I completely bombed a very important test - Page 5

carnation · #61 03-29-2004, 07:45 PM

Lady Pi Phi · #62 03-30-2004, 12:03 PM

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Originally posted by CC1GC
It's not proportional. Think of upper grades as a volume control, the increments are not equal. I don't think any high school in my area had any student past a 96% average during my 5 yrs of hs. The system is meant to discourage perfect scores, for ex. my buddy earned over 100% in OAC (grade 13) in some maths and sciences, but could only receive 99% tops.

I'm not insulting your abilities, doll, just pointing out the fundamental differences.

I wonder if they've changed the grading system now that they have eliminated OAC?

Side note: A guy in my english class received 100% in english. He had a 97%...the highest grade in any english class, but the rest of my OAC class was bombing...I had the second highest grade with and 81%. The department decided to give everyone an extra 3% to imporve the class averages. However, he wasn't going to get his 3% because they didn't want anyone to have 100% in english. After much complaining he got it. I'm glad he did. It was the principle.

P.S hijack here....but I love Carnation!!!

Rudey · #63 03-30-2004, 12:14 PM

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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi

P.S hijack here....but I love Carnation!!!

Please, explain your love in detailed prose.

-Rudey

Lady Pi Phi · #64 03-30-2004, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by Rudey
Please, explain your love in detailed prose.

-Rudey

I don't have to justify my love to you!

Rudey · #65 03-30-2004, 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
I don't have to justify my love to you!

Your parents must be proud.

-Rudey

Lady Pi Phi · #66 03-30-2004, 12:22 PM

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Originally posted by Rudey
Your parents must be proud.

-Rudey

They are. Thanks!

skerbow · #67 03-30-2004, 12:51 PM

Back to the topic at hand....

Texas*princess, how did your meeting with the prof go today???

CC1GC · #68 03-30-2004, 01:45 PM

in my english class received 100% in english. He had a 97%...the highest grade in any english class, but the rest of my OAC class was bombing...I had the second highest grade with and 81%. The department decided to give everyone an extra 3% to imporve the class averages. However, he wasn't going to get his 3% because they didn't want anyone to have 100% in english. After much complaining he got it. I'm glad he did. It was the principle.

pffff that's garbage. My buddy had over 100% in the most brutal OACS (a&g, calc), and only received 99% when the second closest in the class was in the low 90s.

Lady Pi Phi · #69 03-30-2004, 01:54 PM

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Originally posted by CC1GC
in my english class received 100% in english. He had a 97%...the highest grade in any english class, but the rest of my OAC class was bombing...I had the second highest grade with and 81%. The department decided to give everyone an extra 3% to imporve the class averages. However, he wasn't going to get his 3% because they didn't want anyone to have 100% in english. After much complaining he got it. I'm glad he did. It was the principle.

pffff that's garbage. My buddy had over 100% in the most brutal OACS (a&g, calc), and only received 99% when the second closest in the class was in the low 90s.

Well because he already had a 97% in english, the extra three percent that every OAC english class in my school received, his mark became 100%.
Now, if our english department wasn't so retarded, he would have jsut had a 97%. But when the highest OAC class average is 64%...that's not very good adn it does say something about the teachers. I had the second highest mark in my class with an 81%. Our class average was 53%. yeah, that's why everyone got an extra 3%.

ADPiSAI · #70 03-30-2004, 06:22 PM

my university has the same grading system as what Lady Pi Phi said... I absolutely love it, because it has saved me a few times...

that being said, it might look like some sort of dream come true, but the grading up here is a lot tougher than back in the states (and I spent 2 years of university in the states before coming here, so I know). In my other schools, I was disappointed with myself if I got below an 80 on anything. Now I'm happy with anything above a 60.

Lady Pi Phi · #71 04-01-2004, 02:21 PM

T*P...what did your professor say to you?

AngelicWings21 · #72 04-19-2004, 09:41 AM

.....My very first test in Business Law....was whew...a disaster... I was making all A's in the course...studying my BUT off....
50 questions in 50 mins I am like I got this....I got this....
I was done with the test in less than 15 mins...I was like WAIT...that was too fast go back....and I thought maybe I rushed into...so then I started doubling checking my answers...and thought some were wrong.....and I changed them.....BIG MISTAKE...I am not going to say what I got....but my professor talked to me when he was handing them out...and was like what happen....I was me dunno?????? I was so upset...with myself....he was like you changed your answers why?????? I was like me dunno....I just wanted to leave....and just drop the class...but I am still there....I bet you I won't make that mistake again...