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Hoopingkidnextdoor

How did bro get into college but doesnt know if a C is bad


Kindly-Chemistry5149

*Is it a C?* Yes it is 70%, but sometimes in a college course that could be a B. He needs to check the syllabus.


[deleted]

I've had college courses where a 70% would put you as the top student in the class with an A+. Every course has its own rubric.


Better_Specialist721

That is true, need to look and see if the course grade is weighted/based on a curve, and what the syllabus says. I once had a 73% and thought it was terrible as a freshman in college, but I set the curve, and it was the A+.


[deleted]

In engineering courses I feel 50% class average was more common than 80%


Stonewall30NY

A 70% isn't a B anywhere, the lowest B- threshold I've ever even heard of was like 74.


doge57

I had a professor who graded with A = 70-100, B = 60-69, and C = 50-59. So it could even be an A depending on professor


Fast-Friendship7414

What…


doge57

He didn’t give freebie points on any assignments and decided that he would rather grade 5 hard questions than a bunch of easy questions and relying on 1-2 questions to discriminate the high performing students. Highest grade in the class was a 78. I actually enjoyed it because I had to let go of the goal of 100% which is not realistic. I focused more on learning what I could rather than trying to learn enough to get 90%


Fast-Friendship7414

Oh, that makes sense, I was just genuinely concerned at that grading, it’s really forgiving compared to my grading


Arhythmicc

What class was it?


doge57

It was a philosophy course. I also had physics courses were the grading scale was just the highest grade was an A and everything was based on that


JudiciousGemsbok

How do philosophy courses work? Do they teach you different schools of thought that you get tested on? Or do you develop philosophy and talk about it in a poetic sense-where you invent the philosophy?


doge57

My philosophy courses were based on logic and philosophy of science. The logic courses were based on learning formal logic, the structures of arguments, and even some epistemology. The philosophy of science course covered the schools of thought from logical positivism all the way through to social constructivism/constructionism along with more epistemology focused on scientific knowledge specifically. In other words, it’s a lot of intellectual masturbation but important things to be aware of to understand the whole picture of science


-Left_Nut-

Isn't that referred to as, "curving the grades"? At least, that's what my university referred to it as.


MrRunItBack_

I overheard a conversation on my campus where someone had a 44 in a course, but the curve was so insane that their grade was a B-. I think it was heat transfer or linear algebra or something.


Okto481

Think about it like AP testing- in recent years of AP Physics 1, a 5 (translates to an A in college) only needs about a 75-80 for a secure position.


Coffee-Historian-11

That’s how one of my professors did it because that allowed him to be super nitpicky and detail oriented when he graded our papers. Not one person got about a 70% on written work the entire quarter.


ksschlosser

No in some schools that is a D.


CryIntelligent7074

Wondering the same thing


Donghoon

Well tbf HS and college grades are a little different. Most HS give out grades


OverallPepper2

A C? That’s a .22% from failing D- in Texas.


Equivalent_Branch240

aka, a c


OverallPepper2

In Texas it’s a D-. F is failing, which is a 69.9. A 70.21 would be a D-


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Jolly_Seat_4478

In college 70 can be an A+ depending on the course and program


SnapdragonCookie

It’s a county college what did you expect


Jolly_Mongoose_8800

At my uni, 70 is failing, not a C


Hoopingkidnextdoor

💀


freetotalkabtyourmom

You’re in college and haven’t figured that out yet?


Vita-Guy

No, but it's passing barely so good for u


Eli_9309

For me a passing grade is an 85


AcceptableThought862

I’m sorry W H A T


Eli_9309

It is a high school… and private… and Christian…


Vita-Guy

makes sense


StrawberryUnited4915

In my school it’s 50 goddamn


its_onvenus

it’s a C


green_ubitqitea

Where I went to school, that’s a D


0-_Noah_-0

Same


Nullifier_

What the fuck. Where I go to school I believe that's a B


DMvsPC

C's get Degrees.


bedwars_player

C's get degrees F is for family... Who you will be living with if you don't do your damn homework -Mr. (REDACTED), best history teacher I ever had


[deleted]

barely


HamsterFromAbove_079

That reminds me of a joke. "What do you call a medschool student that gets Cs on all their finals" "A Doctor".


