@fallenchemist that’s interesting, because I repeatedly heard about the curve you mentioned about STEM classes, but none of my college’s teachers-Ochem, ochem lab, cell bio, thermodynamics, ChemE intro, etc-use bell curve at all AFAIK. They all use absolute grading system. They “curve” the score by replacing worst midterm grade with final test grade, but I doubt it’s the same thing as bell curve.
Some times I wish professors use bell curve but at the same time I m relieved that my scores are direct reflections of my effort. I wonder if it’s also frequent for professors NOT to use bell curve?