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You can’t quantify personality

Written on February 10, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

Grading a test is a lot easier than grading someone’s personality. According to researchers at Western University, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores and grade point averages (GPA) are given too much weight over personality when considering which students should be offered admission to...

Arts and Science to introduce pass/fail course option

Written on March 15, 2016. Posted in News.

Students in the Faculty of Arts and Science will have the option to take pass/fail courses this coming September. The new option, called the Personal Interest Credit, was approved by the Arts and Science Faculty Board last Friday. It will allow Arts and Science students to choose up to 6.0 units —...

GPA talks resume

Written on March 2, 2012. Posted in News.

Discussions over the GPA grading system resumed in Senate on Tuesday when a fourth-year student was invited by the Principal to speak on behalf of students. “Principal [Daniel] Woolf granted me three minutes to speak,” Ryan Marchildon, Sci ’12 said. “My speech ended up going about a minute and a half...

Letter to the Editor

Written on November 4, 2011. Posted in Opinions.

Dear Editors, Several recent articles published in the Journal have implied that little thought or attention has been given to the impact of the new grading scheme on students. In the Faculty of Arts and Science, at least, this is not the case. The impact of the new grading scheme on our students...

Senate decides to keep GPA system

Written on October 28, 2011. Posted in News.

Queen’s Senator Jordan Morelli wants the University to rethink its grading structure. At Monday’s Senate meeting, Morelli proposed a new grading system whereby students would receive both a percentage and letter grade instead of a grade point average (GPA.) The motion failed, winning only two votes...

GPA goes wrong

Written on October 14, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

The University’s new grading system offers no comfort to Queen’s students. The Grade Point Average, implemented in May, hurts the student who cares about the one per cent difference that can make or break a post-secondary career. A grade between 77 and 79 per cent is equivalent to a 3.3 GPA, while...

Factoring in your GPA

Written on April 1, 2011. Posted in News.

Any students still enrolled at Queen’s as of May 1, 2011 will see some changes on their academic transcript. When the new system is implemented, professors will assign letter grades to students instead of percentage grades. These letters correlate with a pre-decided grade point. This figure will be...

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You can’t quantify personality

Arts and Science to introduce pass/fail course option

GPA talks resume

Letter to the Editor

Senate decides to keep GPA system

GPA goes wrong

Factoring in your GPA

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