[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]Depends on the course. For the core courses I took in college, like the physics and calculus sequences, anything less than an A is a failure to me. That material is far too easy to not get an A. For the harder engineering courses I've taken (like say, "Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery"), a B isn't so bad.Shmiity
You think Calculus is too easy? I feel like a dumbass on these forums haha. My math career ended with algebra 2 (and I thought that was hard!!!) and statistics. I'm never taking trigonometry or calculus in my college career. I'm an engineering major... that should explain it. :P
[QUOTE="Shmiity"][QUOTE="Dark__Link"]Depends on the course. For the core courses I took in college, like the physics and calculus sequences, anything less than an A is a failure to me. That material is far too easy to not get an A. For the harder engineering courses I've taken (like say, "Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery"), a B isn't so bad.Dark__Link
You think Calculus is too easy? I feel like a dumbass on these forums haha. My math career ended with algebra 2 (and I thought that was hard!!!) and statistics. I'm never taking trigonometry or calculus in my college career. I'm an engineering major... that should explain it. :P I don't even think I could spell Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery. I totally cheated to make this quote.
Always aim for an A+. Your uni grades are often used when you go for jobs so I try to get the best grades possible. If it's an easy subject, then A- to A+ are really the only acceptable grades. To be honest though, if it's a really hard paper, I don't care if I get an A+ or a C- as long as I pass it.
Always aim for an A+. Your uni grades are often used when you go for jobs so I try to get the best grades possible. If it's an easy subject, then A- to A+ are really the only acceptable grades. To be honest though, if it's a really hard paper, I don't care if I get an A+ or a C- as long as I pass it.
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Grades are a number on a piece of paper. Dont let them control you.
I lost a litlte momentum in high school, but overall I've always been someone who's had very high standards for myself. I feel like I've failed if I get anything lower than an A. I can tolerate and deal with a B, though. Anything lower and I just feel terrible. I have gotten lower grades before, but I feel so horrible when I do.
From elementary - high school nothing but As was acceptable because anything less and I would be punished in an instant. My mom was very strict on my grades and even made me do homework during the summer which she assigned to me. After I entered college I still got As for the most part but as I finish off my senior year I realized that I really don't give a damn as long as its a passing grade.
For me it'd be anything higher than a C+. I aim for As but I'm grateful for the Bs I get. Let's just say that I had humbling experiences in my freshman year of high school that err...opened my eyes.
I was fine with D's when I was in high school. I did get a report card once that was 5 F's and 1 D but I expected it. Considering I ditched around 60 percent of high school as I said it was to be expected.
It depends on the course and how difficult it is. If it's an easy class then I won't expect anything lower than a A. For the harder classes as long as pass then I'm fine with it.
I don't really value how others grade me. It's how I grade myself that matters the most. I've failed a few courses before, it never really bothered me. I couldn't' take them serious enough because they had nothing to offer me on an intellectual level. Anyways, getting good grades is more about social interaction, and work ethic. My work ethic isn't directed at impressing other people, so, it's to be expected I get poor grades from time to time.
Depends on the subject. For something I'm good at (foreign languages) a B- makes me want to kill things. But with Organic Chemistry I would kill for a B. :P
Passing, but usually I really aim for a B. I'm in an assembly language programming course right now, and got an 85 on my last program. I was considerably bummed, as I previously scored 99 on the first two. For the first time in my life, I felt like an asian kid.
Well in high school I just coasted by with A's and B's not really trying. In college I got mixed grades, still not really trying. I never cared about getting good grades or doing homework.
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