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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a prof I always round up. Guess that's just me.[/quote]

Also, if the kid attended every class, went to office hours/ta hours and was working their ass off, most profs would find a way to boost the grade.  My own kid had that happen a few times in college.  But if the kid wasn't making a 110% effort, they earned the 89.99%.  Maybe next time they will make more effort along the way.  Better to let them learn that now and make them a better worker in the future[/quote]

Without any other info - I probably would have given this student an A- too.  However, when I was giving grades, I'd take into account the whole semester and the other students grades.  If there was a significant gap between this 89.55 and the lowest percentage in the 90's - and if I felt those students in the 90's were a cut above this student, and/or that this student was more like the others in the high 80's - I might be inclined to give them a B+.

Either way - this is something they should speak with the teacher about - and they should be respectful and not act like all they care about is the grade - this will just annoy the teacher. Nothing more off-putting than a grade-grubber who shows no interest in the class and places zero value on what they learned.

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