1L Fall Grade Waiting Thread Forum

[Flips88]

Here is a puzzling grading scenario. I hear A+ grades are extremely rare, on the other had I hear there are “X number” of A+ grades that have to be distributed. Which is it? They must distribute “X number” of A-plus grades, or can the professor decide not to award A+ grades (or fewer than allowed)?

Google your school's curve. It depends completely on the school. Some only have discretionary A+s, while some places require 2% A+s

[quixotical]

You guys only had 3 substantive classes in addition to LRW ??? whatttt . Must have been nice.

Same type of schedule here. I guess it's nice, if you happen to enjoy sitting through 3 straight hours of Contracts.

lol!

And for a lot of schools LRW isn't graded, or it if is, it's not graded on a curve, so there is that too.

[Sandro]

Today I FINALLY got my last grade, and it was an A in Crim-- definitely worth the wait, as anxiety-inducing as the wait was!

Final breakdown:

Crim: A
Torts: A-
Contracts: B
Legal Writing (2 credits): A-
Legal Research (1 credit): B-

Overall my GPA is a little over a 3.5, putting me near the top 20% of the class (I think). I'm just so relieved because I honestly had no idea what my Crim grade was going to be, but I knew it would either relegate me to median or put me over. I feel much more energized now to really apply myself this semester. I'm disappointed in myself for my contracts grade-- I didn't pay enough attention/study hard enough for that class, and I know I could have done much better had I not just gone through the motions.

Anyway, I'm so glad the wait is over-- for everyone else still anxiously awaiting their grades, try not to let the negative self-talk take over. Good luck!!!

You guys only had 3 substantive classes in addition to LRW ??? whatttt . Must have been nice.

Same type of schedule here. I guess it's nice, if you happen to enjoy sitting through 3 straight hours of Contracts.

lol!

And for a lot of schools LRW isn't graded, or it if is, it's not graded on a curve, so there is that too.

I would rather sit through 3 hours of contracts than have 5 3 credit classes in addition to graded LRW. This semester with only 4 classes + shorter LRW is like a breeze ..... not sure why they would frontload the schedule for 1L .

[crossarmant]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

[cinephile]

I would rather sit through 3 hours of contracts than have 5 3 credit classes in addition to graded LRW. This semester with only 4 classes + shorter LRW is like a breeze ..... not sure why they would frontload the schedule for 1L .

We had the opposite- 3 substantive classes first semester, 4 second semester. I wish we had the more intense semester first because this spring I'm missing days of classes from now until March for interviews and it won't be easy catching up.

[Flips88]

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I would rather sit through 3 hours of contracts than have 5 3 credit classes in addition to graded LRW. This semester with only 4 classes + shorter LRW is like a breeze ..... not sure why they would frontload the schedule for 1L .

I haven't heard of a single school that does 5 doctrinal classes + LRW. We had 4 doctrinal + LRW for 5 total classes. I haven't heard of anywhere doing 6 classes.

[johansantana21]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

Go slap yourself you insufferable prick.

[Guchster]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

Wow this sucks. I hope you have a back up plan for life.

[071816]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

Top 10%? How can you live with yourself you useless piece of shit?

[birdlaw117]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

Wow this sucks. I hope you have a back up plan for life.

Seriously ~10% is terrible. How could you possibly do that poorly? Were you dropped on your head as a baby?

[paulinaporizkova]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

what the fuck is wrong with people in this thread? is this supposed to be a joke?

[dabomb75]

Well got 3 of my grades in and supposedly our last grade isn't going to come in for another week, so I'll update since I just got my 3rd grade in.

Torts: B
Contracts: No grade yet
Property: A-
Civ Pro: A-


I'm a tad bit happy but also really worried right now, because I've been within 1/2 a letter grade correct on every single one of my guesses, and right now I'm expecting a B or B- in contracts, so not looking forward to that one.

Either way, if I can get a B or above on contracts and end at median, I'm ok with that

[bk1]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

what the fuck is wrong with people in this thread? is this supposed to be a joke?

I always envisioned this thread as a monument to ass burger's, to memorialize it for future generations.

[spets]

I rarely post on TLS, but I enjoy lurking because I'm the world's worst procrastinator. After my first semester at my T-30, I was convinced I was doomed for median or below because I felt like everyone was smarter than me, and I was burnt out by the exams rolled around. However, I received my grades today, and I'm speechless - I felt like every grade I received was better than I deserved.

