My Grade Predicament

pirateer

Okay, I have a problem with one of my grades. By my calculations I should be getting around an 82% in a clas, however my teacher says I should receive a 78% (which will destroy my GPA and disqualify me from HOPE scholarship). I have an old grade of mine which I can use to calculate my current grade without the final exam (it's only one test).

 

With the missing assignment I have a 75.22%. I received a 90% on the test, and it was 7.94% of my grade. So the way I calculated my current average was

75.22+(.9*7.94)=82.366

Then I got an 81% on the final which is 15% of my grade. So I took my new average, calculated it to 85% then added the 15% missing; that being my final exam.

(82.366*.85)+(81.0*.15)=x

70.0111+12.15=x

x=82.1611

 

That rounds to 82%. Am I really being cheated out of a letter grade? Is my math wrong? What's going on?!

Nikkons017

Your allocated/scholorship money pays her salary, you can ask for your grades and then show her (but you need proof), if she/he doesn't want to comply simply go above her head and talk to the dean or maybe the board of education where you live. Get them to review your grades and do their own calculations to comfirm. All in all if she doesn't give you the grades and you can prove you deserve the higher grade, she is asking for a lot of trouble and it would be all her fault.

Wolfenpride

I'd bring it up with a teacher, and ask he/she to show you exactly how they came up with your current grade compared to what you've calculated

Could have made a mistake, or is in fact just cheating you your grade for some reason.

Squirt5

Was the class curved ?

Also is that 75.22% grade based from like a midterm grade or is it the calculated portion of your homework grade with the other assignments/exams/quizzes as defined by the syllabus? If it isn't that then the 75.22% could have been calculated under a different set of circumstances so merely adding the scores from your last two exams based on the syllabus' grading scale wont work.

If not then it seems more likely the class was curved and you were probably just above the average (or below it) where the average was set to like 75% or maybe 80%.

Rayx0r

what I find hard to believe is your posting this here and you havnt even brought it up to your prof yet. 

take your calculations and discuss them with your prof.  If anything else it will show how much you care about your grade and he/she may be able to work with you if your numbers are wrong (extra credit etc.)