<p>The course syllabus says 87-89 is a B+ and 90-93 is an A-, but does not make it clear what would happen if a grade fell between 89 and 90. When I brought up this grading ambiguity during the course of the semester, the teacher told the class that grades would be rounded up. In an email she gave the example of a “B- to a B, etc.” This implies that grades within one mark of each other are eligible to be rounded. </p>
<p>However, my grade is a B+ and I think it should be changed to an A-. Technically, to fit the grading scale my grade would have to be rounded down to an 89 or up to a 90.</p>
<p>Students should not have to infer or decipher what their grade will be, grading scales should account for every possible number.</p>
<p>It really doesn’t matter in the overall scheme, and you shouldn’t **** off your professor by getting the chair/dean/etc. to override his or her decision.</p>
<p>If it’s someone you’ll need to take or work with in the future, it’s probably not worth the damage to your relationship, but if not, then I see no reason to just give up on it.</p>
<p>That sounds like a “message grade” to me. The teacher is trying to say that for whatever reason she doesn’t think you deserve an A-. We have no clue from just hearing your side whether you a) were a pain the entire semester, b) she suspects you of cheating but can’t prove it, c) who knows what else.</p>
<p>If the administration overrides her grade, I would never be associated with that school. That’s something I have never had happen in over 20 years of teaching.</p>
<p>1) Does not matter what the teacher thinks I deserve, the numbers are there.
2) The teacher said they would round, I have proof in an email, so they need to round.</p>
<p>1) It really depends on what the email said. Technically, you got a B+ (“the numbers”). It’s up to your teacher to round.<br>
2) It could have easily said that that was if she felt you deserved it or something like that. </p>
<p>But really, this is NOT a big deal. Let’s say the difference between an A- and a B+ is .4 (3.7 vs 3.3). Assuming you take 120 credits, that’s about .003 difference in GPA. Sometimes, it’s just better to move on.</p>
<p>I posted her sentence verbatim earlier in the thread.</p>
<p>Technically: according to the facts or exact meaning of something; strictly</p>
<p>Then according to your incorrect technicality 89.7 is between 87-89 and 89.7 is closer to 89 than 90, I will be sure to remember that next Math exam.</p>
<p>It is a BIG deal for me because I attend a competitive University and I am applying for an even more competitive major. Please do not project your perception of value on me.</p>
<p>@RacinReaver</p>
<p>Actually, I have emails of her complimenting my behavior throughout the semester. And being a “pain” is not an excuse to not follow through with your statements.</p>
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<p>At this point the thread is unnecessary I already received the feedback needed to craft my argument. Sorry, if I came off as too candid, hopefully no one was offended.</p>
<p>They are having someone in the department doing an unnecessary “investigation”.</p>
<p>1) We have an honor code that says no lying.
2) I told them she said she would round multiple times during the semester and I provided and email where she admits to saying this.
3)She did not round my grade.</p>