<p>Prof. make mistakes all the time. It is important for every student to keep track and know the grading policy. When a mistake occurs just visit the Prof. and they will gladly correct it. My son had to do this at least 3 times that I know of in his Cornell career. He is not shy and had no problem talking the various Profs, each time his grade was corrected. Your son should not let this go. As for CU grade deflation, likely a crock of… meme.</p>
<p>Lol, the only thing I’ve seen so far is heavy Cornell * inflation * in grades, but maybe there’s deflation outside of engineering- I wouldn’t know.</p>
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<p>EDIT: Yeah I can see why there might be grade deflation in humanities classes…</p>
<p>It honestly depends on what classes you take.</p>
<p>^agreed.</p>
<p>*the only thing I’ve seen so far in the classes I’ve taken</p>
<p>I think we’re a bit grade inflated actually, I took a bunch of courses in different departments this semester because I finished my major last year, and I got 5 A+'s (all other courses A’s), which I didn’t think was possible because I know I don’t deserve it</p>
<p>Consider the following … Was a 90+ on previous grades an A, or just a 90+. If this was presented as a curved class, the range for an A is determined by the actual grades, not an arbitrary designation of a percent (e.g. 90-100). If the previous grades were considered A’s by the professor, though, then I would contact him / her and better understand what happened. Many college professors (and students) believe a curve is to “raise” lower grades and normalize up, when in fact the intent is to normalize (regardless of mean and s.d.) with an understanding that on average, over time, grades tend to follow a normal curve and single class biases can be addressed with a curve.</p>
<p>As I mentioned a few days ago, the grade was corrected by the professor. The professor contacted my son (he had never even emailed her) and told him she had made an error. He did receive a final grade of A for the class. So no inflation or deflation or curving woes. </p>
<p>I was a little concerned because I heard a story about a friend’s child at Princeton who got a 96 and ended up with a B+, because of their mandatory forced curve. I had heard that Cornell used to do the same from a Cornellian who graduated decades ago ('80s?). Hence my initial inquiry.</p>
<p>All is well.</p>
<p>^I’ve heard that too, but at Wharton not Princeton. Apparently they downcurve quite a few math classes from 94-96 to a B. I asked my friends why they don’t make the exam harder. They said they did, but the students still performed at the same level somehow, so downcurving was necesarry. It seems at Cornell if they raise the “difficulty” of the exam then students don’t perform as well, so there is no need to down curve.</p>