<p>kitesurfer - I welcome your opinion, but I think it’s easy to say “suck it up and go on” when you’ve not had the experience. I think it’s also hard for students to not know where they stand in a class. My question about the test was not about the curve, but was more directed to the material that the professor wanted the students to learn. More than half the students in the class didn’t know most of the material presented on the test. Is it their fault for not studying enough, or his/her fault for not teaching them enough? My S was well above the average, so I am not questioning this to make myself feel better about his score.</p>