u/Fantastic_Writer_257

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Harvard faculty vote to cap 'A' grades at 20% in sweeping effort to combat decades of grade inflation

Thoughts? There’s discourse and complaint on both sides, some Professors who feel it is not fair that some students who “earn” a grade won’t get it. Personally, I think this is great and universities throughout the country should adopt this method. It’s the method we go through in Law School, anyways, and it would eventually help a lot of mental health issues surrounding grades when everyone was a straight-A student in undergrad.

A lot of us never got a grade under a B+ in undergrad, or worked hard for a 4.0 GPA, Summa Cum Laude, etc. Coming into law school most people assume they can continue that trend, and as we know, it’s virtually impossible to maintain undergrad performance in Law School.

Personally, I really dislike grade inflation and I am all for it! I wonder what everyone thinks, and I’m interested to see how it will affect Law School’s if most undergrads adopt this method.

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Studying Abroad for Two Months - Experiences?

Hi guys! I take 50mg Vyvanse and it’s been going great. I’m also on Wellbutrin but other than that no other meds. I’m in California.

I leave for the summer in Europe on June 15th, come back August 15th. My appointment is on June 1st.

I keep hearing different answers as to whether my psych is able to prescribe my medications & I can get a larger supply (so for 2 months for example?). I’m thinking of bringing my official school papers which show the dates of my study abroad enrollment, flight info, etc.

I used to be prescribed an IV controlled medication a couple of years ago and I got a 2 month supply when I travelled, but not sure how it works for Schedule II.

Thank you!

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u/Fantastic_Writer_257 — 5 days ago

What’s the better grade allocation? (Evidence)

Picking between two evidence professors for 2L.

One is 20% midterm 80% final = grade

The other has 10% for participation, 40% for exercises + class quizzes, and 50% for the final. No midterm.

I know it’s school and professor dependent, but for a class as difficult as Evidence, would you have rather have the final exam be worth more or less? Appreciate your input. All of my classes 1L except legal writing were 100% the final, so im not sure how divided percentages work for doctrinal courses, or what is most people’s experiences with them.

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u/Fantastic_Writer_257 — 10 days ago

That’s it that’s the post. Had a CivPro exam yesterday. My professor is amazing and very kindly offers himself up for appointments to go over practice exams with you. After getting a B- in CivPro I, I promised myself I’d be better this semester! I took my professor up on the practice exams, had 4 meetings with him throughout the semester. Not only did it help incredibly when I was taking the exam, but he had some MCQs in there based on past exam essay fact patterns that only those who did them would know! I love professors that care about their students, it’s my favorite thing about Law School! Such genuine, smart, hardworking people. If you’re lucky enough to have a professor offer themselves up for reviewing your practice exams, take them up on it. As we all know, exams are all about the audience, and learning how a professor wants his exams written is so important!! Happy exam season 🌸

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u/Fantastic_Writer_257 — 16 days ago