just got my grades. Here's a stupid question. How does one know where he stands in class for the first semester? I thought we can find that only after an year. Although I have a good feeling I am up there (3.8 GPA), it would be good to know. ALso how does one know what teh "average" grade is for a particular course?
Quote from: Mimimimi on January 06, 2006, 10:35:48 AMI have 2 B+s so far, which I think puts me in the top half...? But I have no idea really. I was incredibly relieved to get the B+ in contracts, because I missed a HUGE issue on the final. However that's also annoying b/c I know that if I'd gotten that issue, I probably would have gotten an A. Oh well. ChemDr... that is an excellent GPA. I don't think anyone has rankings yet, but do you know how your law school curves? For example, my law school does roughly 20% A's, 70% B's, and 10% C's. I'm not sure what the +/- breakdown is but based on that curve I'd think a 3.8 would be somewhere around top 10%? Basically, you know what the average grade is if the professor tells you or if the curve is standardized.Wish we had your curve...ours is 10% A, 25%b-B+...they want a C+ median for the 1L class, and a B median for 2-3L...
I have 2 B+s so far, which I think puts me in the top half...? But I have no idea really. I was incredibly relieved to get the B+ in contracts, because I missed a HUGE issue on the final. However that's also annoying b/c I know that if I'd gotten that issue, I probably would have gotten an A. Oh well. ChemDr... that is an excellent GPA. I don't think anyone has rankings yet, but do you know how your law school curves? For example, my law school does roughly 20% A's, 70% B's, and 10% C's. I'm not sure what the +/- breakdown is but based on that curve I'd think a 3.8 would be somewhere around top 10%? Basically, you know what the average grade is if the professor tells you or if the curve is standardized.
Why do they want the 1L median so much lower at your school?
Quote from: midjeep on January 06, 2006, 01:40:44 AMI would kill for average scores. I dont think I did terrible on the finals, but everyone feels the same so its all on comparison. Crim Law, Contracts, and Civ Pro are scaring the hell out of me. What really sucks is that we dont get our grades until the end of Feb!!!! SMU wont release any scores even though I know Civ Pro and Legal Writing have already been graded. Yours is one of my favorite "Cinderella" stories. I bet you'll surprise yourself again and do exceptionally well.
I would kill for average scores. I dont think I did terrible on the finals, but everyone feels the same so its all on comparison. Crim Law, Contracts, and Civ Pro are scaring the hell out of me. What really sucks is that we dont get our grades until the end of Feb!!!! SMU wont release any scores even though I know Civ Pro and Legal Writing have already been graded.
Also, im a very optimistic person and i look at the whole grade situation like this: we are new to the requirement of law school, the only place we can go now is up. We are aware of what is expected of us; we now know our limitations, our weaknesses and our strengths.
Our curve was something like 20% C's until this year, I'm glad they changed it before I got here since I didn't pay attention to that stuff when choosing a school. Why do they want the 1L median so much lower at your school?