Comments on: It’s official … I passed everything! http://hella.opencoder.org/archives/2006/05/09/its-official-i-passed-everything/ Keeper of the MBA blog lists and Wharton MBA 2006 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:38:37 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Matt http://hella.opencoder.org/archives/2006/05/09/its-official-i-passed-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-6631 Matt Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:56:57 +0000 http://hella.opencoder.org/archives/2006/05/09/its-official-i-passed-everything/#comment-6631 Yes the Wharton grading scale is a bit messy. I was in the certificate WPWP Finance and Accounting program and had one class where top student grades were penalized several percent, and poor performers' grades boosted by as much as 20%! The effect was an extremely narrow A grade range and a wide B range. One accounting class had 3/5 class with a C or fail, with 1/5 As and 1/5 Bs - no curves applied. So there is so much variation that you really have no idea what you need to score to get an A in a class - it depends on your professor and your classmates. If you are unlucky and have a few brilliant students, you have to step it up considerably - but after the midterm, there isn't much you can do. Wharton definitely should adopt a standard grading scale. Yes the Wharton grading scale is a bit messy. I was in the certificate WPWP Finance and Accounting program and had one class where top student grades were penalized several percent, and poor performers’ grades boosted by as much as 20%! The effect was an extremely narrow A grade range and a wide B range. One accounting class had 3/5 class with a C or fail, with 1/5 As and 1/5 Bs – no curves applied. So there is so much variation that you really have no idea what you need to score to get an A in a class – it depends on your professor and your classmates. If you are unlucky and have a few brilliant students, you have to step it up considerably – but after the midterm, there isn’t much you can do. Wharton definitely should adopt a standard grading scale.

]]> By: Emmanuel http://hella.opencoder.org/archives/2006/05/09/its-official-i-passed-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-5809 Emmanuel Mon, 22 May 2006 14:09:14 +0000 http://hella.opencoder.org/archives/2006/05/09/its-official-i-passed-everything/#comment-5809 Hey, Just wants to congratulate you. I may not be able to understand all that you went throught not since I am just going to Darden Business School in August. Anyway, I wish you all the best Hey,
Just wants to congratulate you. I may not be able to understand all that you went throught not since I am just going to Darden Business School in August. Anyway, I wish you all the best

]]> By: Chris http://hella.opencoder.org/archives/2006/05/09/its-official-i-passed-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-4305 Chris Tue, 09 May 2006 13:25:21 +0000 http://hella.opencoder.org/archives/2006/05/09/its-official-i-passed-everything/#comment-4305 Congrats!!! What's with the confusing and ambiguous grading system? Is the 4.0 grading scale not enough? Congrats!!!

What’s with the confusing and ambiguous grading system? Is the 4.0 grading scale not enough?

]]> By: Moe http://hella.opencoder.org/archives/2006/05/09/its-official-i-passed-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-4304 Moe Tue, 09 May 2006 13:16:34 +0000 http://hella.opencoder.org/archives/2006/05/09/its-official-i-passed-everything/#comment-4304 Awesome and Congrats! Awesome and Congrats!

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