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The whole GPA thing never made sense to me. Did you grasp the material? You should get a diploma. Were you extraordinary academically? You should get a diplom
by rawgabbit 1y ago
The whole GPA thing never made sense to me. Did you grasp the material? You should get a diploma. Were you extraordinary academically? You should get a diploma with magna cum laude (high praise). Were you a top student and your peers voted you best mate / leader? You should get a diploma with summa cum laude (highest praise). That should be it.
- Ekaros 1y agoWhy should your peers have any impact on your academic rating? That should solely be on the institution. Maybe tiniest bit in group projects but that is the limit.
- rawgabbit 1y agoWe have different philosophies. I believe how you treat peers and their perception of you is an important part of schooling. If you come across as an arse but do well academically, you will still get magna cum laude.
- Ekaros 1y agoI hope the highest grade requires 100% evaluation from peers. As I think that is reasonable minimum to aim for. If single peer is reasonably only neutral or against such reward should not be given out.
- BobaFloutist 1y agoGrades are mostly for students, who (understandably) complain when they lack information about how well they're doing. That's what can make curves so frustrating, since all the grades except the last are essentially meaningless. Absent complaints, I'm sure the vast majority of professors would be much happier to assign "No-pass," "Pass," "Superlative Pass" arbitrarily based on vibes at the end of each course.