There was a site I ran across a while back that showed lists of the top 600 classes at UNC and State that offered a letter grade of "A" and the course number. It is listed by percentage of A's offered in these classes. Does anyone have a link to this website? I'm having trouble finding it.

Thanks.

8/22/2012 4:20:56 PM

Why not just take classes, pay attention, do the work, and earn your "A"?

I mean, if you really want "A"s and no work, then I recommend the AFAM department at UNC.

[Edited on August 22, 2012 at 4:25 PM. Reason : .]

8/22/2012 4:24:12 PM

^wat he said. if you want to be a letter grade shopping cunt, join a fraternity.

8/22/2012 4:29:22 PM

Not my purpose in requesting this list. Newsweek ranked NCSU the eighth least rigorous school in the country today. UNC is nowhere to be seen on the list, although State had only two classes offering 100% A's and UNC had 80+ offering A's. Additionally, number 600 on the list for NCSU had (I believe) 32% A's to UNC's 68%. I have no intentions of taking an easier course load. I mean, I'm in CHASS...

8/22/2012 4:33:44 PM

i have the list but FERPA prohibits its publication. i wish there was more i could do. i am handling this with the utmost transparency, as is my Way.

8/22/2012 4:33:57 PM

Yes. I'm sure you guys never looked at any grade distribution reports or anything either during your time in school

8/22/2012 4:34:21 PM

TallyHo, I may be mistaken, but I believe FERPA only applies to records that include information about individual students. I only want the course numbers and percentage of A's awarded. Essentially, this is the same thing as viewing professor grade distributions, so I don't understand how it could be protected by FERPA.

8/22/2012 4:38:12 PM

I glanced at an article and it sounded like the rankings were based on admissions... yeh, that really speaks to the rigor of all classes within a university

8/22/2012 4:39:22 PM

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"Yes. I'm sure you guys never looked at any grade distribution reports or anything either during your time in school "

I checked grade distribution reports for every class I took. I didn't sign up for a class that gave all A's, but I also didn't take a class that had never given an A. I thought that was pretty normal.

[Edited on August 22, 2012 at 4:40 PM. Reason : ]

8/22/2012 4:40:02 PM

UNC was on the same list last year and NCSU wasn't anywhere to be found. Sounds like a bullshit list where they switch up the schools on it each year to drum up more readers.

8/22/2012 5:59:08 PM

Yeah, every non engineering course I chose was based solely off of the grade distribution reports, sans bowling.

[Edited on August 22, 2012 at 6:16 PM. Reason : ]

8/22/2012 6:16:16 PM

is this what u r look for? http://thewolfweb.com/school_course.aspx?department=MA&coursenumber=241

8/22/2012 6:36:49 PM

Just ask Julius Peppers to take the class for u

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8/22/2012 7:14:28 PM

I looked at grade distributions and figured I'd be in the most populated category whatever it is, because doing more work than other people in college is retarded.


HOWEVER having a limit of grades 'offered' is the kind of shit that makes me not try in school. Get over yourself professor. The shit you teach is not complicated and won't be relevant to any job I will ever have. I could go to any other university on the planet and learn the exact same shit. Teach the idea, make people do a few examples or think through some projects and move on. Calc 2 is not going to be some mind blowing experience. Stop pretending like only 8% of the class can earn an A

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8/22/2012 7:30:12 PM

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"The most selective schools were then ranked using data from College Prowler on student assessment of workload manageability (out of 10 points) and the student-to-faculty ratio according to the National Center for Education Statistics. (Smaller class size and greater professor oversight are proxies for tougher classes). For the final ranking, the degree of selectivity, workload score, and faculty ratio were each weighted a third."

These lists are bullshit. Small class size is a great proxy for $$$

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/14/110214fa_fact_gladwell

8/22/2012 7:31:02 PM

If you are just looking for an A, without the education, UNC is probably what you are looking for.

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"It’s no secret that students admitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are bright, but academicians are beginning to question whether 82 percent of them are either A or B scholars."

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2011/05/06/unc-faculty-try-to-tackle-grade.html

8/22/2012 9:17:07 PM

Rampent grade inflation.

Harvard and Stanfords aren't even offering actual grades anymore b/c a sizable portion of their students can't handle not getting a "A" in everything they do. Until that is, they get to the real world.

I think a limited curve is probably a good idea in subjective classes. For a professor to excede a double % of the standard curve 2x(10 - 20 - 40 - 20 - (10) as needed) for a grade catagory they would have to request a exception which would be a 3rd party review of the course, the work, and how it compares to a out of class standard. For objective classes, a well written exam should include enough hard problems to reduce the number of 'A' grades from being a majority. But in these courses it could be allowed. Objective courses being Math and Science centered courses with non-subjective testing results. (multiple choice or other objective answering)

8/23/2012 11:21:41 AM

I get the feeling this is a UNC fan, this boner guy.

probably hasnt been to either school.

but yes, its widely known that its much easier to get an A at UNC, AFAM studies or not.

Their grade inflation is ridiculous.

8/23/2012 11:30:07 AM

These kinds of lists are completely retarded. I'd worry more about the quality of your program, and your grades if you're trying to get into grad school or a professional program.

The school or university also has no relevance to the individual courses- PE is still easy as shit no matter where you take it, and my nursing courses right now would be hard as shit no matter where I took them (Durham Tech, UNC, or NCCU).

8/23/2012 12:15:30 PM

I know many of retarded people who are everythings nurses. You can do it

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8/23/2012 12:40:09 PM

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8/23/2012 8:16:11 PM

If anyone is interested, I found the lists on unc.blinkness.com/top/default and ncsu.blinkness.com/top/default.

8/27/2012 1:35:27 AM