The School/Uni Thread

[Matt]

We have the +/- system. It sucks. And in HS here 75 is C, 80 being a B-, etc.

 

[The Ozzman]

We have the +/- system. It sucks. And in HS here 75 is C, 80 being a B-, etc.

That's how it was my last two years of college. It worked out in the end, but whatever.

 

[Matt]

In middle school 85 was a C, 92 was a B+. It was why I never got any A's and had like 2.7 gpa.

 

[Death Aflame]

lol at 75 being a B.

What is the system in the US?

For me here in Canada it has always broken down as this: 70-74 = B-; 75,76= B; 77-79=B+; 80-84=A-; 85-89=A; 90+= A+

Edit: these are all percentages out of 100 btw

 

[Death Aflame]

In middle school 85 was a C, 92 was a B+. It was why I never got any A's and had like 2.7 gpa.

And this is out of 100%? Seems like a pretty ridiculous system that would be heavily skewed toward marks almost exclusively in the 80+ area with not enough range to give out an accurate summary of the students as rated against one another within a particular class.

 

[MasterOLightning]

@MoL: What year are you in? I'm thinking of trying to transfer/go to law school at Northwestern once I finish the required courses needed for law school.

I'm a senior. To be honest, I can't really tell you much about grad school opportunities at NU. It's a totally different world. Generally, NU undergrads have almost no chance of being grad students because the adminstration (which has a jew-like hunger for money) wants to admit new students to increase their potential donor base.

I didn't catch what year you were in, but if you're a freshman or soph, then it might be worth transferring here for undergrad, since that's a pretty valuable degree. If you are dead set on going to law school, it might be better to transfer to someplace where you can get a really high GPA, since it's hard to pull above a 3.7 here. You would need a pretty extreme LSAT to go NU law. What you might want to consider is getting into a mid-high range law school, then busting your ass off and transferring to a better one. I've got a friend who went to undergrad with me, then got burned by his relatively low GPA and got into Syracuse law, then transferred to Washington St. Louis law. I could get a more detailed opinion of that school for you if you'd like. From what I understand Wash U is very highly esteemed. For undergrad, Nu tends to rank 10-12, while Wash U is usually 12-15. I'm sure their grad programs are excellent as well. The name tends to mean more than the actual education, and both schools are big names.

 

[The Ozzman]

WashU will probably be even more expensive than Northwestern, if not as expensive.

 

[The Ozzman]

What is the system in the US?

For me here in Canada it has always broken down as this: 70-74 = B-; 75,76= B; 77-79=B+; 80-84=A-; 85-89=A; 90+= A+

Edit: these are all percentages out of 100 btw

System in the US is usually:

90-99 - A
80-89 - B
70-79 - C
60-69 - D

For my school, it was

93-99 - A
90-92 - A-
87-89 - B+
83-85 - B
80-82 - B-

etc

 

[Death Aflame]

I still don't understand why it is skewed toward the higher end of the spectrum for marks like low Bs etc. I mean, regardless of the numbers, teachers and profs are going to award the letter mark they think the student deserves so artificially scaling your system to the higher end of things seems to serve little purpose but to limit the range within which particular marks are weighted against one another.

 

[cookiecutter]

It only really limits the A range. The Ontario system is like the American system except shifted down by 10 and having all 90s be A+

 

[Death Aflame]

It only really limits the A range. The Ontario system is like the American system except shifted down by 10 and having all 90s be A+

Indeed, after re-reading I guess it doesn't matter that much at all.

 

[The Ozzman]

Indeed, after re-reading I guess it doesn't matter that much at all.

Yeah. Again, I was really pissed when I trandferred in and found out they had just implemented the plus/minus system of grading, but it's a fair system.

 

[skeptik]

Rutgers only has pluses, no minuses.

 

[cookiecutter]

Oh wait, I was confused what you meant by +/- system. Is that just getting things like A+ or C-? I thought everyone had that.

 

[The Ozzman]

Oh wait, I was confused what you meant by +/- system. Is that just getting things like A+ or C-? I thought everyone had that.

Not every school. The school I went to freshman and sophomore year didn't have a plus/minus system. it was just A, B, C, etc.

 

[FenriR]

Aaaargh!
Just looked at my timetable and I have a re-take next Monday, and another next Thursday. I'm nowhere near ready for them, and I have to sort out work I should have finished a week ago on top of that.

I both hate and love procrastinating.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

93-99 - A
90-92 - A-
87-89 - B+
83-85 - B
80-82 - B-

etc

That's what I had.

 

[Zephyrus]

I'm not sure yet if UMaine does plus-minus because I got all solid A's last semester. I should check the numerical percentages.

 

[Matt]

I'm a senior. To be honest, I can't really tell you much about grad school opportunities at NU. It's a totally different world. Generally, NU undergrads have almost no chance of being grad students because the adminstration (which has a jew-like hunger for money) wants to admit new students to increase their potential donor base.

I didn't catch what year you were in, but if you're a freshman or soph, then it might be worth transferring here for undergrad, since that's a pretty valuable degree. If you are dead set on going to law school, it might be better to transfer to someplace where you can get a really high GPA, since it's hard to pull above a 3.7 here. You would need a pretty extreme LSAT to go NU law. What you might want to consider is getting into a mid-high range law school, then busting your ass off and transferring to a better one. I've got a friend who went to undergrad with me, then got burned by his relatively low GPA and got into Syracuse law, then transferred to Washington St. Louis law. I could get a more detailed opinion of that school for you if you'd like. From what I understand Wash U is very highly esteemed. For undergrad, Nu tends to rank 10-12, while Wash U is usually 12-15. I'm sure their grad programs are excellent as well. The name tends to mean more than the actual education, and both schools are big names.

Thanks. And yeah, I'd love to hear your opinion on Wash U.

And this is out of 100%? Seems like a pretty ridiculous system that would be heavily skewed toward marks almost exclusively in the 80+ area with not enough range to give out an accurate summary of the students as rated against one another within a particular class.

Yep, out of 100. Fucked up.

 

[Valerie]

Rutgers only has pluses, no minuses.

Your female basketball players look like nappy-haired hos.