Some students have argued that a score of "87" is not really an 'A' (or 'excellent') grade here. Others argue that other professors regularly score students in the 90s.
Recently I asked the registrar to tell me how the numbers officially correspond to the U.S. grading system. According to the registrar, a score in the range of 80-100 is an 'A,' or excellent. If 80 is excellent, then I already have a good percentage of students who are excellent.
However, I will consider raising each student's overall score by a set number if students bring some sort of proof that 'excellence' here at NTU is in fact a score in the mid-high 90s. I will ask some other English professors about their scoring as well. One already has claimed that no student has ever gotten a paper score above 86.
S.
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Some students have made a good argument that grades are actually higher. An '80' is not really excellent, nor is an '87' a top score; instead, a top score is in the 90s. I will consider adding points to your grade, but I still want to hear what other students have to say about the issue.
Grading is quite subjective in NTU, so the officials will not interfere with the grades that are made by the professors.
However, grades from 90 or above is a quite common score in the campus, and most (but not all) of the professors take the score of 90 or higher as a reward for those who have paid efforts or done well in the class. In addition, some students need higher grades to apply for double major, minor or interchange students in the future; if there is a gap of grades between professors in the same subject, the students will be less competitive while applying for the issues listed above.
Therefore, I am not surprised that some students are asking for higher grades. I stand neutral, for I am not really concerned about this case; but it surely would be nice that Sean would consider to add grades for us. :)
*Of course, the final score still depends on the performance during in and out of the class. That is, the harder the student worked, the higher the grade s/he get. This principle is always not deniable.
No one has "asked" for a higher grade. Students have very diplomatically noted that scores in the 90s are common in certain classes.
Thank you for the feedback, Doug. Please use the semicolon correctly next time. [/sarcasm]
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