What's the deal with downward trends? Forum
- clay7676
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What's the deal with downward trends?
What's going on here? Can someone help explain this concept to me? My classes have gotten significantly more difficult from my freshman year to my now second semester junior year. I'm expecting a couple of B's, and I don't see how that is something that requires an addendum. Isn't a curriculum supposed to be somewhat more challenging as time progresses? And thus, shouldn't some B's be expected? Confused, concerned, help!
Thanks.
Thanks.
- butt-head
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Re: What's the deal with downward trends?
lol
don't write an addendum unless you have a legitimate excuse. "my curriculum became more challenging" is not a legitimate excuse.
don't write an addendum unless you have a legitimate excuse. "my curriculum became more challenging" is not a legitimate excuse.
- clay7676
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Re: What's the deal with downward trends?
I understand that. My question is why should one be needed in the first place? I don't see it as an excuse, rather something that is natural, thus there not being a problem. Or is it just commonplace that freshmen get bad grades and need to do better or else they have some explaining to do
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Re: What's the deal with downward trends?
Continue to do the best you can. Yes, an upward trend is more preferable but your LSAT score will ultimately determine where you'll be admitted for law school. The LSAT can save and applicant with Bs and break and applicant with four years of A's.
- midwest17
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Re: What's the deal with downward trends?
You're also supposed to be learning more and getting better.clay7676 wrote:Isn't a curriculum supposed to be somewhat more challenging as time progresses? And thus, shouldn't some B's be expected?
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- heythatslife
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Re: What's the deal with downward trends?
Also, smaller upper-level classes are often graded not on a curve but as per the professor's discretion, so in these cases the grades tend to be more generous.
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Re: What's the deal with downward trends?
This.midwest17 wrote:You're also supposed to be learning more and getting better.clay7676 wrote:Isn't a curriculum supposed to be somewhat more challenging as time progresses? And thus, shouldn't some B's be expected?
- john1990
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Re: What's the deal with downward trends?
Grades get more competitive and usually a smaller portion of the class receives A's in upper level classesclay7676 wrote:What's going on here? Can someone help explain this concept to me? My classes have gotten significantly more difficult from my freshman year to my now second semester junior year. I'm expecting a couple of B's, and I don't see how that is something that requires an addendum. Isn't a curriculum supposed to be somewhat more challenging as time progresses? And thus, shouldn't some B's be expected? Confused, concerned, help!
Thanks.
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Re: What's the deal with downward trends?
You definitely don't want to draw attention to any downward trend unless for something like a legit medical excuse/other extremely extenuating circumstances.clay7676 wrote:What's going on here? Can someone help explain this concept to me? My classes have gotten significantly more difficult from my freshman year to my now second semester junior year. I'm expecting a couple of B's, and I don't see how that is something that requires an addendum. Isn't a curriculum supposed to be somewhat more challenging as time progresses? And thus, shouldn't some B's be expected? Confused, concerned, help!
Thanks.