It's possible to fail even if you studied. I had one class where the class had median grades of 0% on quizzes because the expectations were unreasonable, and he didn't believe in curving. I spent about 30 hours of my time each week doing work and studying for that class and I still only got a D. It made me realize that I'd be miserable in chemical engineering and chemistry is a much better match for me. I breezed through physical chemistry this semester... and now I'm mad because this past semester the class had a different professor and people who are taking both that class and physical chemistry said that that class is much easier than physical chemistry.

That is the biggest load of bs I've ever heard. How can they allow that?! Take them to court, OP!!!

this is sooooo fake

Well, when you work on a bell curve the content of the exam is not relevant. It's all a numbers thing, averaging scores and what-not. Going by the following Grading Scale: A- 90%-100% B- 80%-89% C- 70%-79% D- 60%-69% F- 0%-59% Basically, let's say the average (which can be determined in a multitude of ways) score in the class was a 62%. On the bell curve, this grade will be regarded as an 'average' "C," rather than a 'just-passing' "D". All other scores are then rearranged to match the new grading 'curve.' (I.e. a 56% is now a "D" and 76% is a "B") Otherwise, in many exams, partial credit is given if the test is not multiple choice. Thus, an instructor may grade more leniently or strictly than others. If this is so, then the instructor may have been told to go back and grade more strictly, giving out less to no partial credit for incorrect answers. :)

Only Americans can come up with something this dumb. No offense to ALL Americans. Just some.

y would the school mark them down for getting good grades? u should take this to court because it caused u to fail a class

My grandmother was a teacher in India (yonks ago) when she was 19. When she came to the school it was a mess, she cleaned it up, did basic things like lesson plans, and at the end of the year every single child in that school passed the exam. The headmaster said they had to fail a student so it didn't look like the school was cheating. My grandmother remembered the name of that girl till the day she died. I'm guessing that girl had no future.

Mediocracy RULES!!!!! lmao jk that's ridiculous..

Either the course load is too easy or the teacher is too good. Either way, it's not the student's fault.

Damn bell curves.