<p>Is there a difference between a C and a C+, like a C is 2 points and a C+ is 2.4 or something. If that’s the case that it sounds like you got a happy medium;</p>
<p>I just wanted to comment here on the concept of a sunk cost—and, in this case, sunk revenue as well. I hope this business metaphor makes sense to you.</p>
<p>The cost (the amount of time you spent studying) has been spent. The revenue (the grade you received) has been earned. Checking or not checking doesn’t help you at this point.</p>
<p>What might help is a review of how things progressed in your class, how you could have predicted this grade, where you could have studied more, etc.</p>
<p>Focus less on the grade (which is already set) and more on the process (which you can adjust for your future classes).</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>At this point whether or not you look at it will not make it go away. Take responsibility, take a look then plan an attack for the next semester. Those are not bad grades you know…my daughter got a c in physics and declared it to be the last science class she will ever take. Unless you will lose a merit scholarship…its going to be ok. you can deal with disappointment!</p>
<p>I’ve heard WashU is tough on grading. If you were my child, I’d be understanding.</p>
<p>I got an A in my last class. Thanks for the words of wisdom guys, but I honestly think that my C in physics was a mistake. I know that it should be a B, and I’m going to inspect my final exam to make sure that the teacher didn’t make any mistakes.</p>
<p>thanks again for the words of wisdom, but I’m not worried.</p>
<p>2 A’s, 2 B’s, and 1 C+, that sounds good to me, especially since it’s physics. You have no reason to worry because anyone who says those are bad grades and that you could do better has ridicuculous expectations. Keep up the good work.</p>
<p>vtoodler,
What is your cumulative GPA like? If it’s high enough, a rogue low grade shouldn’t totally destroy it.</p>
<p>BTW, I can emphasize. I was worried to check my grades this semester, too, but they actually came out on the higher end of my expectations.</p>
<p>vtdoodler, checking my grades last quarter I saw with a horror that apparently I hadn’t even passed the class. E-mailed the teacher a polite note asking what went wrong just in case, and what do you know, the d was just a sloppily written a recorded wrong in the system. Be sure to ask where the C came from if you feel absolutely confounded by it, but also, be sure to ask politely! Teachers are burdened full with grade-grubbing, overly anxious students as is.</p>
<p>Last fall my son was stunned to see a C for a class in which he was certain he had at least a B+. I persuaded him to contact his professor, and sure enough it turned out that a careless error had been made. He was inconvenienced by having to spend half a day on campus getting forms signed to correct his prof’s mistake, but at least he caught it before the error could jeopardize his scholarships. </p>
<p>This semester, I was hoping that the C recorded for one course was a mistake, but it wasn’t. Fortunately, it’s his only (real) C to date and he has just one semester left. Thankfully, his GPA is still high enough to meet the minimum required by the company he hopes to work for next year.</p>
<p>Try not to worry - it sounds like you’ll do just fine no matter what the results are for this semester.</p>