<p>Can humanities professors give a better grade on your transcript than your actual performance on exams and homeworks? I felt that this happened to me and was wondering if the prof thought that I deserved more because I came to every lecture?</p>
<p>Its definitely possible, although sometimes not ethical.</p>
<p>Just accept your good grade.</p>
<p>Does this ever happen in quantitative courses?</p>
<p>no, in most science/math classes except ones with labs, you take 2~3 exams, turn in weekly HW. And there is only one correct answer, so it’s not possible to get a random grade. And I have not seen it happen.</p>
<p>I’ve seen it happen in more quantitative courses as well as qualitative. Calc 1 had this built in when I took it. If you did well on homework and group problems, then the GSI could bump your grade up 1/3. I’ve had something similar in econ classes as well. If you participate and work hard, they might bump your grade up a little bit.</p>
<p>In my experience, most of those courses have a pretty heavily weighted participation element that can make a huge difference. Usually a minimal effort can get a B in participation, which can be anywhere from 5 to 15% of the grade. Are you sure that’s not bumping you? I’ve never had an entirely unaccounted for grade increase.</p>