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Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:48 am to
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This would have probably lowered my GPA... I would bet I had more minuses than pluses over the years.
It will lower 95% of peoples grades. OP is an absolute shite stain on society
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:50 am to
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101931 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:50 am to
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It will lower 95% of peoples grades.


I wouldn't go that far. Regardless, it's more accurate than the old system.

quote:

OP is an absolute shite stain on society


Well that's a given. I award you an A+ for that part of your post.
Posted by rlebl39
League City, TX
Member since Jun 2011
4741 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:50 am to
How does a +/- system lower standards?

I think every A I made in college would have been an A- now.
This post was edited on 7/16/15 at 10:53 am
Posted by 19
Flux Capacitor, Fluxing
Member since Nov 2007
33269 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:51 am to
So this is a bad thing, being brought on same scale as schools like

Vanderbuilt

and

HARVARD?

no links, google is your friend...
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
39012 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:51 am to
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Thank god the new system applies to math classes.


An 80 counts as 2.7 instead of 3.0. That can decrease your GPA.
Posted by tiger1014
Member since Jan 2011
12516 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:51 am to
I made a 4.0 at LSU and definitely would be closer to a 3.7 or however they score A-s
Posted by dyslexic
Left field
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:53 am to
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:54 am to
Yeah I'm fricked for this next year
Posted by Rush2112
Asheville
Member since Mar 2008
842 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:54 am to
Yes, you can get above a 4.0, but you can also get a 3.7 for what used to be an A, therefore it all averages out. Overall averages will not be raised or lowered:

A+ 4.3
A 4.0
A- 3.7

Stop being retarded.
Posted by SpidermanTUba
my house
Member since May 2004
36128 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:59 am to
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It will lower 95% of peoples grades. OP is an absolute shite stain on society

sure. If we just PRESUME there will be more minuses and pluses. Theres no reason to make that presumption .And we have to ignore the fact the maximum possible score has gone up by 0.3.
Posted by SpidermanTUba
my house
Member since May 2004
36128 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:01 am to
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Yes, you can get above a 4.0, but you can also get a 3.7 for what used to be an A, therefore it all averages out. Overall averages will not be raised or lowered:

A+ 4.3
A 4.0
A- 3.7

Stop being retarded.



Ever heard of grade inflation? This just makes it easier.


Within 5 years A+ will be the new A and B- will be the new D
This post was edited on 7/16/15 at 11:02 am
Posted by Dr. Shultz
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Jun 2013
6391 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:03 am to
You keep saying grade inflation but I don't think you know what that means

Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
96187 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:03 am to
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sure. If we just PRESUME there will be more minuses and pluses. Theres no reason to make that presumption .And we have to ignore the fact the maximum possible score has gone up by 0.3.
Very very few people make over 97 in college. I guarantee there will be more A- than A+
Posted by BeYou
DFW
Member since Oct 2012
6027 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:06 am to
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I would like to congratulate current LSU students on the lower standards that you all will now be held to.

LINK /

This is a great moment in grade inflation history.

Now, instead of everyone getting A's and B's, we can give everyone A+'s and A's.



Well done!

Already have a degree from LSU? Its now worth 0.3 GPA points less!


Baylor had this debate right as I was graduating.

It was believed that by not having a +/- system hurt our academic image so they implemented one. Apparently, most prestigious universities do this?
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge LA
Member since Sep 2006
36113 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:08 am to
So who decides what is a minus, regular, or plus? Does each professor set up his own cutoffs. The cutoffs in the link are just hypotheticals.
Posted by Cold Cous Cous
Bucktown, La.
Member since Oct 2003
15054 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:08 am to
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If we just PRESUME there will be more minuses and pluses. Theres no reason to make that presumption

Nor is there any reason to PRESUME that they'll give more plusses than minuses?

Why do you even care - this literally has zero effect on you in any way. Other than that you've spent the last eleven years searching for things to get outraged about on td.com
Posted by PhiTiger1764
Lurker since Aug 2003
Member since Oct 2009
13936 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:09 am to
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sure. If we just PRESUME there will be more minuses and pluses. Theres no reason to make that presumption .And we have to ignore the fact the maximum possible score has gone up by 0.3.

It is very reasonable to presume that there will be more A- than A+. Not many people are averaging 99% cumulative scores in their classes. But many ARE doing whatever it takes to barely make an A.

The rest of the letter grades will all probably average out. Ex) You'll have people who just miss an A that will get a B+ now but there's still plenty of people still making B- to cancel those out.

But difference in A- and A+ is what will ultimately bring down overall GPAs for a majority of students.
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
51935 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:11 am to
Nope.

Or that this is a strategy that can (and has) been used to combat it.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
96187 posts
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:11 am to
quote:

It is very reasonable to presume that there will be more A- than A+. Not many people are averaging 99% cumulative scores in their classes. But many ARE doing whatever it takes to barely make an A.

The rest of the letter grades will all probably average out. Ex) You'll have people who just miss an A that will get a B+ now but there's still plenty of people still making B- to cancel those out.

But difference in A- and A+ is what will ultimately bring down overall GPAs for a majority of students.
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