Is an "A" top 10% at your school? Forum
- Shaggier1
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Is an "A" top 10% at your school?
I am a 1L at Boalt and our grading system is as follows:
HH: top 10%
H: 11-40%
P: 41-100%
The cutoffs are rigid. There is little flexibility until the 2nd and 3rd years.
Would a few of you mind sharing whether the curve at the top is similar at your school? That is, do you have to be in the top 10% in each particular class to earn an A? Or does 10-15% get an A-, or some other variation...
Thanks!
HH: top 10%
H: 11-40%
P: 41-100%
The cutoffs are rigid. There is little flexibility until the 2nd and 3rd years.
Would a few of you mind sharing whether the curve at the top is similar at your school? That is, do you have to be in the top 10% in each particular class to earn an A? Or does 10-15% get an A-, or some other variation...
Thanks!
Last edited by Shaggier1 on Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- studebaker07
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Re: Is an "A" top 10% at your school?
Here is the curve at my current school (Top 30):
20-30% = A+, A, A- (A+ is discretionary and only given out in "exceptional" circumstances)
50-60% = B+, B, B-
15% = C and lower
As far as the distribution of A's, there is no set amount for each variation. It just depends on who had the best exams I guess. As long as you are the top 20-30% in any class though you are going to get an A.
20-30% = A+, A, A- (A+ is discretionary and only given out in "exceptional" circumstances)
50-60% = B+, B, B-
15% = C and lower
As far as the distribution of A's, there is no set amount for each variation. It just depends on who had the best exams I guess. As long as you are the top 20-30% in any class though you are going to get an A.
- Shaggier1
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Re: Is an "A" top 10% at your school?
Thanks for the reply Studebaker.
Anyone else care to share?
Anyone else care to share?
- vamedic03
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Re: Is an "A" top 10% at your school?
UVA:
Median: 3.3
All grades above and below are discretionary. Applies to all classes.
Overall GPA - Top 25% = 3.48; cutoff for LR this past year was 3.73 (top 25/400).
Median: 3.3
All grades above and below are discretionary. Applies to all classes.
Overall GPA - Top 25% = 3.48; cutoff for LR this past year was 3.73 (top 25/400).
- quakeroats
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Re: Is an "A" top 10% at your school?
At Duke:
Numerical Grade Percentage of Class
4.1-4.3 0-5%
3.7-4.0 20-30%
3.4-3.6 15-25%
3.0-3.3 30-45%
2.5-2.9 15-30%
1.6-2.4 0-15%
1.5 or less 0-5% (a failing grade)
Numerical Grade Percentage of Class
4.1-4.3 0-5%
3.7-4.0 20-30%
3.4-3.6 15-25%
3.0-3.3 30-45%
2.5-2.9 15-30%
1.6-2.4 0-15%
1.5 or less 0-5% (a failing grade)
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- dailygrind
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Re: Is an "A" top 10% at your school?
to give a little color to this, in my crim/civ pro classes the 90th percentile of all students my profs taught in the last 5 years is an A-, while in my torts class it's an A.vamedic03 wrote:UVA:
Median: 3.3
All grades above and below are discretionary. Applies to all classes.
Overall GPA - Top 25% = 3.48; cutoff for LR this past year was 3.73 (top 25/400).
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Re: Is an "A" top 10% at your school?
obviously it's not a "top school", but at Santa Clara the median last year was about 3.00
A/A- is top 8-12%
A through B- is top 45-55%
A/A- is top 8-12%
A through B- is top 45-55%
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Re: Is an "A" top 10% at your school?
quakeroats wrote:At Duke:
Numerical Grade Percentage of Class
4.1-4.3 0-5%
3.7-4.0 20-30%
3.4-3.6 15-25%
3.0-3.3 30-45%
2.5-2.9 15-30%
1.6-2.4 0-15%
1.5 or less 0-5% (a failing grade)
wow that seems very generous to me... 60% of the class gets a B+ or better... is that typical of T14 schools?
Edit: actually it looks like its 45-60% sry.. my school has set percentages and I somehow neglected the range you gave..
- quakeroats
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Re: Is an "A" top 10% at your school?
Note the lowest required grade is a 2.9, and yes I think this is typical.Lawquacious wrote:quakeroats wrote:At Duke:
Numerical Grade Percentage of Class
4.1-4.3 0-5%
3.7-4.0 20-30%
3.4-3.6 15-25%
3.0-3.3 30-45%
2.5-2.9 15-30%
1.6-2.4 0-15%
1.5 or less 0-5% (a failing grade)
wow that seems very generous to me... 60% of the class gets a B+ or better... is that typical of T14 schools?
Edit: actually it looks like its 45-60% sry.. my school has set percentages and I somehow neglected the range you gave..
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Re: Is an "A" top 10% at your school?
Northwestern
Grade Maximum % Minimum %
A+ 7 3
A 15 12
A- 15 10
B+ 30 15
B 35 20
B- 15 10
C+ 7.5 0
C 7.5 0
Grade Maximum % Minimum %
A+ 7 3
A 15 12
A- 15 10
B+ 30 15
B 35 20
B- 15 10
C+ 7.5 0
C 7.5 0
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Re: Is an "A" top 10% at your school?
ASU:
A-range: 25+/-2%
A+ 0-4% (discretionary/exceptional)
A 10-15%
A- 10-15%
B-range: 60+/-2%
B+ 25-35%
B 20-30%
B- 5-15%
C-range: 15+/-4%
Last year, this resulted in:
Upper 10% 3.66 (A- average)
Upper 20% 3.49
Upper 1/3 3.34 (B+ average)
Median 3.2
A-range: 25+/-2%
A+ 0-4% (discretionary/exceptional)
A 10-15%
A- 10-15%
B-range: 60+/-2%
B+ 25-35%
B 20-30%
B- 5-15%
C-range: 15+/-4%
Last year, this resulted in:
Upper 10% 3.66 (A- average)
Upper 20% 3.49
Upper 1/3 3.34 (B+ average)
Median 3.2
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