<p>So, S1 gets his grades last quarter and low and behold he has a B+ in one of his courses. He was perplexed because the prof had contacted him after the course to commend him on his work and to ask if he could use his final papers for a project he was working on (S1 had said, yes, of course). One day he ran into the prof (very well respected full professor), and asked good-naturedly about what it took to get an A. The prof said he hadn’t figured that out yet, that’s why he hasn’t ever given any. So, relative GPA is highly variable not only across disciplines, but across profs as well. S1 loved the answer and is very pleased with his B+.</p>