Contracts: A
Civ Pro: A
Torts: A-
Legal Methods: B+
Legal Writing: A

This is beyond anything I expected. Although I'd be devastated, I literally would not be surprised if this was a clerical error. I'm so extremely thankful. I think I'm going to take the rest of this week off.

[PinkCow]

I rarely post on TLS, but I enjoy lurking because I'm the world's worst procrastinator. After my first semester at my T-30, I was convinced I was doomed for median or below because I felt like everyone was smarter than me, and I was burnt out by the exams rolled around. However, I received my grades today, and I'm speechless - I felt like every grade I received was better than I deserved.

Contracts: A
Civ Pro: A
Torts: A-
Legal Methods: B+
Legal Writing: A

This is beyond anything I expected. Although I'd be devastated, I literally would not be surprised if this was a clerical error. I'm so extremely thankful. I think I'm going to take the rest of this week off.

Nice job! And congrats on not reacting like a tool.

[quixotical]

I rarely post on TLS, but I enjoy lurking because I'm the world's worst procrastinator. After my first semester at my T-30, I was convinced I was doomed for median or below because I felt like everyone was smarter than me, and I was burnt out by the exams rolled around. However, I received my grades today, and I'm speechless - I felt like every grade I received was better than I deserved.

Contracts: A
Civ Pro: A
Torts: A-
Legal Methods: B+
Legal Writing: A

This is beyond anything I expected. Although I'd be devastated, I literally would not be surprised if this was a clerical error. I'm so extremely thankful. I think I'm going to take the rest of this week off.

Nice job! And congrats on not reacting like a tool.

+1

[NYC Law]

I rarely post on TLS, but I enjoy lurking because I'm the world's worst procrastinator. After my first semester at my T-30, I was convinced I was doomed for median or below because I felt like everyone was smarter than me, and I was burnt out by the exams rolled around. However, I received my grades today, and I'm speechless - I felt like every grade I received was better than I deserved.

Contracts: A
Civ Pro: A
Torts: A-
Legal Methods: B+
Legal Writing: A

This is beyond anything I expected. Although I'd be devastated, I literally would not be surprised if this was a clerical error. I'm so extremely thankful. I think I'm going to take the rest of this week off.

I guess if you're satisfied with a B+ ...



*Note: I'm just mocking other posters ITT. Congrats on the kick ass grades.

[Michaela]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

Retake.

[Xifeng]

I always envisioned this thread as a monument to ass burger's, to memorialize it for future generations.

[thelaststraw05]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

what the fuck is wrong with people in this thread? is this supposed to be a joke?

Crossarmant has been particularly egregious in this thread. He earlier posted something similar about being disappointed before he got the B+ in contracts which so severely pulled down his grade.

Way to be a douche-nozzle!

[3|ink]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts.

Unacceptable. I would drop out immediately.

JK. I got a B+ in contracts.

[Guchster]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

Retake.

This. Don't waste that GPA on contracts.

[crossarmant]

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

what the fuck is wrong with people in this thread? is this supposed to be a joke?

Crossarmant has been particularly egregious in this thread. He earlier posted something similar about being disappointed before he got the B+ in contracts which so severely pulled down his grade.

Way to be a douche-nozzle!

Not trying to be an asshole. I'm at a TT and I want to transfer (Not terribly fond of my school or the location). That and K's prof curved the class so that there were 3 As and then 20 B+s

[traehekat]

Just so you are all clear, this is an example of what to do:

I rarely post on TLS, but I enjoy lurking because I'm the world's worst procrastinator. After my first semester at my T-30, I was convinced I was doomed for median or below because I felt like everyone was smarter than me, and I was burnt out by the exams rolled around. However, I received my grades today, and I'm speechless - I felt like every grade I received was better than I deserved.

Contracts: A
Civ Pro: A
Torts: A-
Legal Methods: B+
Legal Writing: A

This is beyond anything I expected. Although I'd be devastated, I literally would not be surprised if this was a clerical error. I'm so extremely thankful. I think I'm going to take the rest of this week off.

and this is an example of what NOT to do:

Last grade finally in... B+ in Contracts. I'm really pissed, my worst substantive grade and I felt like I nailed it. Brings my GPA down to a 3.6; which on our curve should put me around ~10%. I mean, still good, just wish I would've gotten an A on it, I knew everything inside and out...

I'll just have to step my game up this semester.

[lawyerwannabe]

Grades in a week! Yay!

Anything above median and I will be stoked!