Halfway grades and special study groups

Now is the time when Ashton Dacus and I begin organizing your special study groups. So I have been looking at the halfway grades, nearly halfway through the semester. I am just looking at exam grades right now.

Right now, almost everyone who took both midterms is passing, on the basis of midterm exam scores.

Side note: In your My Grades page, the Midterm exam 2 score has all the SMA points (regular and bonus) in it. However, the first midterm and its SMA bonus are on split lines in My Grades.

OK, let's add up your exams pointage. If the Midterm exam 1 score + Exam 1 SMA bonus + Midterm exam 2 score add up to

1. above 90, you're working on a pace for an A, and you will likely get an offer to lead SSG.
2. above 75, that is on pace for a B
3. above 60, that is on pace for a C
4. above 50, your exam grades are on pace to pass the course.

Plus: good HW and CPS tend to increase your grade, usually. And add in any bonus points on top of that, which will inch your grade up a teeny bit.

If you have not taken one of the first two exams, don't worry right now -- just go by your one exam score instead of two.