I'm pretty sure I had a history professor unofficially do something like this. I got B's on the midterms and needed a 100 on the final to get an A. I knew I did

I'm pretty sure I had a history professor unofficially do something like this. I got B's on the midterms and needed a 100 on the final to get an A. I knew I did better on the final and couldn't think of a question I missed, but 100 still seemed unlikely. I suspect I got a ~98, and he ran with the logic that if you're demonstrating a very solid understanding of the material on the final and close to a cutoff, you earned the higher grade. Also, history. No one was getting 98% on my physics or math exams.