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Most first and second year classes have an average of 65%-70%. I'm not a ~total~ scholar but my highest mark on a final was 76% (Phil 150. logics math) and 80% on a midterm (econ 100). I go to class everyday, finished all my assignments and studied a fair amount.

Apparently once you read third and second year classes, the average becomes 70%-75%. However, if you're not getting 80s at this point, maybe you should switch majors lol

@smiles1337: The thing is, TA's and profs always find a way to curve your mark downwards. I've received 8/10 on a question probably because I got 5/5 on two questions prior to it. There was no explanation why I was docked those points. It's just the way it is. But yes, mediocrity always plays into it.

It's pretty common for a class average to be pretty low in a chemistry course from past experience. I remember my organic I chemistry exam had an average of 43% or 45%, my organometallic chemistry exam had an average of 54%, and I think my physical chemistry I midterms 1 and 2 had averages of 60% and 56%, respectively. I attribute it to the fact that a lot of earlier year chemistry courses have to be taken by bio and biochem majors who are not always the greatest at chem for whatever reason, let alone the people who are actually in chem that are not great in it lol. More importantly, I feel that society has nurtured a generation of students who are complacent with mediocrity and don't want to work hard and would rather be babied and coddled the rest of their life.

don't see why this is an issue. as long as you make the grade that's what counts.

bell curve

@xbanxditx: Living life.

if you aren't getting 99% and writing award winning essays or doing ground breaking projects [for the grants/scholarships and junk] then as long as you are passing that is all matters. C- to A- becomes essentially the same thing.

[quote=Proverbs]You're probably right. The fact that theTS wants to "transfer as soon as possible". People in community college and want to go to university tend to say this.[/quote]
I was thinking this too. Either a community college or a cheaper school. I don't think big name universities would accept too many people taking chemistry.

[quote=HoboDeity]That's pretty normal, stop getting your panties in a twist over what other people are doing and focus on yourself.[/quote]

OH MY GOD HE'S BACK. THE TROLL IS BACK
WHERE WERE U

That's pretty normal, stop getting your panties in a twist over what other people are doing and focus on yourself.

Introductory chemistry is freaking easy mode, especially the first semester.
@fraddddBS: How come you hate chemistry? Not calling you out on it, just curious. I absolutely love chemistry and it's hard for me to see why someone would hate it.

The average is going to drop in the future. The first part of general chem is basically review.

Seems like the school is draining your life force faster than normal. Stay there please

...You'll benefit from that...

[quote=MaximumSwagger]why did u post this here
im positive its a community college[/quote]

You're probably right. The fact that theTS wants to "transfer as soon as possible". People in community college and want to go to university tend to say this.

That's kinda expected once you get to college...they don't go to the same lengths for grade inflation that high schools do. Generally speaking, a C should be about average. I'd say it has more to do with difficulty and a lack of hand-holding than stupidity.

I'm not tellun you ppl where I live

[quote=LazyLazyLazy]I checked the class average for my Chemistry course that just had it's first exam. [b]C+[/b]. This is the class for people who couldn't do AP chem in high school. [b]I HAVE TO TRANSFER FROM THIS PLACE[/b].[/quote]

Uh.... Most classes if it's on a bell curve.... you should get mostly C's. It makes sense. It just depends on how much people study. I believe class average for my class was around C+,B- anyways.

As in college I mean university

So is that too high or too low?
Is that the raw score or the curved score?
I don't understand

I thought regular chemistry was already hard, so what is AP chem like?

what college is this?