Question About College Grades

<p>I'm taking a Calculus I summer course at a local university to get placed out of it during the regular academic year. I am not attending this university in the fall.</p>

<p>My professor told us that he will be curving the final grades to about a B-/B.</p>

<p>For our our recent test, these were the statistics:</p>

<p>Range: 61%
Median:62.7%
Mean: 62.9%
Standard Deviation: 20%
My Grade: 82%</p>

<p>What does this mean for me? This is my first college class and I'm a little confused about where this places me. Thanks!</p>

<p>From my experience, professors will make the average equal whatever grade they say (B-/B, in this case) and then one standard deviation above that would be the threshold for an A-. So I would say that you’re in the A- range, maybe A if he makes the average a B, maybe a B+ if he makes the average a B- and is strict about the cutoff (62.9%+20%=82.9%).</p>

<p>Your professor may curve differently though. The only way to really know is to ask him (or wait to see what your grade turns out to be). Many professors won’t curve until the end of the class though (they curve final grades, rather than curving each test).</p>