1/13/2024 0 Comments Marquette grading percentages![]() It got me to work harder for a grade because I didn’t want to get stuck with a loss of half a grade point by barely missing an A. I received a B, and my GPA took a hit, which is irritating because with the new, standardized grading scale I would have received a B+. I just barely missed an AB after I didn’t do well on the final exam. I learned that the hard way in my Biology class last year. However, if a student barely missed an A, then they lost that same amount. That means if they barely got an AB after almost getting a B, they would gain a sizable amount of grade points. Between each grade, students would either gain or lose half of a grade point. The original Marquette scale could simultaneously help you and hurt you. On the other hand, I’ve gotten so used to the old system that perhaps the adjustment to a standardized system may not be all good and may hurt students used to the previous grading scale. On one hand, I’m glad Marquette is finally going to the standardized system. When the announcement came, I felt conflicted. That said, I don’t really understand why this change took so long to implement. Additionally, the law school had already used the “plus/minus,” or standardized, scale for their grades. The proposal for the change was allegedly backed by all academic deans. When the announcement came that Marquette would be switching to a standardized system, graduating seniors seemed irritated, not because it wasn’t a necessary change, but because it took so long for the university to do it. The double letter scale had been Marquette’s standard scale for quite a while. The concept was confusing to me, and although I adjusted over time, I still questioned why this scale existed in the first place. Prior to coming to the university, I had never heard of the “A to AB” scale. ![]() I have never understood Marquette’s grading system. ![]()
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