The minuses (-) are really sinking my kid's GPA.

[Anonymous]

When I was in college over 30 years ago "-" and "+" were not used. An "A+ or A-" in a three credit class was 12 points period. At my daughter's college an "A-" is 10 points. The effect can be significant over time. Do all colleges use this system. I was surprised by the points spread.

[Anonymous]

I think that kinda stinks and I agree with you, but unless she's looking to get into some sort of ultra competitive grad school, is anyone going to care whether she got an A- or A+ in any particular class? Is she pre-med?

[Anonymous]

She's in college and she's doing well. Let it go.

[Anonymous]

classes become more difficult as students advance so it will be the B- that will cause the damage.

[Anonymous]

I think that's the norm. A+ is 4.33; A is 4.0; A- is 3.67; B+ is 3.33; etc.

[Anonymous]

I think you should send a note to complain. If you get no response, call. Keep calling. What an injustice.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it sucks. My twins are at Maryland, and an A- is 3.7. Yet an A+ carries no extra weight (still 4.0).

Contrast that to a B- at 2.7, a B at 3.0, and a B+ at 3.3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that's the norm. A+ is 4.33; A is 4.0; A- is 3.67; B+ is 3.33; etc.

That would be great...PP here, and UMD keeps A+ at 4.0--thus, the system sucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you should send a note to complain. If you get no response, call. Keep calling. What an injustice.

This was probably a joke, but that would be really helicoptery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you should send a note to complain. If you get no response, call. Keep calling. What an injustice.

This was probably a joke, but that would be really helicoptery.

OP's post is really helicoptery.

[Anonymous]

That's unusual for DCUM, right?

[Anonymous]

Additionally, an "C-" is not a passing grade because it's an 1.8.

[Anonymous]

for what it's worth, Harvard used minuses and plusses over thirty years ago. My A+ didn't count and my lowest grade, a B-, hurt! Still remember that all these years.

[Anonymous]

My college had pluses and minuses when I was there in the mid-80s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Additionally, an "C-" is not a passing grade because it's an 1.8.

Talk about a thread focusing on the wrong things! Is your kid learning anything? I'd say that's the bigger question. My eldest came home with a C- on his first college report card, after taking a chance on a class that was a prerequisite for a potential career path and finding out it wasn't for him. So what? I'd say a valuable lesson well worth learning even if his GPA took a hit.