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[sirrah]

I'm feeling lucky with the number 54 if it isn't already taken.  This is a great idea!

[jackofallchem]

It sounds like these are the engineer-wannabe's so it should be fairly high.  I would say 50% of the C's will try to get that B, convinced that it will secure their spot as and engineer (54) and 25% of the B's will try to get A's to boost their chances (26).  In addition, 2 of the D's will try for a B and one of the F's will beg for an A.  Total, 83.

[chemchick]

I hope it's not to late to ask for some clarification, perhaps?

Pre-meds or not?

Public or private school?

[chemchick]

I hope it's not to late to ask for some clarification, perhaps?

Pre-meds or not?

Public or private school?

Uh, I guess hopefully it's not too late....?

[scarcity]

I bet 22

...what ever will I do with my prize money :)

[t_r_b]

Does anyone have 27 yet? If not, put that down for me.

Ooops wait, ofu_tofu has 27, 26 is also taken how about 25 or 28?

Let's make it 28.

[svenc]

8.

Eight.  I forget what eight was for.

[chemchick]

I'll go for 90.

[sciprofmw]

I hope it's not to late to ask for some clarification, perhaps?

Pre-meds or not?

Public or private school?

Uh, I guess hopefully it's not too late....?

I'd say about 1/8 - 1/4 pre-meds and it's a private school

[sciprofmw]

Ok gang, we are up to $190, although I was going to close pool entries, why not keep it open and make that pot sweeter?  Here are the numbers that are already TAKEN:

7
8
9
11
12
13
14
15
16
19
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
30
31
32
33.5
35
38
39
41
42
47
48
54
57
62
79
82
83
90
95

[sciprofmw]

To keep it interesting here is a recent desperate e-mail/rant:

 "I spent 20+ hours studying for this final exam and I was shooting to get a grade good enough to get a B, never would I have thought that a D would be a possibility. I took pages upon pages of notes and revied the ones that I took in class as well as did the practice problems that you provided for us in order to study for that exam. I attended your lectures besides the three that week I was sick and took good notes on them. The final exam really came at me as a curveball and many of the questions I had not expected. If you could please show some mercy for me, you would not hear about it from other students who want to boost their grade. I recieved a 111/160 and missed the 70% by a mere 0.625%."

This particular student has also sent several other e-mails as well as a phone call..... this is the 3rd of a flurry - don't you like how he thinks nothing of asking me to change HIS grade and he'll keep it all "hush-hush"  HA!

[betty_p]

Put me in at 51.

[scheherazade]

I'm in at 68.

[chemchick]

If you could please show some mercy for me, you would not hear about it from other students who want to boost their grade. I recieved a 111/160 and missed the 70% by a mere 0.625%."[/i]

This particular student has also sent several other e-mails as well as a phone call..... this is the 3rd of a flurry - don't you like how he thinks nothing of asking me to change HIS grade and he'll keep it all "hush-hush"  HA!

Thanks for the clarification.

I had a similar situation a week or so ago.  The emails (he had sent 3) finally stopped when I brought up the fact that he was asking me to LIE on his behalf.  I don't know if this would work in other schools (the students have a pretty strong honor code here with actual consequences) but I was impressed at the following silence.

[take_heart]

I'll guess 34.