Hello Everyone
For one of my courses, all the marks for the assignments, attendance, and the exam mark were inputted on avenue, and that way I could calculate my final mark
However the final mark itself is not up on Mosaic!
After adding the marks up, I got a "79.95%"!!!!! Just 0.05% away from an 80%!!!
It would be such a loss of I get a B+ (9) because of that :( :( I want an A- (10) :'(
do you think they would round it up??? its sooo close to an 80

Ugggh.

I hope not.

You get what you get.

What's the end game of getting a 10 versus a 9?

This is so extremely reflective of people coming into University these days... You get what you get.

Did Mosaic give you your grade already? If not, the system will not round up unless your prof decides to round you up. If the prof leaves it as is and if you calculated right, then yes it would be a 9

Originally Posted by alwanw

Hello Everyone
For one of my courses, all the marks for the assignments, attendance, and the exam mark were inputted on avenue, and that way I could calculate my final mark
However the final mark itself is not up on Mosaic!
After adding the marks up, I got a "79.95%"!!!!! Just 0.05% away from an 80%!!!
It would be such a loss of I get a B+ (9) because of that :( :( I want an A- (10) :'(
do you think they would round it up??? its sooo close to an 80

How is it a loss if you get what you earned? If you wanted an A-, you should have put in more work to get the minimum grade which corresponds with an A-. As has already been said though, why do you care about the difference between a 9 and 10 when it comes to your Cumulative GPA? The affect this will have on your average is minor to say the least.

Jesus Christ, it's a 79.95 just let the dude try to get it bumped already. There is a huge difference GPA wise (for graduate and professional schools) between a B+ and an A- and the person is only 0.05% away from the next grade. A B+ is translated to a 3.3 and an A- a 3.7 on the 4.0 scale.

Originally Posted by Pendragon

Jesus Christ, it's a 79.95 just let the dude try to get it bumped already. There is a huge difference GPA wise (for graduate and professional schools) between a B+ and an A- and the person is only 0.05% away from the next grade. A B+ is translated to a 3.3 and an A- a 3.7 on the 4.0 scale.

The key point of your statement is "0.05% AWAY". No one here is saying the student can't try to get their mark boosted. We are just saying based off of their performance, there is no reason that the professor SHOULD bump their mark, that is not to say that they wont.

Originally Posted by Pendragon

Jesus Christ, it's a 79.95 just let the dude try to get it bumped already. There is a huge difference GPA wise between a B+ and an A- and the person is only 0.05% away from the next grade.

There isn't actually a big difference. Build an excel spreadsheet that takes in all the marks over 2, 3, or 4 years, and spits out your GPA, and you learn really quickly how insignificant even a single 0 can be... We're talking about the difference between a 9 and a 10, which will be even less significant. (If you take 100 credits in 4 years, one course is worth 3% of that, and if the whole difference between 9 and 10 is 3%, then you have a total impact of 0.09%...)

Originally Posted by mike_302

There isn't actually a big difference. Build an excel spreadsheet that takes in all the marks over 2, 3, or 4 years, and spits out your GPA, and you learn really quickly how insignificant even a single 0 can be... We're talking about the difference between a 9 and a 10, which will be even less significant. (If you take 100 credits in 4 years, one course is worth 3% of that, and if the whole difference between 9 and 10 is 3%, then you have a total impact of 0.09%...)

On Mac's GPA scale it definitely is minor but when you apply for graduate and professional schools they don't use Mac's scale, they use the 4.0 scale. A B+ grade for other schools is a 3.3, while an A- is a 3.7. If this is a full-year course it is significant.

I don't know, most of my profs would automatically bump a 79.5 to the next letter grade but I suppose they aren't obligated to do this. I would still encourage the OP to try to though if they are planning on applying to any graduate school programs.

It's the principle of fighting for a grade that you didn't get, too.

BUt once again --- It's insignificant. Even if it's a full year course (assume 6-credit), then it's 6 credits out of 100 (6%) and a difference of 3% there --- so 0.18% of your cumulative average; and that's a conservative estimate, since I believe most degrees require more than 100 credits. 12-Point grade scale or 4 point grade scale --- it's nothing.

Well at the end of the day I did get an A-!! Thanks for all the positive and negative comments!!
Cheers!

Originally Posted by alwanw

Well at the end of the day I did get an A-!! Thanks for all the positive and negative comments!!
Cheers!

Negative comments? We were telling it to you straight that the professor is under no obligation to accommodate your request. Congrats on your mark, now you know for next time to apply yourself more!
See, i can make a subtle insult inside a compliment just like you