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Yes.sfdreaming09 wrote:In other words, do the exams that you turn in not include your name? What's used in its place? Do they give you some sort of ID# that only you know?
I'm attending HLS btw fwiw.
Doubtful, at least for most 1L classes. Profs aren't going to be able to figure who wrote what essay when they are grading 100+ essays about the exact same topic. They have never seen anyone's writing before the exam.Pip wrote:Even with blind grading the profs will know who wrote some exams simply by what is said and how it is said... the real question is why are you worried about it.
I'm also at HLS, and looking at the way they do the grading, it's almost impossible for the professors to find out which student wrote an exam until after all the grades have been finally submitted.sfdreaming09 wrote:In other words, do the exams that you turn in not include your name? What's used in its place? Do they give you some sort of ID# that only you know?
I'm attending HLS btw fwiw.
+1. No way the profs would recognize the writing.nealric wrote:Doubtful, at least for most 1L classes. Profs aren't going to be able to figure who wrote what essay when they are grading 100+ essays about the exact same topic. They have never seen anyone's writing before the exam.Pip wrote:Even with blind grading the profs will know who wrote some exams simply by what is said and how it is said... the real question is why are you worried about it.
probably depends on the school and class then... I only had 1 truly large 1st year class of about 100, word was he didn't even grade exams in that one just passed everyone... but in the small classes of less than 20 students I have no doubt that the professor could easily have known which was which.nealric wrote:Doubtful, at least for most 1L classes. Profs aren't going to be able to figure who wrote what essay when they are grading 100+ essays about the exact same topic. They have never seen anyone's writing before the exam.Pip wrote:Even with blind grading the profs will know who wrote some exams simply by what is said and how it is said... the real question is why are you worried about it.
How could a prof just pass everyone? Do you go to a law school without a grading system?Pip wrote:probably depends on the school and class then... I only had 1 truly large 1st year class of about 100, word was he didn't even grade exams in that one just passed everyone... but in the small classes of less than 20 students I have no doubt that the professor could easily have known which was which.nealric wrote:Doubtful, at least for most 1L classes. Profs aren't going to be able to figure who wrote what essay when they are grading 100+ essays about the exact same topic. They have never seen anyone's writing before the exam.Pip wrote:Even with blind grading the profs will know who wrote some exams simply by what is said and how it is said... the real question is why are you worried about it.
Was at Yale and you were either credit or fail... so for the required first year courses there really were no grades and if you think about it no reason for a professor to really bother reading exams. If you were a fluke that should have never gotten in I'm sure they would have found you out in your small group, and if you couldn't pass that class you would likely be shown the door so why what incentive would a professor have to actually read the mass ramblings of 100 over achievers when you were only getting a credit or fail?romothesavior wrote:How could a prof just pass everyone? Do you go to a law school without a grading system?Pip wrote:probably depends on the school and class then... I only had 1 truly large 1st year class of about 100, word was he didn't even grade exams in that one just passed everyone... but in the small classes of less than 20 students I have no doubt that the professor could easily have known which was which.nealric wrote:Doubtful, at least for most 1L classes. Profs aren't going to be able to figure who wrote what essay when they are grading 100+ essays about the exact same topic. They have never seen anyone's writing before the exam.Pip wrote:Even with blind grading the profs will know who wrote some exams simply by what is said and how it is said... the real question is why are you worried about it.
Though I could also say that your inability to comprehend the quality of my posts is likely the reason you weren't admitted to Yale... I'll just assume you were only skimming them for the time being.romothesavior wrote:Okay, well you went to Yale (which shocks me given how bad some of your posts are, but I'll take you at your word for the time being). Yale is incredibly unique. For the overwhelming majority of law students, your advice is useless. It really has no bearing on OP's questions.
