Do grading schemes impact students?
“Of course, this grading system also hurts students who get an 89 and received an H. I hardly think colleges are “fooled” by SPS’ grading, considering most are very familiar with the school.” I don’t think it’s a matter of fooling a college; however, it does make it difficult to distinguish one SPS student from another. I might point out that the very top law school in the country does not give grades, per se, at all. Only Pass/Fail. And other top law schools have a very high mean, which basically tells potential employers the same thing – all of our students are great. And yes, the SPS grading system does hurt the student with the 89 – my daughter avoided 1st testimonials with honor by having a very high 80’s final grade in one class. Oh well!
