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grade inflation comes to DC
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:10 pm
by gradesmatter
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Re: grade inflation comes to DC
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:45 pm
by Younger Abstention
This isn't a big deal. George Mason previously had a C+ curve. Now they have a B/B+ curve like all the other law schools in the area. The A+* is just a way of signifying the highest grade in the class.
Re: grade inflation comes to DC
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:54 pm
by Aberzombie1892
Younger Abstention wrote:This isn't a big deal. George Mason previously had a C+ curve. Now they have a B/B+ curve like all the other law schools in the area. The A+* is just a way of signifying the highest grade in the class.
All permanent T50 schools should use a B+ scale. All B+ scales use the A+.
Re: grade inflation comes to DC
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:15 pm
by 0Lgunner
Re: grade inflation comes to DC
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:03 am
by tome
A+ is the limit. A+ might be a little silly, but anything above it is beyond stupid. I would be embarrassed handing over a transcript with A+* or A++ on it.
At Northwestern, A+ is top 7% in curved classes, so about 4 per course per section (about 65 people) in first year. But in uncurved classes it seems like half the class gets an A+. It might be defensible in the first instance to show someone was right at the top of their class, but in the uncurved classes it is worthless ... and I am pretty sure everyone knows it (both at the school and in the real world).
Re: grade inflation comes to DC
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:17 am
by vanwinkle
Moved.