OP, it is almost certain that your school uses blind grading, and it is almost certain that your prof will have no way of knowing who you are based on your writing.
lol. flame or moron?Pip wrote:Though I could also say that your inability to comprehend the quality of my posts is likely the reason you weren't admitted to Yale... I'll just assume you were only skimming them for the time being.romothesavior wrote:Okay, well you went to Yale (which shocks me given how bad some of your posts are, but I'll take you at your word for the time being). Yale is incredibly unique. For the overwhelming majority of law students, your advice is useless. It really has no bearing on OP's questions.
OP, it is almost certain that your school uses blind grading, and it is almost certain that your prof will have no way of knowing who you are based on your writing.
Unless the OP states what school he/she is going to there is no way anyone could know whether the classes would be so small or conducted in a way that professors could know who wrote an exam... Not all law schools are huge there are some that are very small and not all law schools have grades based solely on one exam, some require more writing than the exams.
A question that has been pestering TLS for months.bigben wrote:lol. flame or moron?Pip wrote:Though I could also say that your inability to comprehend the quality of my posts is likely the reason you weren't admitted to Yale... I'll just assume you were only skimming them for the time being.romothesavior wrote:Okay, well you went to Yale (which shocks me given how bad some of your posts are, but I'll take you at your word for the time being). Yale is incredibly unique. For the overwhelming majority of law students, your advice is useless. It really has no bearing on OP's questions.
OP, it is almost certain that your school uses blind grading, and it is almost certain that your prof will have no way of knowing who you are based on your writing.
Unless the OP states what school he/she is going to there is no way anyone could know whether the classes would be so small or conducted in a way that professors could know who wrote an exam... Not all law schools are huge there are some that are very small and not all law schools have grades based solely on one exam, some require more writing than the exams.
bk187 wrote:A question that has been pestering TLS forbigben wrote:lol. flame or moron?Pip wrote:Though I could also say that your inability to comprehend the quality of my posts is likely the reason you weren't admitted to Yale... I'll just assume you were only skimming them for the time being.romothesavior wrote:Okay, well you went to Yale (which shocks me given how bad some of your posts are, but I'll take you at your word for the time being). Yale is incredibly unique. For the overwhelming majority of law students, your advice is useless. It really has no bearing on OP's questions.
OP, it is almost certain that your school uses blind grading, and it is almost certain that your prof will have no way of knowing who you are based on your writing.
Unless the OP states what school he/she is going to there is no way anyone could know whether the classes would be so small or conducted in a way that professors could know who wrote an exam... Not all law schools are huge there are some that are very small and not all law schools have grades based solely on one exam, some require more writing than the exams.months.eternity
Don't Profs submit the names and adjustments of grades to the individuals in charge of administering the grades adjust those exam grades accordingly?LurkerNoMore wrote:Plus, most profs reserve the right to adjust grades on the basis of class participation, which means many of them match things up before they turn in grades.
I highly doubt that. Out of a class of, say, 80 students, do you really think they're going to submit 10-15 names of students whose grades they want bumped 1/3 (or whatever increment) a letter or an entire notch from P to H (for schools that use H/P grading)? Seems doubtful.Stanford4Me wrote:Don't Profs submit the names and adjustments of grades to the individuals in charge of administering the grades adjust those exam grades accordingly?LurkerNoMore wrote:Plus, most profs reserve the right to adjust grades on the basis of class participation, which means many of them match things up before they turn in grades.
Edit: LOL @Pip.
I'm pretty sure professors just use that as a means to make you do the worthless reading.sfdreaming09 wrote:I highly doubt that. Out of a class of, say, 80 students, do you really think they're going to submit 10-15 names of students whose grades they want bumped 1/3 (or whatever increment) a letter or an entire notch from P to H (for schools that use H/P grading)? Seems doubtful.Stanford4Me wrote:Don't Profs submit the names and adjustments of grades to the individuals in charge of administering the grades adjust those exam grades accordingly?LurkerNoMore wrote:Plus, most profs reserve the right to adjust grades on the basis of class participation, which means many of them match things up before they turn in grades.
Edit: LOL @Pip.