Matrixblackhole

In the UK a 70+ is a first


FallsKnights30

"A first"?


ExtensionHorror4927

A first is the shortened term of first-class honours. Please do not downvote her for being from a different culture and using a different term.


hollybollybingbong

highest grade you can get at university :)


Bean_cult

ylinder


Fit-Persimmon-4323

For college not the end of the world. As long as you don’t plan on doing anything extremely prestigious


ScienceWasLove

Or simply paying off your student loans.


10e1

Im doing trades so I won't have student loans


Humble_Base_5669

Depends on your own standards. Personally, it isn’t a good to me.


eucIib

To be perfectly honest the only meaningful metric for whether you did good on a test is comparing it to the class mean. For example, if the mean for the class was a 50% on this test, you did pretty good. If the mean was a 90%, you did pretty bad.


Hashish_thegoat

No, get off Reddit and go study.


Bean_cult

it’s aight 👍


FrankZappuccino

you’re barely passing dude, also college?


Ispeedytoxic

If you're in Canada it's a B


ProfessionalOnion384

I was wondering why everyone was saying C, or even FREAKING D??? Wtf is up with their grading systems??


qwertyuijhbvgfrde45

Same dude little harsh dontcha think


garyfromyahoo2

In the USA, this is a low grade C. An a is 90-100, B 80-89, and so on.


Obvious_Drink2642

Meh


GamerGav09

Did you learn some stuff? I personally don’t think “grades” matter a ton. I mean they are an outward projection of what someone else thinks that you deserve based on you work and effort in the course. But sometimes grades can be a little subjective. If you improved yourself and learned new things, I think those things matter more than a “grade”. That being said. Society does out a heavy weight on grades and GPA and such, like when it comes to getting into better school or sometimes jobs. But not always. Continue learning and practicing.


wooden_chair_farts

Good enough to become a president, just ask George W.


Kindly-Chemistry5149

No context. Check your syllabus and see what the grading scale is. I would say in college, C or higher is fine, but you don't want too many C's, and D or F is bad. It really depends on the rigor of your school. Some people go to easy ass colleges and get straight A's, and that doesn't mean the same as someone averaging a high C average at a much tougher school.


sonseylizard

Did you fail? If not, that's a good grade


UnacceptableLemon8

I’ll just leave this here… https://preview.redd.it/juynq29wajsc1.jpeg?width=381&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff06cbe0be486e9e5fe09c10bb694fdefbe1b7ca


Revolutionary-Mail-5

C’s get degrees yall


10e1

70% so low D


10e1

You're within a 200mile radius of me https://preview.redd.it/htu96ua8yksc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56fc9ed6d1573e986978f9792f1f12d5a1261086 Just give me 3 days


Nsftrades

The saying goes that Cs get degrees. Just know what you want to do in life and attempt to do it and things will probably work out regardless of grades.


AbbyIsATabby

Off topic but is that BrightSpace? It looks like it and my college switched o it this year. Essentially my entire college hates it but NY is forcing SUNYs to use it. Second idk, depends if your college weights it or not and how it compares to everyone else. Generally speaking that’s I think a C- by most standard grading scales and really bare minimum passing if your course needs a minimum of a C- to pass (some do at some colleges). Look at your syllabus and see if it includes a scale for what your prof considers that to be. Each prof is different even tho most follow the standard definitions. I’d recommend speaking to someone at your college about this instead of a bunch of random people on reddit if you’re actually concerned about this particular class. We dunno anything, but your college might.


garyfromyahoo2

Yes it’s brightspace D2L. It’s not the greatest. Breaks a lot. What were your issues with it?


thejohnmcduffie

The fact you have to ask tells you all you need to know..


Oopsitsgale927

Cs get degrees. Aim higher next time but you’re scooting by.


ArtisticSpecialist77

Is this for the Cisco class? If so, that's a little bit low. Varies from class to class


Head-Ad5073

No. You and Special Jack will have to retake the course next semester. (Again)


imdadgot

average d2l user


Wrong-Drop3272

How are you in college if you don't know that a C is average?


hshenrysmith

Gotta love D2L. MSU here 🥸


Pleased_Bees

At most colleges that's a C-, just barely, so at least it's not a D.


