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Many colleges--in fact, almost all other colleges in this country--have the same letter grades that we do. And, miraculously, they manage to have a proportional system for calculating grade point averages. Yes, the old four-point scale seems to work pretty well there. Having 3.67 points for an A- and 3.33 for a B+ is far more "proportional" on the 40-point scale: (91-60)/3.67=8.45 while (88-60)/3.33...
...until the underlying system of converting numerical grades to letter grades is changed. As it stands, the regular letter grades have four points on the 100-point scale devoted to them while the plus and minus grades only have three. For example, 83-86 is the range for a B, but 87-89 is the smaller range for a B+. Both systems have the added problem that an A+ has no separate grade; thus a 15-point or four-point A stands for the huge range...
That's the easy reaction after the Harvard men's basketball team's loss to Dartmouth last night. The Crimson was held scoreless for over five minutes late in the game, at which time the Big Green expanded a four-point lead to 13 and coasted to victory...
...Even though we lost," co-captain Erin Pyka said, "I was really impressed that we never gave up, which we could have done after losing a four-point lead...
League-leading Clarkson hosts Cornell and Colgate this weekend. Clarkson, who holds a four-point lead over Brown and Harvard, is unbeaten in its last 10 games...