on my midterm grade...</p>
<p>What can/should I do?</p>
<p>This Is Ridiculous!!! Some people just abuse their power. I don't have to curve your grade to realize that this is around AB or between A- and B+. Cn you ask her to count how many people scored higher than you and then calculate your rank. This might help... And then write a note or sth - grades not curved, top 15% of class. tell her that this is your future. If she doesn't want to do it send a letter explaining the whole thing and say "This is why I want out. The professor-student bond is TAINTED!"
Good luck.
P.S. on my calc II midterm last year the average was 34 and 99% of the class had below 60. Should they all get a midterm grade F? Hell no.</p>
<p>yeah man that is unbelievable. maybe you should just make a note and attach it to your grades when you send it in explaining what you just told us. admissions officers are people too, they probably had teachers that are b****es in the past as well</p>
<p>Like my physics test - I wrote my Harvard application the night before, so I started studying at like 8pm. 180 pages rough physics that I have never seen before. Never. Electricity, magetism, the whole 9 yards. With multivariable calc which I havent taken yet. The next day there is a blizzard, 10 inches snow and I am 10 minutes late because I drive 15 miles to school and these 15 miles turned into 45 minutes.
So I still get an AB on the midterm taking it in 40 instead of 50 minutes, on one and a half hour of sleep. However, last semester with the same professor I ranked #1 in 250 ppl class (Physics I).
When the time comes for him to put a MT grade I am going to expect him to put an A. Anyhow, if he accounts for homeworks, which he should because they are a part of the final grade - I should get an A. And if he hesitates I'm going to say - I will come back after the next midterm when I will get a 100.
Obstacles will not mess up my transferring.
So do what it takes, but be nice.</p>
<p>u guys are asking for midterm grades already?</p>
<p>march is quickly approaching bball.</p>
<p>when are these midterm grade forms due, like this seems ridiculous to me, i just started haivng first "tests" in my classes this week....</p>
<p>Chuck Norris didn't apply to college. He roundhouse kicked his application in the face until it said "Congratulations, welcome to Harvard!"</p>
<p>Yeah, that didn't work for me so I sent mine.</p>