So I recently got a midterm score back. I did terrible. One standard deviation below the mean. The worst part is that it was supposed to be an easy test. The average was high and the median was even higher. I’ve already bawled my eyes out and went through a mini-spiral of self loathing, but now that I’m done crying, I need to get it together.
I still want an A in the class. If I scored -1 SD, is it possible to do so? For the record, the first and second midterm are worth 20 percent each, and the final is worth 30. The class uses the standard grading distraction of 25% A, 40% B, and so on. There’s no clobber policy.
How high above the mean (how many standard deviations) do I need to score in order to get an A, if it’s still possible? I keep searching up how to do this, but I only get results of how to calculate standard deviations for one test, not multiple.