What is your best/worst grade at school

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The discussion revolves around participants sharing their best and worst grades from school and university, reflecting on their academic experiences and performance across various subjects. The scope includes personal anecdotes related to grades in mathematics, science, programming, and other courses, as well as the emotional responses tied to these experiences.

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  • One participant reports their best grade as a C in maths and ICT, with a worst grade of F in Geography.
  • Another participant expresses concern over the low best grade of C, suggesting there may be underlying issues to address.
  • A different participant shares that their best grade was a B, noting that they were considered an average student who often thought outside the box, which affected their exam performance.
  • Several participants mention achieving mostly A's and B's, with one recalling a single C grade.
  • One participant describes their academic journey, highlighting a significant improvement in linear algebra from a C as an undergraduate to an A as a graduate student, while admitting struggles with other forms of algebra.
  • Another participant shares their experience of scoring 12/20 in experimental Physics, expressing dissatisfaction with lab classes and teaching quality, while achieving 19/20 in programming classes.
  • One participant reflects on a range of grades from D- to A- in college, with a mix of A's and B's in graduate school, and recounts an unusual situation where a professor changed a reported grade.
  • A participant mentions receiving an E in AS level maths and a high score of 86% in mathematical methods for physics 2, indicating a positive trend in their academic performance.
  • Another participant humorously defends their E in GCSE art, attributing it to the difficulty of the course and their own lack of effort.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants share a variety of personal experiences regarding their grades, with no clear consensus on what constitutes a "best" or "worst" grade. Multiple competing views on academic performance and grading standards are present, reflecting individual perspectives and experiences.

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Participants reference different grading systems and educational contexts, which may affect the interpretation of grades. There are also mentions of varying levels of satisfaction with teaching quality and personal effort in different subjects.

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Best - C in maths and ICT

Worst - F in Geography.
 
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Your best grade is a C? I really hope you find out what it is that is bothering you and that you'll be able to fix this issue.
 
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OK my best grade was B and I had no worst grades, as I was only failed the classes. My teachers said C was the worst, and A was the best. I was an average student. I guess it was because I always thought outside the box and so my studies was always done also far away from the exam contents.
 
mostly A's and B's but I might have gotten a C once.
 
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Your best grade is a C? I really hope you find out what it is that is bothering you and that you'll be able to fix this issue.

That was unnecessary!
 
Well I'm sorry. I didn't mean it in a bad way.
 
What's ICT? Is that a UK thing?
 
http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-international-as-and-a-level-applied-information-and-communication-technology-9713/past-papers/

reasonably new; it wasn't around when I was at school. We just had boring old maths, physics, biology and chemistry..
 
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Best - C in maths and ICT

Worst - F in Geography.

As an undergraduate I got a C in linear algebra. Twenty years later as a graduate student I not only got an A, I was the best in a class of sixty grad students: finished the final first, got everything right, impressed the professor, hardly studied, etc. Unfortunately linear algebra was the only thing I was good at. I sucked at all other forms of algebra.
 
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Excluding the ones on the last year when I had too many disciplines to complete, and took 10/20 in some, my second worst was 12/20 in experimental Physics. Really hated those lab classes, and even more so the teachers who hardly knew more Physics than undergraduates and couldn't explain the methods well. Best was 19/20 in some programming classes.
 
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Worst I ever had was 5/20.
The best was 19/20 for an intro programming course (C).

In fact I scored every outcome between my lowest and highest. My only regret is that I never had a 20/20.
 
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C = Intro to Social Work (elective) lol

A = Statistical Math, Anatomy and Phys etc
 
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I was held back in Kindergarten, so I suppose this is an F. In college, I covered the entire spectrum from D- to A- (no clear A's). In graduate school I earned about 2/3 A's and 1/3 B's. In various courses as an unenrolled student at the grad level I earned a B+, two Bs (in one case the Professor told me he reported a B- and then changed his mind to a B. I went back to him to make sure this was not a mistake. He told me it was no mistake. That is the first time that happened. Usually when a professor reports the low grade to the student, and the student accepts it, he has no reason to change it. I was not in the program so I did not need the grade anyway, it was just for enrichment. This is the first time that happened.), two more B-'s (one; a course I had to take at work, and one a summer course I did not need) and one C-. I suppose I covered the entire spectrum.
 
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I got an E in As level maths, which is equivalent to first year of high school I think.

And I got 86% in mathematical methods for physics 2 at the end of last year...

Things have picked up :)
 
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Got an E for GCSE art once.
In my defense that was a very hard course and I was very laz..waiit.
 

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