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re: I would like to congratulate current LSU students on...
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:48 am to LSUBoo
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:48 am to LSUBoo
quote:It will lower 95% of peoples grades. OP is an absolute shite stain on society
This would have probably lowered my GPA... I would bet I had more minuses than pluses over the years.
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Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:50 am to lsupride87
quote:
It will lower 95% of peoples grades.
I wouldn't go that far. Regardless, it's more accurate than the old system.
quote:
OP is an absolute shite stain on society
Well that's a given. I award you an A+ for that part of your post.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:50 am to SpidermanTUba
How does a +/- system lower standards?
I think every A I made in college would have been an A- now.
I think every A I made in college would have been an A- now.
This post was edited on 7/16/15 at 10:53 am
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:51 am to SpidermanTUba
So this is a bad thing, being brought on same scale as schools like
Vanderbuilt
and
HARVARD?
no links, google is your friend...
Vanderbuilt
and
HARVARD?
no links, google is your friend...
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:51 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:
Thank god the new system applies to math classes.
An 80 counts as 2.7 instead of 3.0. That can decrease your GPA.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:51 am to SpidermanTUba
I made a 4.0 at LSU and definitely would be closer to a 3.7 or however they score A-s 
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:53 am to SpidermanTUba
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:54 am to rlebl39
Yeah I'm fricked for this next year
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:54 am to LSUBoo
Yes, you can get above a 4.0, but you can also get a 3.7 for what used to be an A, therefore it all averages out. Overall averages will not be raised or lowered:
A+ 4.3
A 4.0
A- 3.7
Stop being retarded.
A+ 4.3
A 4.0
A- 3.7
Stop being retarded.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:59 am to lsupride87
quote:sure. If we just PRESUME there will be more minuses and pluses. Theres no reason to make that presumption .And we have to ignore the fact the maximum possible score has gone up by 0.3.
It will lower 95% of peoples grades. OP is an absolute shite stain on society
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:01 am to Rush2112
quote:
Yes, you can get above a 4.0, but you can also get a 3.7 for what used to be an A, therefore it all averages out. Overall averages will not be raised or lowered:
A+ 4.3
A 4.0
A- 3.7
Stop being retarded.
Ever heard of grade inflation? This just makes it easier.
Within 5 years A+ will be the new A and B- will be the new D
This post was edited on 7/16/15 at 11:02 am
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:03 am to SpidermanTUba
You keep saying grade inflation but I don't think you know what that means
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:03 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:Very very few people make over 97 in college. I guarantee there will be more A- than A+
sure. If we just PRESUME there will be more minuses and pluses. Theres no reason to make that presumption .And we have to ignore the fact the maximum possible score has gone up by 0.3.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:06 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:
I would like to congratulate current LSU students on the lower standards that you all will now be held to.
LINK /
This is a great moment in grade inflation history.
Now, instead of everyone getting A's and B's, we can give everyone A+'s and A's.
Well done!
Already have a degree from LSU? Its now worth 0.3 GPA points less!
Baylor had this debate right as I was graduating.
It was believed that by not having a +/- system hurt our academic image so they implemented one. Apparently, most prestigious universities do this?
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:08 am to SpidermanTUba
So who decides what is a minus, regular, or plus? Does each professor set up his own cutoffs. The cutoffs in the link are just hypotheticals.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:08 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:
If we just PRESUME there will be more minuses and pluses. Theres no reason to make that presumption
Nor is there any reason to PRESUME that they'll give more plusses than minuses?
Why do you even care - this literally has zero effect on you in any way. Other than that you've spent the last eleven years searching for things to get outraged about on td.com
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:09 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:
sure. If we just PRESUME there will be more minuses and pluses. Theres no reason to make that presumption .And we have to ignore the fact the maximum possible score has gone up by 0.3.
It is very reasonable to presume that there will be more A- than A+. Not many people are averaging 99% cumulative scores in their classes. But many ARE doing whatever it takes to barely make an A.
The rest of the letter grades will all probably average out. Ex) You'll have people who just miss an A that will get a B+ now but there's still plenty of people still making B- to cancel those out.
But difference in A- and A+ is what will ultimately bring down overall GPAs for a majority of students.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:11 am to Dr. Shultz
Nope.
Or that this is a strategy that can (and has) been used to combat it.
Or that this is a strategy that can (and has) been used to combat it.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:11 am to PhiTiger1764
quote:This
It is very reasonable to presume that there will be more A- than A+. Not many people are averaging 99% cumulative scores in their classes. But many ARE doing whatever it takes to barely make an A.
The rest of the letter grades will all probably average out. Ex) You'll have people who just miss an A that will get a B+ now but there's still plenty of people still making B- to cancel those out.
But difference in A- and A+ is what will ultimately bring down overall GPAs for a majority of students.
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