Britt Clark Reports on the New Grading Policy

In what could have resulted in mutiny, most people left the grade change meeting happy with the administrative decisions and impressed with their concern. The changes they are making seem to be helping everyone and they are very careful to make sure no class is getting an unfair advantage over another. Prof. Fed Tax, Prof. Sub-Civpro/Fed Courts, and Prof. Sports Law were there to answer all questions we had. Here are the results:

Grades: The average will be raised to around a 3.0 for the class. They made it very clear that this did not mean that nobody will fail or there will be no D's or Cs. They are just moving the middle of the bell curve up. Prof. Sub-Civpro believes this will raise the 50% mark for class rank after the first year to about a 2.9-3.0. Prof. Fed Tax indicated that they are going to keep the honors requirement the same and that more people will qualify as a result.

Scholarships: In what should have erupted into some form of "woooooo!" from the audience, the scholarship policy is very generous. For those who entered on a scholarship, they are going to keep it at a 2.6 cumulative GPA after the first year for those entering in the Fall, Summer, or Spring of 2006. New scholarship requirements will apply for the next two quarters (Spring and Summer 07), meaning that if one receives a 3.4 cumulative GPA they will get a half tuition scholarship and if one gets a 3.6 they will get a full tuition scholarship. To reiterate, this only applies for grades you receive in the next two quarters. After that, the new scholarship policy is that if one achieves a 3.5 cumulative GPA or higher after their first year, they will receive a half tuition scholarship. The full tuition scholarship is being phased out. The faculty assures the students that for private schools, BLS is in the top 10% for scholarship money given.

Rankings: Ranking at graduation stays the same. You're ranked against the quarter you walked across the stage with and the previous 2 quarters. For the purposes of interviews, Fall '06, Summer '06, and Spring '06 will be ranked only against each other.
And best of all, we got one of those badass coffee pots the new spring starters have been flaunting. Impressive!

To close, I think the administration deserves a big "thank you" for the grade changes. And, the idea of being ranked against 27 of my closest friends is funny for one reason: I can tell my family and friends that I am ranked 27th in my class and it sound impressive. My mother will be so proud!

Stay Classy, BLS,

BC

P.S. Swanburg, I'm coming for you for that 23rd spot.

P.P.S. I think it's important to note that Chicago said the following at lunch- "You can't catch the fish if you don't know how to use the pole" in regards to dating. I think it's important that people know.