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Jake_MONDATTA

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How hard is it to get a C at GULC, UT or Cornell?
« on: December 03, 2008, 02:00:35 PM »
Do you have to really flub, or can it happen even when you think you've done well?
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Re: How hard is it to get a C?
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2008, 04:24:33 PM »
Depends what your school's curve is.
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Re: How hard is it to get a C at GULC, UT or Cornell?
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2008, 06:52:36 PM »
Here's at least something to look at for UT:  http://www.utexas.edu/law/depts/sao/academics/distributions/freshlawdist082.pdf  Seems like there's probably guidelines that require a small percentage range of Cs for each core class.

Cornell's website doesn't get very specific, just says the mean can't exceed 3.35.  http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/careers/employers/faq/grading.cfm  That's reasonably high so I would guess Cs are given out more sparingly there.

I didn't find anything for GULC.
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Re: How hard is it to get a C at GULC, UT or Cornell?
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2008, 08:53:06 AM »
Cornell has a 3.35 mean?  Holy crap that's high.  They may as well be another school with no grades.......
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Re: How hard is it to get a C at GULC, UT or Cornell?
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2008, 10:25:57 AM »
Yea, word on the street is that everyone at Cornell gets a B+. 
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Re: How hard is it to get a C at GULC, UT or Cornell?
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2008, 10:58:23 AM »
Well, GW has a B+ curve also so the mode is a B+.  However, the mean at GW has to be between 3.25-3.27.  A 3.35 mean allows profs to give more A's.
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Re: How hard is it to get a C at GULC, UT or Cornell?
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2009, 06:22:52 AM »
this is getting depressing
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Re: How hard is it to get a C at GULC, UT or Cornell?
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2009, 01:29:24 PM »
The curve at GULC is approx. 5% get C+s, professors are not required to give out C or lower, though some do.  Essentially you have to try pretty hard to get into that club.
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