Compass Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) I don't freaking believe this. I just added up all of my grades in my business class and it's an 89.9 I'm so pissed. Partly, because a lot of this class is subjective. We had a group project and essays on both of the exams. Do you guys think the professor will round up? She really doesn't seem like a hard a$$. She also seems to like me and we had pretty good rapport. I'm really stressed though. Edited December 5, 2013 by Compass Kand, GREman and Hanyuye 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 If it helps at all, I always round grades up, unless the student explicitly does not deserve the higher grade (constant late/no-show for class, some suspected cheating behavior, multiple missed deadlines, etc). I hope your professor does the same. Re: "subjective grading," do you feel like you were not graded fairly? What you might think is a subjective grade often relies on a very clear rubric. I can definitely tell apart a 89 paper from a 93 one or a 96 one, even if you may think it's arbitrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Thanks for the reply. I hope she rounds up as well. Well, we had a group project, and the rubric was very much not clear. We actually were evaluated by the rest of the class and we received a 92, but we were also the first of 6 groups to go. As the first group, the professor and the other students had no comparison. I think people's grading on the first presenter is generally a little unreliable because there is no context of performance expectation. I wouldn't normally buy in to the whole subjectivity thing, but with an 89.9 anything could bump it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juilletmercredi Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 When I grade groups (or papers, or anything that's a bit subjective in nature), I grade the first few tentatively. Then I go back and adjust the grade if necessary. But grades aren't always a direct comparison to other groups or people; they're supposed to be an evaluation of your work. But I don't understand why you are "really stressed." If your college does + and - grades, that's an A- instead of an A, which is hardly something to be stressed about. If not, it's the difference between a B and an A, which is also not really something to be stressed about. Presumably you're in graduate school, and if your GPA is above a 3.0 no one will really care what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 She didn't bump it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectastic Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL8e2ujXe8g Datatape, slouching, Kand and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med latte Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Have you talked with her about it? May not hurt.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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