Comments for TotalTransformationTest http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com Change from the Inside Out Tue, 13 May 2008 21:05:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on A Little Magic for Your Sunday Morning… by Teresa http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/a-little-magic-for-your-sunday-morning/#comment-10595 Teresa Tue, 13 May 2008 17:17:18 +0000 http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/?p=712#comment-10595 I love the awkward "That's why we say don't try this at home" that one of the twins said after. At least it wasn't faked. :-) I love the awkward “That’s why we say don’t try this at home” that one of the twins said after.

At least it wasn’t faked. :-)

]]> Comment on Exam Update: The Sweet Taste of Success… by theobromophile http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/exam-update-the-sweet-taste-of-success/#comment-10593 theobromophile Tue, 13 May 2008 01:11:49 +0000 http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-10593 Seriously. What's with that? One would think that multiple-choice exams are about as unbiased as you can get. I think that the profs here have limited leeway to adjust grades upwards or downwards; all grading is done blind, and the profs turn in the grades and exam numbers, then get them back with names attached. Usually, you improve a grade for class participation and knock it down for attendance (or lack thereof); even a five-point swing is considered to be high. I like the blind grading aspect. Seriously. What’s with that? One would think that multiple-choice exams are about as unbiased as you can get.

I think that the profs here have limited leeway to adjust grades upwards or downwards; all grading is done blind, and the profs turn in the grades and exam numbers, then get them back with names attached. Usually, you improve a grade for class participation and knock it down for attendance (or lack thereof); even a five-point swing is considered to be high. I like the blind grading aspect.

]]> Comment on Exam Update: The Sweet Taste of Success… by Neil http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/exam-update-the-sweet-taste-of-success/#comment-10592 Neil Tue, 13 May 2008 01:11:06 +0000 http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-10592 Ha! Uh, just a little bit. Ha! Uh, just a little bit.

]]> Comment on Exam Update: The Sweet Taste of Success… by totaltransformation http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/exam-update-the-sweet-taste-of-success/#comment-10591 totaltransformation Tue, 13 May 2008 01:00:44 +0000 http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-10591 I bet she is just prettier than you Neil...HA! I bet she is just prettier than you Neil…HA!

]]> Comment on Exam Update: The Sweet Taste of Success… by Neil http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/exam-update-the-sweet-taste-of-success/#comment-10590 Neil Tue, 13 May 2008 00:55:53 +0000 http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-10590 P.S. Not that I'm bitter or anything ;-) P.S. Not that I’m bitter or anything ;-)

]]> Comment on Exam Update: The Sweet Taste of Success… by Neil http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/exam-update-the-sweet-taste-of-success/#comment-10589 Neil Tue, 13 May 2008 00:26:52 +0000 http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-10589 That prof reminds me of a guy I had for Stats II. It was the only class my girlfriend (now wife) took together. He liked her. He didn't like me. On one <i>multiple choice</i> test I had an 80 and she had a 60 (it was a tough test). But he looked at my chicken-scratch work on the back (not part of the test) and took points off because I allegedly got the right answers the wrong way. He did the opposite for her and improved her grade. For me, he was exhibit A against tenure. That prof reminds me of a guy I had for Stats II. It was the only class my girlfriend (now wife) took together. He liked her. He didn’t like me. On one multiple choice test I had an 80 and she had a 60 (it was a tough test). But he looked at my chicken-scratch work on the back (not part of the test) and took points off because I allegedly got the right answers the wrong way. He did the opposite for her and improved her grade. For me, he was exhibit A against tenure.

]]> Comment on Exam Update: The Sweet Taste of Success… by theobromophile http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/exam-update-the-sweet-taste-of-success/#comment-10588 theobromophile Mon, 12 May 2008 23:44:22 +0000 http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-10588 Well, some of the reason I'm proud of my cum laude is because one of my professors (who is known for throwing the papers down the stairs) hit me up with a C+. It took my class rank down 15 percentage points. Oddly, the Queen of Swords and I had pretty much the same answers, but she pulled through with a B. It was beyond arbitrary... I was furious because it's not like my class rank comes with an asterisk, saying, "She did well, but this guy is random;" however, I couldn't take it too personally, since he gave Cs to Law Review all-stars. After that, I went into 2L year with the expectation that the best way to explain that grade was to make it look like the anomoly that it is. I kicked through the next semester with a 3.7something, in the top 10% of my class. As my dad said, I needed a steal and a three-pointer to get back in the game. :) I got two Bs, and everything else was B+ or higher. Well, some of the reason I’m proud of my cum laude is because one of my professors (who is known for throwing the papers down the stairs) hit me up with a C+. It took my class rank down 15 percentage points. Oddly, the Queen of Swords and I had pretty much the same answers, but she pulled through with a B. It was beyond arbitrary… I was furious because it’s not like my class rank comes with an asterisk, saying, “She did well, but this guy is random;” however, I couldn’t take it too personally, since he gave Cs to Law Review all-stars.

After that, I went into 2L year with the expectation that the best way to explain that grade was to make it look like the anomoly that it is. I kicked through the next semester with a 3.7something, in the top 10% of my class. As my dad said, I needed a steal and a three-pointer to get back in the game. :)

I got two Bs, and everything else was B+ or higher.

]]> Comment on Exam Update: The Sweet Taste of Success… by totaltransformation http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/exam-update-the-sweet-taste-of-success/#comment-10587 totaltransformation Mon, 12 May 2008 22:11:27 +0000 http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-10587 Well you can get A- and even a B+ or two. However, it is pretty much expected that you should be doing A work at the Ph.D. level. BTW what was your lowest grade in law school? Mine was a C+ in labor law. I totally misread the question. Well you can get A- and even a B+ or two. However, it is pretty much expected that you should be doing A work at the Ph.D. level.

BTW what was your lowest grade in law school? Mine was a C+ in labor law. I totally misread the question.

]]> Comment on Exam Update: The Sweet Taste of Success… by theobromophile http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/exam-update-the-sweet-taste-of-success/#comment-10586 theobromophile Mon, 12 May 2008 19:37:57 +0000 http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/?p=708#comment-10586 Thank you. :) How do they expect 4.0s from everyone? Doesn't that just mean that professors won't want to give you A- s for fear of kicking you out? Sheesh. Pray for you? How does one do that? Thank you. :)

How do they expect 4.0s from everyone? Doesn’t that just mean that professors won’t want to give you A- s for fear of kicking you out? Sheesh.

Pray for you? How does one do that?

]]> Comment on Fighting the Battle Against Credit Card Debt… by totaltransformation http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/fighting-the-battle-against-credit-card-debt/#comment-10584 totaltransformation Mon, 12 May 2008 09:47:59 +0000 http://totaltransformation.wordpress.com/?p=644#comment-10584 While they got us through some rough times, they came with a high price. Although part of that is largely my fault for wrecking my credit while I was in college. Like anything us in life their offer benefits, but those benefits come with responsibility. Sadly I enjoyed the benefits long before I had a sense of the responsibility. That is why I plan on giving our daughter a secured credit card when she turns 15 so she can get some experience with a credit card that has small spending limits tied to her own contributions. While they got us through some rough times, they came with a high price. Although part of that is largely my fault for wrecking my credit while I was in college.

Like anything us in life their offer benefits, but those benefits come with responsibility. Sadly I enjoyed the benefits long before I had a sense of the responsibility. That is why I plan on giving our daughter a secured credit card when she turns 15 so she can get some experience with a credit card that has small spending limits tied to her own contributions.

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