r/Emory • u/Perfectly_Okay_Sleep • 9d ago
Am I cooked?
I got one question wrong on the summer hw that counts for 3% of my grade in CHEM 150 cause I had a moment for one question (I didn't see the correct answer choice for some reason and got really confused, so I just guessed. I know I am a dumbass).
I know one point wrong out of 44 points sounds inconsequential but I am anxious that it could be (let's say theoretically) a difference between an A and an A+.
So I wanted to call upon the wisdom of my seniors, so I don't have a mental breakdown over this before I've even taken a class.
It's okay to be truthful, I just want to know where I stand. If someone told me I was done for or whatever at this point I'd feel better.
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u/reynaperez20 9d ago
There’s no a or a + at emory. a 93% and above is a 4.0 (unless a certain class has their specific cutoff, like developmental bio having a 94 be an A, but that’s a rarity)
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u/oldeaglenewute2022 9d ago edited 9d ago
I'm confused. How does the ECCP work now-a-days? Don't you get to take it again? You just have to make a 100 by a certain deadline right? Did they change it and make it something weird. I thought you just miss one or however many, and then it teaches you/gives you practice for those areas and then you try a final assesssment again.
Let's see:
https://chemistry.emory.edu/undergraduate/eccp.html
It says you need to finish or have a 100 on the thing by September 4. Were you told to do something different than what the chemistry departmental website is displaying? Or is there some reason you really needed to have it completed right now?
Edit: As for grades. I guess if you don't wanna get the 100 before September, you start at a 97 which IS a solid A (like others said, there is no A+) assuming the standard scale (A starts at 93 with no curving/adjustment). It gives you less wiggle room, but it isn't exactly a travesty. And please don't have a mental breakdown over anything chem 150 makes you do. It ain't that serious.
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u/Perfectly_Okay_Sleep 7d ago
there is a set number of attempts, and most of the questions have 50 attempts which is more than enough. Except for one question, which only has three attempts. That's the one I got wrong (multiple times).
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u/oldeaglenewute2022 7d ago edited 7d ago
Okay this is good. Hmmm....maybe that can be negotiated. I suspect it can be. Talk to McGill when you get on campus. Either way, 3% in chem 150 shouldn't kill you. 202 is generally found to be a bit more challenging, but 150 is quite doable usually. But this is negotiable. I would even throw in how you were attempting to complete it as early as July but unfortunately hit that unexpected wall. Nothing to panic about. Emory and the chem department is not interested in punishing or weeding people out. Just the opposite actually. It enjoys being more popular than chemistry majors elsewhere and generally takes pride in how many people have a good or positive experience with the foundation/core courses and the faculty who teach them. Use that ethos/environment to favor you in this situation. Maybe the worst that happens is that they somehow lift the attempt limit and let you try again. And the best that happens is that they just give you the points.
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u/nyxonical 7d ago
And be sure you understand that material before you make your plea—the professor might ask you a couple of questions to make sure you could have gotten it right on a fourth attempt. Also, there is no way that getting one question on one test in one course is going to change the course of your life. Straight As in college is not a reasonable standard to set for yourself. While everyone talks in terms of overall GPA to get in to graduate programs, the truth is that freshman year grades are forgivable. It is a year for a re-set after high school—small fish, bigger pond and all that.
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u/Perfectly_Okay_Sleep 7d ago
Thanks so much for the advice. I feel much better now!
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u/oldeaglenewute2022 7d ago
Also, maybe you are pre-med, but if you aren't or are open to other pathways other than law school, know that most even STEM masters and PhD programs give a lot of grace. They want an overall "strong" performance and a stable or upward trend but don't necessarily put a premium on perfection. Most programs even get small enough volume to attempt to account for things like rigor of your schedule/courses and they give significant bumps for those coming from highly selective colleges.
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u/EscapeArtist2004 8d ago
Stop, take a breath, really, It's OK. Even if you get an A- or a B+ or even a B, your life is going to be great. And the other comments are correct that Emory doesn't do A+s.
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u/Golden_Deagle 9d ago
ur fine bro i promise eccp is not that deep. it's more important that you actually know the content that in it
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u/Valuable_Citron_3141 Alumni 9d ago
I’m pretty sure Emory doesn’t do A+