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Old 03-12-2003, 02:56 PM
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Originally posted by Betarulz!
Not entirely sure since I wasn't here when the discussion over the change was made, but part of it was a concern over grade inflation, as well as I read that a lot of Professors, particularly in the more subjective areas of grading wanted to make greater distinctions in quality of work.

In reality the way it's set up, you can find professors who ignore the +/- and use the old system when they report grades...those professors are awesome to find.
If it's to show distinction between different levels of quality it's not going to be a valid measure until all or at least the vast majority of schools are doing the same thing. From what I see here there are many systems and the only thing I can see coming from them is making your GPA less competitive in the job market.
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