<p>The title is pretty straightforward; unless you have a perfect 4.0 there has to be one “lowest grade” and one “highest grade” on your transcript.</p>
<p>I’ll start:</p>
<p>Highest grades:</p>
<p>MAT1400 - Calculus I (my school’s Calculus I is MV calculus with scalar variables, so no Stokes’ theorem, divergence, curl or other operations on vector functions): A+
MAT1410 - Calculus II (more MV calculus but with vector operations, plus introduction to ODEs): A+
MAT2466 - Applied analysis: A+
PHY2214 - Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics: A+</p>
<p>Lowest grade:</p>
<p>MAT2050 - Real analysis II: D (a weed-out course, even for joint physics-mathematics)</p>
<p>Comment: It’s pretty much assumed we start at a BC calculus level if we apply in-province at my school for any major with mathematics requirements, but out-of-province people start with single-variable calculus and take one year longer to graduate in order to get introductory chemistry, physics and mathematics courses, as well as a French course (if you don’t have an AP French score high enough or pass their home-made French test) so that explains why Calculus I and II are just not the same.</p>
<p>and I survived … have had pretty good career … and went to a couple excellent grad schools. I only answered to make the point a bad grade here or there does not doom a person to failure.</p>
<p>lowest: intro to quantum mechanics; technical writing (this one was BS): B-
highest: physics 1: A+ (shows up as an A on transcript, but I got over 100% in that class, so I’ll give it to myself)</p>
<p>A few As (4.0 on the old scale) in some classes, some B-s (3.0 on the old scale, I think it’s a 2.7 now) in others. Nothing higher or lower… A+s are almost impossible to get here and they don’t affect your GPA anyway.</p>
<p>In any large enough school, there will be the occasional student who graduates with the highest grade being an A+ and the lowest grade being an A.</p>
<p>A - several classes. Out of the 3 colleges I attended in some form or fashion, A was always the highest grade attainable. No A+'s around here.</p>
<p>F - couple of classes. Some were noted as incompletes that reverted to F’s after I never retook them (I transferred out of that school and took time off from college). I never actually got an F in anything that I tried in.</p>
<p>Realistically, in the classes I actually tried in, my lowest grade was a C. Upper division math classes that were notoriously hard, with professors that didn’t curve at all. Class averages hovered around 74 for both classes, so I didn’t feel too bad. Had to get at least a C to get credit for the class too. At least I passed them! Several people would fail those classes and have to postpone graduation for a year to retake the class because they were only offered once a year. Talk about pressure.</p>
<p>However, I failed my preCalc class and had to retake it. Now I’m failing my Calc 2 class and will probably have to retake that as well. Not doing so hot in Physics, but I hope to turn that around soon…</p>
<p>I love to brag about the A+ I got a 5 hour elementary Latin class my first semester in college. I also love to brag about the A I got in an astronomy class. This would not be such a big deal, except that I am a Poli Sci major, and on the first test in the class I got a 63%, but I pulled myself up a scored 40 out of 40 on the final. Also, only 5% of the class got an A in the class. I whupped all those future astrophysicists at their own game.</p>
<p>A: Gen Chem I, Public Speaking
C+ Physics - Modern Mechanics. The class/format just didmt really click. And I was actually happy with this grade.</p>
<p>No pluses or minuses at any of the colleges I’ve attended:</p>
<p>Highest Grade: I’ve made mostly A’s in my college career:)
Lowest Grade: C in Math 100. I had a high B until the final, had a panic attack & made a 57 on it. Totally screwed my GPA.</p>