professors who don't believe in giving out A's

Like many people, I am applying to grad schools and law school, so the GPA is of extreme importance to me. And...

I got an A- for my Japanese literature paper I handed in last week.

I am pissed off as hell.

Not because I got an A-....not that by itself, but rather because nobody in class got an A. Because the professor doesn't believe in give out A's. (She said a B+ is "good!".)

I mean, WTF?

Of course, the social sciences & humanity classes tend to be more subjective.....

She's open to giving out A+'s and A's *in theory*....it's just that nobody has ever gotten it from her as far as I know.....

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最初由 kingking 发布
By the way, can't you complain to the school about it?

No, not really. Academic freedom.....

what is GPA exactly?
By the way, can't you complain to the school about it?

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最初由 Harmatia 发布


That's called a curve grading system. Sometimes it's used here....but it's up to the discretion of the individual instructors.

actually, it is said it is really up to the instrutors, however, it s/he does not curve, i guess many his/her students would screw up the courses, and would be getting F something.

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最初由 meteor007 发布
This is so different from my school. here, the instructor must give certian percentage students A, certain for B, ect. If s/he dare to give all F, s/he is getting trouble, and will receive probation.

That's called a curve grading system. Sometimes it's used here....but it's up to the discretion of the individual instructors.

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最初由 emb422 发布
It's understandable. All professors have their own rule and their own opionion on grading scales. After all, "A"s should be given to only about 5 to 10 percent of a class... so, deal with it.

Eh....I'd like to point out that 0% of my class received an A. Sadly, grade deflation as opposed to grade inflation is an issue at my school.