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Evans wrote that she thought the unevenness in preparation was clearly unfair. She wrote that she did not think the grading change option fully addressed the unfairness of the situation, but that she could not think of a better way of responding.
Rentschler acknowledged that the grading change option was not an “ideal” solution, but he wrote that implementing the alternative solution of throwing out the first part entirely could have penalized students who had prepared well for that section without the additional information.
Gentlemen: I must confess serious doubts about the efficacy—or even the integrity—of the “classic” exam period editorial, “Beating the System,” you reprinted recently. I almost suspect this so-called “Donald...
The school’s current grading system allocates a Category I grade to the top 15 to 25 percent of students in a class, and the bottom 10 percent usually receive a Category III grade. The remaining middle 65 to 75 percent are given a Category II grade.
Many students and faculty agree that the grading system at HBS might not provide students with the right incentives to make academics a top priority.