Cornell Class of 2017 Forum

[Toubro]

Waiting on grades! They usually come up around lunch, right?

[Babum]

I thought this was an update saying that "grades are out". I can't wait anymore.

[Toubro]

:/ at this rate, they'll probably just come out tomorrow.
ETA: Also great timing on the health insurance email, Terry Thompson et al.

[Babum]

"At least I've got my health"

[Toubro]

They're up!

[runthetrap1990]

I caved in and checked at work. Why must this be so stressful.

[King Cayuga]

I caved in and checked at work. Why must this be so stressful.

Just think of how much worse it would be at a school that didn't have a 96% employment score.

[runthetrap1990]

So this may be premature, but are the numbers they send out for Fall Semester typically consistent with Spring Semester performance, or does it vary?

[tyrant_flycatcher]

So this may be premature, but are the numbers they send out for Fall Semester typically consistent with Spring Semester performance, or does it vary?

Unless the administration pushed professors to bump up their medians, I doubt it.

[Lavitz]

So which one of you will be brave enough to start the AJF thread?

So this may be premature, but are the numbers they send out for Fall Semester typically consistent with Spring Semester performance, or does it vary?

You're asking about the cutoffs? Yes, they're usually consistent, with very minor fluctuations. You can see the past ones here.

[runinthefront]

Top 30% is 3.6475 (high!)

Top 10% is 3.8131

Top 5% is 3.8846

Just confirmed from registrar and unofficial transcript.

[runthetrap1990]

Top 30% is 3.6475 (high!)

Top 10% is 3.8131

Top 5% is 3.8846

Just confirmed from registrar and unofficial transcript.

That's insane...

Those all seem abnormally high. The inflation...

[Babum]

Did you guys notice that both your names start with "run"?

[runthetrap1990]

Did you guys notice that both your names start with "run"?

we should go running some time, it seems.

[tyrant_flycatcher]

Top 30% is 3.6475 (high!)

Top 10% is 3.8131

Top 5% is 3.8846

Just confirmed from registrar and unofficial transcript.

Woah. So is that for this semester, or updated to reflect the entire year?

[runthetrap1990]

Top 30% is 3.6475 (high!)

Top 10% is 3.8131

Top 5% is 3.8846

Just confirmed from registrar and unofficial transcript.

Woah. So is that for this semester, or updated to reflect the entire year?

if those were the 2 semester totals, it's a realistic possibility that median is over 3.5 now.

purely speculating, of course.

[Lavitz]

if those were the 2 semester totals, it's a realistic possibility that median is over 3.5 now.

purely speculating, of course.

I feel like it should be impossible for the classwide median to exceed 3.5 if each individual class is capped at 3.5.

[runthetrap1990]

if those were the 2 semester totals, it's a realistic possibility that median is over 3.5 now.

purely speculating, of course.

I feel like it should be impossible for the classwide median to exceed 3.5 if each individual class is capped at 3.5.

that's true, i forgot about that point. would that mean that the >30% is just top heavy?

ETA: i clear don't understand how grade distribution works, yet.

[King Cayuga]

One thing that might be happening is that the curve is simply becoming flatter(i.e. fewer in the traditional 3.4-3.6 grouping and more at the extremes). This would increase the 70th percentile grades somewhat while keeping the median similar. Alternatively the entire curve could be shifting slightly upward, but like Lavitz said there's a cap on class medians at 3.5, so anyone there and up is almost certainly still above median. It's hard to believe that over 20% of the class is lumped between 3.5 and 3.63.

[Yea All Right]

My oh my. I wonder what employers will believe our median is.

[runinthefront]

if those were the 2 semester totals, it's a realistic possibility that median is over 3.5 now.

purely speculating, of course.

I feel like it should be impossible for the classwide median to exceed 3.5 if each individual class is capped at 3.5.

If professors are grading past a 3.5 curve, everyone who had the class would get a star on their transcript denoting that...which sucks. So, idk how the math works out, but there's no way that the individual professors could grade past a 3.5

[Cersei1992]

Does anyone know if the cutoffs are adjusted after people transfer out (i.e. if 3 people from the top 10% transfer, effectively changing what is the true 10% cutoff, will this ever be reflected for these two semesters?).

[Toubro]

Someone who has more than 100 posts should make this year's AJF thread. I'd do it but I can't use images, and it's not right without that ominous pic of MTH.

[runinthefront]

Does anyone know if the cutoffs are adjusted after people transfer out (i.e. if 3 people from the top 10% transfer, effectively changing what is the true 10% cutoff, will this ever be reflected for these two semesters?).

The cutofffs, to my knowledge, won't be adjusted until the end of the third semester. There's just no way for the Registrar's office to effectively do so.

Someone who has more than 100 posts should make this year's AJF thread. I'd do it but I can't use images, and it's not right without that ominous pic of MTH.

Not it.

[tyrant_flycatcher]

1. If a firm under Required Hiring Criteria lists one GPA but under Callback Trend lists a lower GPA, which GPA should we pay attention to?

2. If a firm with multiple locations only wants you to bid once and then inform your interviewer of your preferred location, but Symplicity varies number of interview slots by location, why would you ever initially bid on the location with the lower number of interview slots? Reverse psychology?

3. What's the best way to determine approx. High/Low/Avg. GPA for firms that do not have callback trends? Similarly, if a firm lists GPAs for one location but not another, should we assume that GPAs are generally the same across locations?

4. I did not advance in Langfan. Should I still list Moot Court on my resume? It seems like TCR is yes, but I don't want to spend time talking to my interviewer about a competition I did OK but not great in. I'd rather the interviewer focus on other, more interesting parts of my resume. Thoughts?

5. It seems like the general feeling here is that our grades are slightly inflated compared to other classes, given that the cutoff for top 30% is an eye-opening 3.64. Should we downshift accordingly or proceed as is?