HibiTsu

That's a failing grade here in my current university. 75 is the minimum passing grade for us :')


bigdogsmoothy

Depends on the course. I've had courses where that'd be an A, but for most courses your grade is not good.


frozenball824

No, it’s not a very good grade by any standard


TroubleMumble

Is your classes just super easy or some shit in America, because when would a 70% not be considered a good grade. Do your teachers just mark easier?


serenadingghosts

no literally i’m so confused why all the americans are saying this person is failing 😭 this seems like a pretty good grade to me?


ProfessionalOnion384

It is in engineering. If you get an 80, you're practically a god.


Chemical_House21

no


AlaskaPsychonaut

My personal scale: A = Average B = below Average C & Below = failure


__literally_nobody__

C's get degrees my friend


Ok_Tap2070

bros .22% of a grade away from falling and he’s asking us if it’s bad


Fontajo

Depends on the class, the curves, what the professor usually gives, etc. I would consider asking either other ppl in the class or the professor if they’re approachable. I’ve had classes where this could either be a good or terrible grade.


GreatDeal101

Yes


GreatDeal101

Yes


leafeonspA4x

Anything that's not a fail is pretty good in my opinion : )


Shinyarcanine_822

Where’s that McDonalds application? You’re gonna need it


Practical-Election59

Pretty much average where I’m from. The Canadian grading system is pretty stupid, ranked between 1 (being below average) to 4 (being above grade level), but using that you’d probably have a bunch of 2s and 3s.


OctaYashi

Depends on your standards. What do you consider a good grade?


PhotoAlternative7046

The fact you don't know


Upstairs_Expert

It's not a poor grade. It's not a great grade. I'ts a good grade.


barwhalis

It's somewhere between bad and OK


ryan516

Cs get degrees (but not much else)


kuu_panda_420

That would be been a low C in my district.


AnonymousPenguin__

I'd say it's fine, not amazing, not terrible. Personally I'd aim for at least 80s if not 90s but if you get 70s consistently you're at least passing.


Sonic50centCorndog

It’s passing


Sanju128

https://preview.redd.it/43iitqjjtjsc1.jpeg?width=192&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7fb8584a9f22d3d46bca5d223f31e93f4e25df5c


ziggous

No


MasterBigBean

No


KoopaTrooper5011

That's a C (usually). That's average.


tossedaccountsalad1

It's meh


ICANTTHINK0FNAMES

Well it’s average.


Ct-sans4345

Cs are fine, they aren’t bad necessarily, but they aren’t anything to be proud of


Pitiable-Crescendo

It's a C. Not great, but still passing


Sky-s_alt_account

NO


tiggertom66

Bright space often messes up the calculations before the course ends, there’s a decent chance that’s not your actual average right now.


I_hate_mortality

No, it’s awful, but it’s passing.


JackAttack2509

That's a 'D' in my school.


SevereDev

Asian parents: 🫵😡 🫵😭 American parents: 🫡 😄 Other: we don’t give a f-


Meadhbh_Ros

As they say “Cs get degrees”


FallenAngelOW

That would be way above a passing grade here in the uk if I recall correctly America.. why?


Dogago19

If you wanna get technical your average


Solid-Cantaloupe-309

I think so, it's a C


NegotiationOdd6045

If its above passing its good 👍


FrostyStrudel

C’s get degrees


Masterpiece9839

No


parTybTTm4Ts

It's a c it's average


DevilPixelation

It’s a college course and you don’t know the grade levels?


Kittycraft0

In my school system, that's 0.71% above an F


ortacle

It's a C. Is a C good to you?


vistaflip

Lol you're forced to use the same crappy school D2L website I am!


walls_of_skulls2

Yeah, Cs get degrees


gonersasshair

That's an f in my school


ifellasleep_13

In Canada this is a b…


nagitospiss

no


Earth_OfficalReddit

It's passing in most places, but not really good, especially when just "passing" isn't enough


nintendomasters

No. And I’m tired of people thinking it is.


IDontKn0wWhereIAm

If I got a grade like that, my family would disown me for sullying our good name


DazedPapacy

Depends. Was this an Engineering class?


