Grades Definition and 194 Threads

E.g. around a 2.7 GPA? Can one still go in the future? Or is one doomed.

I need to know if universities care about grade in the 9th grade, because I've been a little off this year (blame the raging hormones) and my average is really bad (76% in term 1, I still didn't get the marks of term 2) but I'm pretty sure I can get 85+ next year but I'm worried about what...

Well, I live in Quebec and for those who do not know the system I will provide you a little description: In Quebec, we graduate with an equivalency of an 11th grade. After 11th grade, you must earn a CEGEP degree (2 years is the usual length) which is kind of the equivalent of a postgraduate...

I'm an engineer student doing an undergrad, just wondering how much grades matter once I graduate. I'm not planning on grad school. My goal right now is maintaining a 70'ish while trying to intuitively understand the material being taught, getting to know as much colleges prof's and TA's as...

Bad grades! Help! I'm having trouble in my classical mechanics course. I'm doing homework My Own Way, and I'm getting marked off for it. Call it pride :-P. I strongly feel that I've got the correct way of doing a problem, and that way usually earns about 60% or worse in scoring. It's annoying...

How we evaluate students and give them this grades ... this GPA and marks

Hello friends,I am doing my MSc equivalent coursework in Physics in a reputed research Institute in India.However,I do not want to continue here (Ph.D).The thing is that they would not give me an MS if I wish to leave. I wish to appear for general G.R.E and subject G.R.E next year (2010)...

I am interested to know whether it is important for engineers to get good grades when pursuing a MEng in Engineering, ie a terminal degree with no further phD studies. Are academic grades as important as in college (when they played a significant part of grad school entry) for employers or will...

im in high school and my grades are okay. I am no einstein, although i have read many books on relativity. I am just not doing well in school, because i get bored and don't do the work. if i do the work, i get good grades, but sometime i forget some equations. my GPA for first semester sophomore...

Hi, I'll give you a quick background of my university years so far. In first year I did really poorly, 60%, and then took a year of bio/chem/biochem course and realized engineering is what I'r rather do, and seemed most interested. So I'm in physics taking all the relevant courses I can...

Hi all, I've tried writing this three times, but it keeps turning into a long essay, so I'll try to keep it short. Anyway, I've come to the conclusion that some sort of natural ability is required to get a high GPA in physics/maths/engineering. I appear to have none of it, yet I have been...

first of all, i am an aspiring EE student. At my school (as with many), students must actually apply to the engineering school usually at the end of their sophomore year. There are exceptions, such as early admission or direct freshmen admission, but most just do sophomore year. Ok so i kind...

I am a senior computer engineering major at a university in the US. My overall GPA is 3.4 and my major GPA is 3.85. I've had two summer internships and one 6 month co-op. I'll be going to the workforce as engineer to one of the companies that I've worked for right after graduation. After...

Hello. I took sophmore honors electromagnetism and honors multivariable calculus and I got a C+ in the first one and a B in the second one. I was really worried in em because i thought that maybe i should change my physics major. I tanked the first two tests but then busted my *** and was...

I'm a second semester sophomore right now majoring in Computer Engineering and things aren't looking bright for me. First semester, freshmen year, I got a 3.3 with one dropped class, chemistry. Second semester, freshmen year, I got a 2.8 with one dropped class, Calc 2. Both dropped...

Hi all, first time poster, been registered for a while though. so i just finished the 3 semester introductory courses that my school requires of all physics major (so I'm a sophomore). i am a bit worried though because in physics 3 the class average was 73 and even though my average was...

I'm currently a mathematics major taking an honors multivariable calculus/linear algebra course. My most recent midterm covering differentiability of multivariable functions, derivatives of matrix functions, chain rule, etc. was an 81. Granted, 4 points were lost only due to a simple calculation...

I realize grades are important for getting into graduate school, but how much do they really indicate one's potential to be a professional scientist? If I were a "B" student, should I rethink my career path? I'm just feeling discouraged. I have no idea if I'll be able to succeed as a...

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08266/914029-298.stm No student can make below a 50% no matter what. This is pretty ridiculous.

When an employer looks to employ somebody straight from uni, what exactly will they look at? Will it be grades from individual units, my GPA, or something else, and how far back to they tend to look? Ive just started my first year in a commerce/engineering degree and so far my grades have...

I don't know what happened, but my grades are going down. I am only in my first year of university but my grades have been going down since first quarter. Last quarter I had an excuse - I was simply taking too many courses, and I actually got a couple of A's. This quarter I don't have an excuse...

How much does high school contest skill improve your grades in university math courses? Currently I find that all the contest tricks that I've learned play almost no role in my university courses, and studying my textbooks is all that matters now. Any clever thinking I had for those contests...

