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[quote=Anonymous]"UMD’s +/- grading system is really tough on kids trying to maintain high GPA. I can’t tell you how many A- (3.7) my kids got for being just below 93 cutoff line.

This is the grading system that most high school students are used to and the grading system used at all of the listed universities. It's not unusual at all.

I guess it's an adjustment if you're coming from a school with a grading system like MCPS?"

My guess is it has little to do with being unusual or MCPS or having a 93 cutoff after freshman year.

More likely, in classes with 30 or fewer students, the prof may not give any As if no one stands out or may only give As to those who work as though the class will be their life's work.

A 4.0 A for a med student would mean they would have to be better at Organic Chemistry than someone intending to be a Phd synthetic chemist.

That future synthetic chemist may have intentionally taken A-s or B+s in their other 3 or 4 classes in order to put more time into O Chem.

UMDCP tries to address this by allowing A+'s that are still worth only 4.0.  Not all profs use the A+ but if you are looking at a UMD transcript with a handful of A+, 4.0s, you are really looking at an amazing student.

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