Retaking classes you got Bs in...

Transfer Students
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<p>Hajen, where do you go to school?</p>

<p>See, that's the problem with trying to transfer. Different schools of different calibers have different grading systems, and therefore the work needed to get an A in one class at one school will only garner a B or C in a very similar class at another school. Hopefully, those reviewing our transfer applications take note of this sort of thing and try to take the grading systems of different unis into account, but who knows? (Despite my grades first semester, it is actually pretty easy to get high grades in most classes, depending on how learned one is regarding the subject matter, but still)</p>

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<p>This is why a lot of schools request that you send your schools grading procedures and academic regulations with your application. :)</p>

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<p>i go to school at u of t (and yes its tough lol), but im not sure how i can get the grading procedure stuff?</p>

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<p>Anyone know how this would like from a graduate admissions point of view?</p>

<p>phpguru</p>

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<p>grading procedures and academic regulations should (normally) be in your schools catalog.</p>

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<p>I didn't send those.. umm.. nor was I aware that I should... I'm on a pretty normal grading system though. 100-93 = A, 92-90 = A-, 89-88 = B+, 87-83 = B, 82-80 = B-, etc...</p>

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<p>the procedures/regulations in the catalog are rather vague, there are no previous course averages or grade distributions... what did u guys send, and where did you find it?</p>

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<p>if the colleges that you're applying to wanted them, then you would know, as they would have requested them to be sent with your applications..i really can't remember what mine said verbatim, primarily what the graduation req's are as well as how many points are awarded per letter grade..</p>

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<p>oh mine didnt request them but i feel like i should send them now</p>

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<p>"Different schools of different calibers have different grading systems"</p>

<p>Doubtful...</p>

<p>I got A's at my no-name state school...I get A's for the same work at Tufts</p>

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<p>illmatic..ok now you're contradicting yourself. Previously you said that your school issues a 3.2 for a B+ a 3.0 for a B and a 2.67 for a B-, that's not the case at my school where it doesn't matter if you have an 80 or an 89.8 - you get 3 quality points per credit, and it's not the case at other schools I am sure. Someone said that an 93 is still considered a B at their school..I feel that yes different schools have different grading systems.</p>

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<p>I'm not even sure if you can retake classes that you made a B in. Some schools may only let you do that if you make a D or F.</p>

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<p>Yup, that's what I said on the first page. Thought it was kinda weird that a school would let you retake a B.</p>

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<p>Wouldent retaking a class, just be a waste of money. I mean if It was important to you then you would have done it it ur first term. My school doesnt even allow you to retake classes for credit unless you get an F or a PE grade.</p>

<p>I mean is a B that bad</p>

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<p>"I mean if It was important to you then you would have done it it ur first term."</p>

<p>It's not always the student's fault... though sometimes, of course, it is.</p>

<p>It's not that a B's bad... it certainly isn't. It's just that I want to transfer to a good school.</p>

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<p>So basically your just looking for a piece of paper? You've got to have a good reason for transferring...simply wanting to "get into a good school" (whatever that means) is not a sufficient reason</p>

<p>Besides...most schools are exactly the same anyways</p>

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<p>Diogenes..umm, lots of "good schools" accept B's..trust me.</p>

<p>And remember..we have all heard it before, and we're sick of it, but it's true.."grades are earned, not given..." trust me, I had a hard time accepting that when i got a B in my biochem class with an 89.6..guess i have come to the terms that there was something I could/should have done better on..I feel like Profs at "good schools" are going to be a little less lenient in their grading procedures in comparisson to a CC or 2yr. I could be wrong..but..I guess maybe I'm just preparing for the worst?</p>

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<p>"So basically your just looking for a piece of paper? You've got to have a good reason for transferring...simply wanting to "get into a good school" (whatever that means) is not a sufficient reason"</p>

<p>I'm not sure what you mean. I go to a community college. Of course I want to learn and all that, but I also have to get good grades if I want to transfer a pretty good school.</p>

<p>"And remember..we have all heard it before, and we're sick of it, but it's true.."grades are earned, not given...""</p>

<p>Things aren't always idealistic. When I mess up, I mess up. If the teacher's lousy, then I don't blame myself.</p>

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<p>When I say most schools are exactly the same, I'm not talking about grading...presumably the grading at a top 20 school would be a more strenuous than the grading at a community college, but the curriculum is roughly the same. At Tufts we are reading the same texts in Poly Sci courses that were read at my 3rd Tier state school...but still, if your capable of doing outstanding A work at a CC than there is no forseable reason why the same couldn't be done at a "ranked" school</p>

<p>I just think rankings are a terrible way of looking at any university...you should want to go not because of what the school "is" in USNEWS, but what the school offers to you personally. Often the top ranked schools are capable of offering programs that other schools are not capable of (Middle Eastern Studies, Hebrew, etc) but if I were a physics major I would be equally as happy to attend Wisconsin-Madison as I would to attend MIT</p>

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<p>Seriously...I can't imagine what effect retaking a class you got a B in is going to have. You could call the admissions office but I'd wager they'd tell you the same thing, getting a B here and there is not going to kill your chances</p>