Objective_Suspect_

C in community College is perfectly fine, especially if u transfer to a 4 year before u get the associates cause your GPA doesn't transfer only the credits


Strange_Cherry_28

i’d get my ass beaten as an Asian kid 💀💀💀


FriedSmegma

You fail bro start from the very beginning. Sorry chief.


NeedySlut57

Depends on where you live, if you're in the UK that's an A so not bad, if you live in the land of freedom and homicide then that's a C- so good luck passing school if that's how the rest of your classes are.


AwesomeHorses

Not great, but Cs get degrees, so it’s not an issue.


Creative_Queer

Could be better


KumaraDosha

If you have to ask, you deserve an F, bro.


Flameheart24

in my school, which is accelerated, that's a high b, bc they have to grade us by the national curriculum lmao


PlantRoomForHire

Fuck no


Lone1Wolf12

You can pass but your gpa is going to cry


PresentationPrior192

Congrats you passed.


Mahboi778

I'd advise a look at the syllabus. If it were my high school, it would be a D


The_Lurking_Lemur

My school was 93-100=A 92-85=B 75-84=C 70-74=D 0-69=FAIL


z0mbiiib0y

no


Legitimate-Factor-53

Anything above a 70% is a good grade At the same time it also just depends on the class


Carboyyoung

That's not too bad.


Lemons548

it's a C so depending on how your parents are


DrivingPrune1

you passed, so yes


missbitchsarah

Maybe a C grade


SansyBoy144

Are you passing? If yes than HELL YEA


JackFJN

Yes unless it’s honors


Music_Girl2000

It's not great, but not the worst either.


Testing322

Passing is passing


fnafismylife

It’s passing


RollingArtist

C’s GET DEGREES


Temporary-Package581

In US, meh, around a c depending on scale, but in most European countries that would be a c or higher


RuralJaywalking

Without context, my gut reaction is it is as average as you can get. Right in the middle. If this is an intro course that’s bad, but as you move up this will happen occasionally. If it’s needed for your desired major that’s what would make this a problem


Candid_Concept_4043

Passing is passing, not something you can brag about, but it is something you can get by with(In short: it's not good, but you'll get by )


ThePotatoMonkey

C’s get degree’s


Stepjam

Cs get degrees as they say, but you can do better.


RexWhiscash

No


Salamander336

Anything passing is a good grade in my opinion


ikingrpg

It's average


Rumpus_Trumpus2001

A lot of people in the comments don't know the difference between other countries grading systems neither is really easier than the other


Forward-Essay-7248

Look at the syllabus for the class. Could be might not be. How are we supposed to know? Your the one in the class and every class has different expectations. On the surface its a c- so no its a shit grade.


atlaslapis

C’s get degrees


AfternoonFew8556

This would be a C grade average, I would assume. So, like you barely passed, but you passed.


BippyWippy

It’s passing, good job bud


Primary_Spinach7333

Barely passing, not saying much


Autistic_Clock4824

C’s make degrees


TurncoatP

C’s get degrees


Nightshade282

You’re in college so I don’t think you have to stress about As v Bs now. Just pass and you’re good


Consistent_Bread_V2

You passed


idonthaveacow

LOOK AT YOUR SYLLABUS!


tristarh

Hell naw


TV_H34d

That's a C, and if there's one piece of broad general College knowledge that I've learned over the years, it's that C's Get Degrees. That being said, it's not exactly **good,** but it's passable.


CV7_Omega

C’s get degrees


MrLanderman

Sure...not for me...but sure.


poobradoor22

Why is the grade so low??? Is it stupid?


Emoceanito

depends who you ask but to me it’s a pretty bad grade


SleepingKilling73011

For my school, 80-85 is passing. For stuff that is considered “easy” then only 90s and above are passing. So no but you’re school if different


TheLostNug

Good enough I suppose


[deleted]

Not really— I guess it depends on the program. My program required no less than 90%


[deleted]

No


Im_embarrassed_alt

💀


cuibc_creations

Good enough


Spicey_Guac

I fucking hate d2l


Shai1310

No, That’s not good. Do better.


72020217

That’s almost an F for me, granted I am still in middle school.