Grades: Oh, I got lucky.
Dec. 21st, 2006 09:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icarusMy marks are in. My Sanskrit professor is a very, very generous grader.
The verdict: I'll be able to apply for honors in Asian studies next quarter. Thank god.
Sanskrit - 3.6 (A-/B+)
This means I got approximately a 3.4 on the final. Either that or she gave me a 4.0 on my class participation -- that would balance a 3.2 on the final. But either way, she must have graded that final very, very generously, because I was guessing and giving partial answers. This is better than I deserve. I would rate my performance at a 3.2, or a 3.4 at best. But I'm grateful for her good-heartedness and accept the 3.6 with glad relief. This saved my GPA.
Creative Writing - 3.7 (A-)
A little harsh, but not so harsh that I can justify a protest. I deserved a 3.8. The obvious effort in the re-write of my first story should have bumped that grade up, and the second story was a 3.9-4.0. I have a feeling the professor/T.A. graded everyone low as a reflection of his feeling about the class as a whole. Next time? I don't tell the teacher I have any experience writing. :)
Ethnomusicology - 4.0 (A)
Oh, I hoped, but his final was so sneaky and littered with trick questions that I wasn't sure. I hoped for a 3.9 at the least. The class was easy, the tests were hard, and... you know? I always do better in a class I enjoy. This class was a blast.
Time to break out that bottle of Saki and celebrate. (If I'd done poorly the same bottle of Saki would have been for commiseration. ;) I have little ceramic cups for you all. *pours* *turns up the music*
ETA: To the person who asked which I preferred, the really killer hard Sanskrit or the awful Creative Writing class.
I feel like I learned something in Sanskrit, like I just had a good workout and yes, it hurts, I still ache, but in that satisfying "muscle burn" sort of way. The Creative Writing class has left a bad taste in my mouth and made it harder for me to write even fanfic right now. Even if I knew in advance that I'd get a 3.2 in Sanskrit I'd still take it, while I wish I'd dropped that Creative Writing class.
The verdict: I'll be able to apply for honors in Asian studies next quarter. Thank god.
Sanskrit - 3.6 (A-/B+)
This means I got approximately a 3.4 on the final. Either that or she gave me a 4.0 on my class participation -- that would balance a 3.2 on the final. But either way, she must have graded that final very, very generously, because I was guessing and giving partial answers. This is better than I deserve. I would rate my performance at a 3.2, or a 3.4 at best. But I'm grateful for her good-heartedness and accept the 3.6 with glad relief. This saved my GPA.
Creative Writing - 3.7 (A-)
A little harsh, but not so harsh that I can justify a protest. I deserved a 3.8. The obvious effort in the re-write of my first story should have bumped that grade up, and the second story was a 3.9-4.0. I have a feeling the professor/T.A. graded everyone low as a reflection of his feeling about the class as a whole. Next time? I don't tell the teacher I have any experience writing. :)
Ethnomusicology - 4.0 (A)
Oh, I hoped, but his final was so sneaky and littered with trick questions that I wasn't sure. I hoped for a 3.9 at the least. The class was easy, the tests were hard, and... you know? I always do better in a class I enjoy. This class was a blast.
Time to break out that bottle of Saki and celebrate. (If I'd done poorly the same bottle of Saki would have been for commiseration. ;) I have little ceramic cups for you all. *pours* *turns up the music*
ETA: To the person who asked which I preferred, the really killer hard Sanskrit or the awful Creative Writing class.
I feel like I learned something in Sanskrit, like I just had a good workout and yes, it hurts, I still ache, but in that satisfying "muscle burn" sort of way. The Creative Writing class has left a bad taste in my mouth and made it harder for me to write even fanfic right now. Even if I knew in advance that I'd get a 3.2 in Sanskrit I'd still take it, while I wish I'd dropped that Creative Writing class.
