# Brag about your good grades for this semester! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 11, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454 "2003-12-11T23:26:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/21 "2003-12-17T05:58:06Z")
I have a philo exam in 7 hours. I need exactly 45.5 points (out of 100) on said exam to secure a 90.0. I think I secured a high B in history and a B-like grade in Art History. No idea what my english grade will be. ---
**Author:** ![thumbupmybum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@thumbupmybum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thumbupmybum)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/22 "2003-12-17T06:02:48Z")
I’ve got all As and A-s so far, which is AOK - I need no less than an A- to go on to the PhD. Whew. Although, I still haven’t finished any of my term papers. ---
**Author:** ![auliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@auliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auliya)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/23 "2003-12-17T06:13:02Z")
Being at an Australian University and not an American school or college, I am not sure what the grade equivalents are, but I got a 7 (high distinction) and a 6 (distinction) ( I guess that might translate to an A and a B? or something similar) The highest and 2nd highest possible anyway. Not bad for an old lady in an honours class even if I say so myself 😃 I had to go back to part time this year with problems with my offspring putting a a lot of stress on things. I tell you part time is a joy with only half the stress. ---
**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/24 "2003-12-17T06:20:49Z")
Final grades won’t be posted until Christmas Eve, but I have A’s in my psych and bio classes for sure. I’m pretty sure I got an A in my honors core class too, though I won’t really know until my thesis paper’s graded. I’m pretty confident on that too, though. My health class, on the other hand…my final was a nightmare. I’m hoping for a B, but a C won’t traumatize me too much. My prof had absolutely no idea what he was talking about for the most part…and if anybody ever did need a recap on the wonders of science, western medicine, and skepticism, it would be him. But I don’t have to deal with him any more, so I can go back to my general state of not wanting to kick puppies and Buddhist monks and chop down trees with uber-polluting chainsaws whilst chowing down on Big Macs and large milkshakes after class. It’s a nice feeling. ---
**Author:** ![Dinaroozie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Dinaroozie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinaroozie)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/25 "2003-12-17T07:01:01Z")
Also being at an Australian university, and noting that our system bears no resemblance at all to that of **auliya** , I’ll just give percentages… Mathematical Logic (I was missing two prereqs!) - 76% Software Design and Development - 89% Logic and Computation - 92% Mathematical Methods - Withdraw, upon discovering that I (a) didn’t need it, and (b) was going to do really badly. So yeah, computer science average is high enough to apply for a masters now, which is all good. ~ Isaac ---
**Author:** ![Gopher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gopher)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/26 "2003-12-17T08:56:19Z")
A- in Multivariable calc w00tw00t! The professor laughed at me when I told him I was expecting a C since I absolutely failed the final, but so did everyone else, so the curve saved my butt. I don’t know about the rest of my courses but I definitely am doing better that I thought I would do here. I’m going to go back to my high school and thank my teachers for the wonderful preparation. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/27 "2003-12-17T13:24:56Z")
B+ in the nightmare class with the professor who, it turned out, can’t teach. A in the class I was repeatedly told that _no one_ gets an A in (well, I was told that by my friends). A in the class I expected to get an A in. Generally a good semester - I was a little disappointed in the B+, but I got over it - at least that horrid class is done and I never have to take another class from that woman again. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/28 "2003-12-17T13:27:33Z")
Well, my grades were supposed to be posted today, but now the website says tomorrow. I know my average is a 3.975 on some weighted scale or another. I’m sure this translates to 3 As and a B. Robin ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/29 "2003-12-17T14:50:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MsRobyn \* > \*\*Well, my grades were supposed to be posted today, but now the website says tomorrow. \*\* Well thank Og you didn’t stay up late then! ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/30 "2003-12-17T14:54:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by twickster \* > \*\*Well thank Og you didn’t stay up late then! \*\* I owe you a nickel. When my alarm went off at 5:30 this morning, I went downstairs and checked my grades. Oh, and I made the Dean’s List! (The list isn’t actually up yet, but the minimum is a 3.3 and my average was a lot higher than that.) Robin ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/31 "2003-12-17T15:18:18Z")
Congrats to you all. Very impressive. I’m not in “school” but I just had to take 3 classes for a professional designation at work. They are just pass/fail classes. One was Life and Health and it was a hard class and test. All about wills and life insurance and medical benefits. Yuck. I got my letter last week and I passed. Yay me! One was Agency Management and I’m pretty sure I passed. Should get the letter in the mail in the next week or so. The last one was a Financing of Risk Management class and it was a pain in the ass. The class was brutal. The exam was brutual and it will be 6 weeks before I get the letter telling me I failed. (Or maybe if the grader was in a really good mood…telling me I passed). I needed 140 points out of 200 and I’m not feeling so good about it. ---
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/32 "2003-12-17T16:44:53Z")
So far my it’s looking like - American Lit - A (confirmed) Philosophy - Probably an A. I think I did well on my final this morning. Art History - Hopefully a B. I missed a lot of classes. Algebra 2 - I’m praying for an S so I can move on and take math that’s actually worth a damn. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/33 "2003-12-17T16:45:55Z")
What’s all this plus and minus biz? On final grades we’re given a letter grade. If you were 1 point away from another grade, you don’t receive a plus or a minus; you just receive that grade! Operating Systems: A Computer Applications in Statistics: A Programming Languages: C Systems Analysis & Design: A Management & Behavioural Sciences: A Data Communications: A The above mentioned C is my first non A at this university. ☹ E3 ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/34 "2003-12-17T17:39:43Z")
I’m not in school, but I bagged a 20% raise by switching jobs this month. Does that count as good news? ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/35 "2003-12-17T17:42:32Z")
Physics: PhD+ Okay, that was _last_ year. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/36 "2003-12-17T17:54:02Z")
4.0, Dean’s list. Rar. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/37 "2003-12-18T05:36:35Z")
Here’s a guide for those of you who didn’t do so well last semester. :dubious: [http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/](http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/) ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/38 "2003-12-18T05:43:58Z")
Am I evil if I feel that _Dean’s List_ sounds naughty? ---
**Author:** ![Macrophage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Macrophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macrophage)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/39 "2003-12-18T05:45:27Z")
60 in Inmunology (60 being the minimal passing grade) 80 of my classmates failed. Out of 120. Most happy with my big fat 6. Got a 90 on my physiology final. ---
**Author:** ![scotcho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@scotcho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotcho)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454/40 "2003-12-18T06:51:19Z")
first quarter at cal poly went well. Calc - B Soils 121 - A Psych - B Soils 110 - A woohoo! – Scotcho [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-good-grades-for-this-semester/218454.md?page=3)