> Getting a C...is basically impossible to do these days anyway... Depends where you go. A great many respectable schools can be brutal depending on your major

> Getting a C...is basically impossible to do these days anyway... Depends where you go. A great many respectable schools can be brutal depending on your major. I had an undergrad class that had a 50% failure/drop rate, and I've had two graduate courses with 50-60% failure/drop rates. >the proper response is not for a student to raise holy hell about how unfair the world is and how the professor smells bad and how they should totally be given a special exemption to re-do things until they get the grade they desire It's very interesting that this comes up so often with regard to Millenials. I'm a Millenial, and have been a TA in graduate courses targeted at working professionals. I have never seen anyone argue like these folks do. (Average age is late-30's to mid-40's.) Here's a sample exchange: "I have been developing software longer than you've been alive! Your tests must be wrong - there is absolutely no way that my code failed." Sorry, but everyone else seemed to pass just fine. Look, the bug is right there in your code. "Well, that's not fair! You didn't include that edge case in the problem statement, and my solution works fine for everything else. Besides, I only need to add a two-line `if` statement to handle it, so give me half credit." (Aside, I am stunned by how often I'm _told_ how to grade by Boomers & Xers.) You were already given partial credit; your final grade is consistent with the grading guidelines for the assignment. "Well, are you going to curve at least? My employer won't reimburse if I don't get at least a B." The grading criteria are covered in the course syllabus. Don't get me wrong - Millenials are a pain in the neck, too. But fragile egos, demanding personalities, and pouting over poor marks are not unique to the young.