<p>Perception of success is obviously something that differs from person to person, and I am asking these questions out of sheer curiosity. </p>
<p>Using percentages (NOT the 4 point scale), what do you consider to be a good mark? What do you consider to be a bad mark?</p>
<p>95-96% depending on the class is generally pretty healthy. Obviously anything above that is good as well.</p>
<p>On a test? Depends on the subject. Like I’d be happy with a 90 on a history test, but I’d die with a 90 on a english one.</p>
<p>As a class average? I’m good with 90%+.</p>
<p>Depends on the class… but I’d be happy with anything over a 95%. I’d be begging for a retake with ~90% or below.</p>
<p>I consider 90+ as a good grade. Below 80 and I’m :(</p>
<p>That would completely depend on the class and whether it was quiz, test, etc.:</p>
<p>AP World—>70 upward is great
English—>below 90 is terrible</p>
<p>Voila! Here are my perceptions on good and bad grades.</p>
<p>Math: 80% or higher is a miracle!
Art/Music/English: 95% or higher is satisfactory, ordinary.
Gym: As long as I don’t injure myself, I’m happy. But 80% is good.
Everything Else: 90% or higher is a cause to celebrate!</p>
<p>(Applies to high school only…not college)</p>
<p>Good marks:
Course grade - 93.5% or higher
Single test, quiz, etc. - DGAF as long as I can still get an A in the course</p>
<p>Like others have said, it depends on the subject. Overall, for me, a 92.5% and above would be considered a “good mark” since it’s an A, with B’s (84.5-92.49%) being ‘meh’, and anything below that being terrible. However, for classes like English and Spanish where I excel, B’s are terrible, but in IB Math SL where everyone struggles, I’d be perfectly content with a B, but I’d obviously prefer to have an A. For individual tests and quizzes, I don’t care nearly as much as I do with overall grades, but the same basic principle applies.</p>
<p>AP Calculus: 100 or else
English: Fighting for a 90 (A-)
History: 93 (A)
Spanish: 93
Chemistry: 97 (A+)
AP Physics: 93</p>
<p>90 and above (so B+ and up, I guess) is good. 80s are average. Anything under that is bad.</p>
<p>For me:
Math: 95 (good), 90 (eheh), below 90 (bad)
IB French: 90 (good), 80 (okay), 75 or below (bad)
AP Econ: 85 (good), 80 (decent), 75 or below (bad)
IB History 90 (AMAZING), 80 (great), 75 (good), 70 (okay)
AP Chem 95 (great), 90 (good), 85 (okay)
IB English 95 (good), 90 (okay), 85 (decent), below 80 (bad)</p>
<p>Any time you score lower than 100%, you did something wrong, period. Whether that error is due to a small, easily correctable mistake or a gross misunderstanding can’t really be represented by the difference between 100% and a given score. For example, I have more respect for someone who earns 80% for forgetting (or having not learned) a bunch of information but would understand its relevance if reminded of it, than I have for someone who earns 90% for knowing all the facts but misunderstanding something important.</p>
<p>Course averages:
Math - Anything above an 80%
AP English/Studio II - Anything above a 90%
Latin/AP World/AP Environmental - Anything above a 95%</p>
<p>In terms of tests and quizzes, if I get anything below a 90 on an assignment in any course besides math, I’m ****ed. I’m grateful, however, for just passing tests and quizzes in math (and so long that I end up with a B or higher at the very end)</p>
<p>@ Halogen</p>
<p>Not necessarily true. In my APUSH class, essays and DBQs are graded out of 100, but a grade higher than 95 on either is unheard of. Even if the teacher thinks a student wrote a great essay, there won’t be full credit. My spanish teacher, also, gives a participation grade which is mostly arbitrarily determined. I don’t know anybody who has ever received full credit for participation.</p>
<p>Good point. Different graders have different standards for subjective things like essays and participation and it’s interesting to see how diverse they are. I was referring to answers that are either true or false, solutions that either work or don’t, explanations that are either complete or incomplete, and other situations where it’s clear from the beginning what can earn 100%.</p>
<p>Depends on the subject for me too… I expect myself to ace some subjects; I’m glad if I get an A- in others 
English: 98-100
Spanish: 97-100
Alg 2: 92 and up (We have to maintain a 91.5 average to qualify for advanced courses next year -_- I hate math, and I score really inconsistently in it.)
Chemistry: 92 and up (We have to maintain a 91.5 in this too.)
History: 95-100</p>
<p>It really depends on the subject for me…
Math: 100 is good, 99 is okay, below that is bad
Computer Science/Biology/Chemistry: 98 is good, 96 is okay, below 95 is bad
English: 97 is good, 94 is okay, below 93 is bad
Gym: LOL um I don’t care as long as it’s 90+.
French: 93 is good, 90 is okay, below 90 is bad
History: 94 is good, 92 is okay, below that is bad</p>
<p>By “good” I mean that I’d be happy with that mark, “okay” means that I might be a little disappointed, but w/e, and “bad” means that I’d be really disappointed in myself.</p>
<p>Ok, a lot of you are crazy.</p>
<p>I’m talking end-of-semester grades ONLY.
Math- Very iffy. It’s fluctuated from 75% to 95% in high school. I’m thrilled with anything above an 85%-90%, but I’m unfortunately not surprised when it dips below.
History- Below a 95% means that the teacher added wrong. History is MY thing. Actually, since he doesn’t actually give tests (he is going to have no criteria for my report card this semester. At ALL), I usually get a 98%-100% just for participation (which I do a lot).
English- See History.
AP Bio- She swore that nobody would get below a 90% even if she had to artificially inflate our grades. I got a 90%. Nothing to sneeze at, but considering that I love Bio and understand everything that’s going on, I was disappointed (especially as I was the only person in my class who didn’t get the grade cheating off someone else). This semester will, I think, be an improvement, though.
Genetics- I should be breaking at least 95%. I learned ALL of the material in AP Bio already. I allow the 5-point margin as the teacher is a very capricious and discerning grader.
Hebrew Studies (various)- depends on the teacher. There are some where if I get below a 100% I’ll cry, cuz their classes are utter jokes, and there are some where if I get an 85% I’ll cry (for joy).
Hebrew III- There is NO WAY to be truly disappointed in one of her grades. You just thank your lucky stars it’s not worse. She has declared her personal philosophy of grading, which is that if you flunk, no matter how hard you worked, it’s because you’re just not good at the subject and she can’t sugar-coat it.</p>