future doc Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 hey guys quick question for anybody who has taken or knows about health sciences(biomedical sciences more specifically) at u of c... do they base grades on a curve or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachaso Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I know some people in health sci and my impression is that they don't. The class averages are usually higher than bio courses, but whether that's actually because of grade inflation or just the higher caliber of students is hard to say. You should know, though, that curving sometimes helps you. For example, at UofC physics I got a ~10% bump in my first midterm, and actually ended up getting above 100%. Helps now because I only need 55% on the final to get an A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smile1230 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Hi, No, they do not curve your grade. We got curved maybe for the very first course in health sciences, but it was only like ~2%. If you put the effort into the med sci classes, it's not impossible to get an A. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future doc Posted December 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 thanks for a definitive answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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