Clever Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 To sum it up: Will a W hurt me more than a potential C+? Reasons not to drop: The W Reasons to drop: Significantly lowers my gpa. Will take away study time from other courses and possibly hurt my gpa further. It was supposed to be very easy to get high marks in the class; but the takehome midterm ended up being more difficult than anticipated. The class average was 68% and I ended up with an 80. This doesn't seem bad but a C+ is 80% Now I'm trying to write an essay and not faring very well. English has always been my kryptonite in high school and it is no different now. I figured I would drop philosophy and focus on my other classes. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 how is a C+ 80%... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Posted March 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 I go to U of C where we don't have a fixed '80 is A-, 85 is A' type thing. The grading scale varies between classes; based on what the prof makes it. For this class a C+ is 80. A- is 93.33. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 sounds pretty ridiculous... why would you take a class that requires a mid-to-high 90 for an A in the first place? the prof sounds like a huge douche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Posted March 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 I didn't have access to the grade scale prior to signing up for the class. My geology class last semester had a 95 for an A, but it was a really easy class. So I assumed the philosophy class would be that way also; and when he told us that we can take home the midterm, I had no reason to doubt it. The prof himself is actually awesome, but has ridiculous expectations. He probably doesn't want to give out more than 1 A+ and 3 A's and this doesn't really affect the typical philosophy student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 anyways, for anyone to answer your question you should probably post a year by year breakdown of your marks (incl. this year) / any other drops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Posted March 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 I'm a first year. Last semester 5 A-'s This semester I have one guaranteed A. 2 A-'s and one ~B+ I think if I drop philosophy it can be 3 A's and an A- but also the W The C+ is recoverable, but the fact that it will affect my other classes also factors into my decision. (I have no intention on applying to U of T so the weighting formula isn't something that concerns me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 where do you intend to apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Posted March 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 UofC and UofA for sure. Possibly UBC. The ontario schools would be a stretch. Would really prefer IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in2bat0r Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Let me guess, critical thinking and logic right? My roommate got owned by that phil. course last semester, brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Awww Clever...I'm sorry to hear that bud. U of C's weighting system seems more messed up than Mac's.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 oh, I don't know much about those schools' criteria, but assuming they are either best 2 full-load years and/or cumulative GPA(with no punishment for dropped courses), the best thing to do would be to drop it... because whether you keep it or drop it, the year would most likely be a write-off for the best 2 year schools, and keeping it would only hurt with the cGPA schools (unless there is some punishment for dropping courses) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Awww Clever...I'm sorry to hear that bud. U of C's weighting system seems more messed up than Mac's.... what's wrong with mac's? the 1-12 is weird and unnecessary, but in terms of corresponding letter grades and gpa, it is the same as most other schools (i.e. 90+ = A+, 85-90 = A, 80-85 = A-, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 what's wrong with mac's? the 1-12 is weird and unnecessary, but in terms of corresponding letter grades and gpa, it is the same as most other schools (i.e. 90+ = A+, 85-90 = A, 80-85 = A-, etc) I think I mostly have qualms with 1-12... Why can't everyone just go with the 4.00 scale in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I think I mostly have qualms with 1-12... Why can't everyone just go with the 4.00 scale in the first place? it's dumb but there is essentially no difference... it's just directly converted to GPA based on the letter grade equivalent, which is the same way most other schools do it... this calgary system on the other hand sounds ridiculous/unfair - more than just a redundant conversion like mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugenn Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 wow and here I thought UofT undergrad was bad.. This is just ridiculous.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corie Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Watch out; if you drop the course and go under full course load, that might harm you. I'm not really familiar with full load requirements however. Best to do a search on withdrawals and full course loads. Also, whats a 68 in that class? Does the university have any regulations for averages from a class? Like all my classes have had averages of atleast a B! In other words, is there any chance your prof will curve up? McGill's grading system is great 85+ = A = 4.0 on 4.0 scale. Why can't everyone else keep it simple like us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Watch out; if you drop the course and go under full course load, that might harm you. I'm not really familiar with full load requirements however. Best to do a search on withdrawals and full course loads. Also, whats a 68 in that class? Does the university have any regulations for averages from a class? Like all my classes have had averages of atleast a B! In other words, is there any chance your prof will curve up? McGill's grading system is great 85+ = A = 4.0 on 4.0 scale. Why can't everyone else keep it simple like us? I shoulda gone to McGill... I think keep the course, Its only your first year and a lot of possibilities open up if you have a full courseload Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I shoulda gone to McGill... I think keep the course, Its only your first year and a lot of possibilities open up if you have a full courseload which possibilities disappear if he drops it and doesn't have a full course load? (other than UofT, which he said he doesn't want) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 which possibilities disappear if he drops it and doesn't have a full course load? (other than UofT, which he said he doesn't want) I believe Ottawa also looks at your last 3 year granted that you have a full course load.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm88 Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 One bad course is not really a deal breaker, especially if its in first year. Most schools use weighted averages or drop an x number of courses when doing their GPA calculation so it really shouldn't hurt you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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