Will I get an A- or an A?? PLEASE help!

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<p>I have been taking a general physics: mechanics course. I am attending a state university. I calculated the course grade, and if I got a 100% in the final exam, my grade is slightly over 93. However, if I got one problem wrong in this test, I would get a 92.4845! (The minimum A is from 93%). It seems like I did get one problem wrong. And if I do get a 92.4845 as an A-, would it be a good idea to convince my professor about this?(That I put a lot of effort in this course, blah blah)</p>

<p>I read the course website syllabus and it said "Final letter grades for the course will be based on an absolute scale. The course score will be calculated to the nearest integer. No curving of any kind will be employed to calculate final grades." </p>

<p>I want to hear some advice or suggestions. Do you think I will get an A or an A-?
If I could convince the professor to raise my grade to an A, what would be the ideal way to do that?</p>

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<p>I'd have a talk with him. It depends on how nice the prof is. Realize that he is under NO OBLIGATION to change your grade and he would be doing you a favor (although don't say this). Be humble.</p>

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<p>"...and he would be doing you a favor (although don't say this)"</p>

<p>What are you trying to say here?</p>

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<p>Having watched two cycles of students pass through the entire cycle, my advice is to suck it up and take it how it falls. Six months from now it won't matter at all and a year from now you will have forgotten all about it. Save the time and stress.</p>

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<p>Sorry, I won't take that. It's because I need to get in to a med/dental school.</p>

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<p>the difference between an a and an a- in one corse is so miniscule over the course of 120 or so credits that in the end it really doesn't have any effect on medical school. if i was the prof i would give the a-.. i don't think it's fair to raise a grade for somebody just because they ask so. sorry but that's just my mentality. it's not fair to the people who actually earned the 93 or 94. if you won't accept an a- then you should of earned an a.. simple as that. not to sound harsh or anything but that's just how life is.</p>

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<p>In my university, A is a 4.0 and A- is a 3.67. That IS a lot to me.
I also thought transferring to a better school in junior yr. By that time, I will probably have more than 70 credits. How much effect will there be?</p>

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<p>well using the way my school calculates grades... if it's a 4 credit course, that's a 14.68 quality point average.. and if you get a's in the other 66 credits, that's 264 quality points for that, so joining them together is 278.68 out of 280 quality points possible... which is a 3.9811428571428571428571428571429 GPA. So , over the span of 70 credits that a- will cost you less than .02 of your gpa. (if i am calculating that right.. i haven't calculated grades like that in a long time)</p>

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<p>An A- is an A-... what reason would the professor have for raising your score?</p>

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<p>dude what are you crying about? an A or an A- is a damn good score. stop being an ingrate.</p>

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<p>^5 proton, agree wholeheartedly.</p>

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<p>Cool, if you don't adjust your attitude, you're likely to derail long before you hit med school.</p>

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<p>yeah, cool0215, you really need to chill, man - stop trolling.
besides, i'm fairly sure AMCAS doesn't count plusses and minuses.</p>

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<p>I meant that you should be aware of the fact that he's doing you a favor, but don't tell him that he's doing you a favor. I didn't mean anything sexual if that's what you were talking about.</p>

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<p>Somebody needs to chillax. You will commit suicide if you're worried over every A-...I got my first C this term (granted it was HS) and it was liberating!</p>

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<p>"Chillax"? I've been seeing this "word" lately... Is this some kind of new verbal phenomenon amongst teenagers?</p>

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<p>I've never head that before...maybe I'll use it, though my friends will probably stare at me like I'm high or drunk or something.</p>

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<p>Or maybe they'll be so chillaxed already that they won't even notice.</p>

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<p>how about just make a 100 on the exam?
then you don't have to worry about it.</p>

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<p>wow. and i thought i was obsessed when i break down completely...</p>