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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous[b]]Colleges have A- themselves.[/b][/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]Guess what? [b]The college your kid attends[/b] is going to have + and - and your kid can end up with a 3.7 GPA. That is how grading works.

It sounds like your child has been getting A-s on enough of their work that they have earned an A-, it is a good grade. Your child can ask their teacher what they need to do to raise their grade so that they have an A, it probably is not that much of a difference.[/quote]
Maybe [b]most[/b] colleges do....but not always. DC is at a college that does not. A quick search found that [i]most[/i] probably do (UVA, VT, UNC, Mich, UTK, UT, etc) but there are more than a few who don't at all (like [url=https://bulletin.auburn.edu/Policies/Academic/grades/]Auburn[/url] or [url=https://bulletin.vcu.edu/academic-regs/university/grading/]VCU[/url]) and some, like [url=https://studentservices.ncsu.edu/academics/grading/grading/#grading-scale]my alma mater/NCSU[/url] even gives A+ (now! neither +/- in engineering when I was there way-back-when).

If there's one thing I've learned from DCUM is that....you can't presume [i]everyone[/i] does it like you do, especially when it comes to schools and school policies.

As for the actual OP, I'm kinda with ya. If you're gonna use the so-called 10-point scale. 90-100 is an A. Otherwise, it some flavor of a different scale.

As for a PP who suggested just reporting the scores, that's a whole other discussion. DC's roommate is from just a HS and to hear the stories of just how cut-throat grading was...is outright sad. If you think pressure to get a 4.0/A is bad....try having to get as close to 100 as possible. [b]DC has spent this year convincing the roomie to concentrate on the classes where they're borderline and that a '93' or '94' (average) is more than good enough.[/b] Just make sure the 90/1 doesn't drift down to 80-something. Time/effort management at its best![/quote]

This is just a kid personality thing. My middle schooler and her best friend are like this and it has nothing to do with the grading scale and everything to do with their own internalized expectations (my other kids are fine with a 94).[/quote]

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