Ok, so this semester has been really busy for me, I feel almost overloaded. Engineering Thermodynamics - B Special Relativity & Quantum Physics (Honors)- B Differential Equations- B/A Analog Circuits w/lab-B Linear Algebra- C/B PA-A So this is the forecast, which I see to be as...

Let's say you're getting 80-90 in the lowest class for math in high school Is there anyway for you to get into Math pure? Oh and another question, let's say a person who got a lower grade then you in Math got into Math pure. Can schools really do that?

I finished by first semester of university. My grades are as follows: Math (4 credits) - 100% - A+ Phys (3 credits) - 100% - A+ English (3 credits) - 81% - A- Chemistry (4 credits) - 97% - A+ Biology (3 credits) - 88% - A So, unlike most US schools, my school has three classes of A...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071214/ap_on_re_us/all_nighters;_ylt=AnBa56jhgEzfXKamRnuhDZis0NUE "A new survey says those who never study all night have slightly higher GPAs than those who do." Um, does anyone else feel like this is more a reflection of a students understanding of material...

I just wanted to get other people's opinion on memory improvement courses. I read that memorization is a key to learning. So in my mind I was thinking if I could improve my memory I would be able to do better in school. I have done some research and found some memory improvement courses online...

I am majoring in physics and math. Last semester , as a first year college student , my overall physics GPA was a B- . and My overall math GPA is a B . I took two courses in introductory Newtonian mechanics and and introductory calculus based electricity and magnetism. I was wondering if their...

I think colleges have been more grade focused over the past few years. Does someone with an 89 average know less than someone with a 90 average? Also, I think courses go WAY too fast. We should just focus on one topic and understand the theory and concepts instead of doing problem after problem...

Hey everyone. I have a quick question for you (I'm thinking a bit ahead, I know, but I like being prepared.) So, I'm in Sophomore year of Electrical Engineering, and I like it a lot, especially now that I'm getting to work with microcontrollers and into more complex electronics. Anyways, my...

I'm currently in my last semester in a community college. I'm aware that my grades this last semester won't affect my transfer admissions. But what I want to know is Will my community college grades will affect my chances at getting an internship in the future? Will they carry on to the GPA...

I know I posted a thread about relationship between the knowledge of physics and the person's Physics gpa . I have a different question: What advice would you give to physics students on how to go from C and B to A and B students. I average in at least 1-2 hours a night when working out...

math problem: pedro wants to calculate his gpa. he has the lab grades:90/100,98/100,90/100,94/100,90/100,90/100,95/100,98/100. Labs are worth 20%. He has the test grades: 9/10,6/10,10/10,10/10,5/10,7/10,7/10,7/10,10/10,10/10,8/10,10/10. Homework is worth 20% test grades are: 35/100...

Hey everyone. This might be a random question, but I was just wondering, how much emphasis do good grades play on getting a job with an Engineering degree (in my case, an Electrical Engineering degree)? I mean, I know there are many other factors, such as internships, research projects, going to...

I'm a third year student in EE (here in Egypt EE is finished in 5 years) my problem is that i tend to understand to much, i mean when I'm taking a course like electromagntics i tend to try to understand the theoretical aspect of the subject to much rather than start solving the problems, however...

(if you don't want to read my hopeless sub par tests just skip down to the second to least paragraph. this is basically a rant but i think some of you can give me some advice to correct what i am doing wrong. After writing a seemingly flawless test, with little to no mistakes and...

seriously. 1 week. I have two essays due tomorrow and if I stay here any longer I'm not going to make it. My grade depends on me being banned. Ban me.

On Friday: --I found out my grades for semester 2 at UMass Dartmouth: 4 A+'s (Four!) one A. These are the same grades I got in semester 1. Yes, I am a god. :-p --I found out I got accepted to UMass Amherst (Fall 05) to my major of choice, computer science Today: --While here around Mount...

Whooohoooo! I can hardly wait. I was shooting for all A's...but yeah...History held me back! Oh well...I shall soon see the final result of all those sleepless nights that I spent studying...

As mentioned in this thread, letter grades are not standardized. People can't even be compared with letter grades, so what's the point of such a system?

let's say i had 90% on my exams, worth a total of 30%. Also, on homework i have a total of 85% which is worth a total of 40%. i want to know what i need to get on the final if the final is worth 30% of my grades? 90% is an A in the class. (.30)*(.90) + (.40)*(.85) + x = .90 i thought it...

Up to how many "W"s can a community college student have without being looked down when she transfers to a 4 year University?

I have taken courses for 3 semesters at the community college of my home town. My problem is about my acedemic record. My current GPA is just above 2.2 and some "W"s. This is a problem for my hope of transferring to Good Universities. So, I would like to close current acedamic record and to open...

Hello all, When i read top grades for MIT or other Us, what do you ppl mean by that? How top (high) grades, what % someones marks and/or averages have to be? I really do not understand it. Thank you all, Mika