Midterm score FAQ

Q: What letter grade did I get on the midterm?

A: There's really no way to know what letter grades the midterm scores translate to, because course grades are based on total points at the end of the quarter -- the median grade usually gets a B-, the top score gets an A+, everyone in between gets grades in between, and scores below the median get a max letter grade of C+. But you can get a rough idea of where your score falls, because grade ranges are roughly equal; you can subtract the median from the max score, and divide by the number of letter grades between them, so 100% (max midterm score) - 82% (median) / 5 = ~3.5. So the B- range is roughly between 82% and 85.5%, the B range is roughly between 85.5 and 89%, the C+ range is roughly between 79.5 and 82%, etc.