The grades are in

After a week of obsessively checking my grade report for my final semester – the grades are in. One “A” and one “B+”. Out of 36 credits, I received 11 A’s and 1 B+. I know I should be happy with the overall fact that I finished my program and will graduate next week, but that one B+ was devastating. Final GPA – 3.89. I realize no one ever looks at the grade from this point on, just the fact that you actually got the degree, but I felt like my own pride washed away. I was SO freaking close….

 

After consideration, I decided to email my teacher and find out why the B+. The final exam was nothing like she said it would be, so I already knew that had something to do with it. I also wanted to know what my final average was as well. I sent her a message inquiring what my final exam grade was and what I had earned for class participation. Sounds silly, but all 11 other classes offered the extra points. Her response to me was – “You should be thrilled with a B+, don’t be so hard on yourself. As for class participation, I don’t offer those points, but students like you who participate all the time would certainly benefit from them. That is something I’ll look into adding to next years class. As for your average, you ended the semester with an 89” A FREAKING 89. One point away from an A.

 

Thanks for allowing your classes in the future to benefit from those 5 extra points in regards to participation Professor. That will definitely help me sleep better at night.