what grades are "bad grades" in law school Forum

[truthypants]

what grades are considered bad for law school?

[ohnowtf]

depends on the school's curve

[emoticons777]

This should be based on class rank, not letters

[paraducks]

most schools are on a B+ or B curve. under that assumption, i'd say a B- isn't great.

[ScaredWorkedBored]

Anything below the curve grade generally isn't good for your health. Anything more than a half-step below the curve grade indicates major lack of effort and/or understanding.

[john titor]

put it this way - if most of your grades aren't B+'s or above, you're not getting any OCI jobs.

[hithere]

if you're getting Bs or below, you probably won't be too happy about your job prospects

[thesealocust]

nM

[thuggishruggishbone]

yikes, looks like you gotta get above a B to be doing decent. still haven't got my grades back yet--hopefully the As will pour in!

[pasteurizedmilk]

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[mac.empress]

Where's A?

[OperaAttorney]

Anything below an A-.

[Black-Blue]

Basically, anything that's Median is "bad." The poll just reflects different grading curves at different school, which range from B+ to B- typically

[nealric]

A bad grade is one that prevents you from getting the job you (realistically) want. That will be different for everyone. My scale is as follows:

A: Super Yay
A-: Yay
B+: Meh
B: D-mn it
B-: Oh Sh**
Below B-: Drowning in a bottle of bargain scotch

[imacpa]

Wouldn't it depend on a particular school's curve? One cannot compare a "B" as being a bad grade on a B+ median scale against a "B" that's on a B/B- scale. It's all relevant. Class rank should be weighed because not all grades are the same.

[pasteurizedmilk]

A bad grade is one that prevents you from getting the job you (realistically) want. That will be different for everyone. My scale is as follows:

A: Drowning in a bottle of expensive scotch
A-: Drowning in a bottle of decent whisky
B+: Meh
B: D-mn it
B-: Oh Sh**
Below B-: Drowning in a bottle of bargain scotch

FTFY

[steve_nash]

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