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Student Survey for Loyola Law School's grade curve policy

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This semester the faculty that are part of the Academic Standards and Grading Committee (ASGC) will be discussing the current grading standards that are currently in use at Loyola Law School. This survey, while not sponsored by ASGC, is a means by which students can communicate to the committee their opinion on the subject. While generally students and faculty would like to receive and give higher grades, it is possible that in doing so Loyola Law School's academic standing could suffer. Any grading policy whether new or old will have inherit costs and benefits and should be deeply considered before a decision is made.

What do you believe is the more important “evaluative figure” when submitting your resume to a potential employer?

 55% (231) Class ranking
44% (182) Grade point average

413 voters have answered this question.

If you were competing for a job against another student, who is in the same class ranking and from a similarly ranked law school, what factor do you believe would give you the greatest edge on paper?

 6% (25) Extra-curricular
50% (210) Prior job experience
43% (178) Higher grade point average

413 voters have answered this question.

When considering enrollment in a class for the highest grade possible, what is the most factor to consider?

 28% (116) The Professor
43% (181) The competitiveness (or lack there of) of peers expected to take the class
28% (116) The number of persons expected to take the Class

413 voters have answered this question.

If given the choice between allowing for more electives (including 1st year) and a higher curve, which would you prefer?

 16% (70) Greater freedom to choose electives
83% (343) A higher grade curve

413 voters have answered this question.

If a higher grade curve could be instituted, but doing so would require students to take more mandatory classes that are tested on the bar, would this be preferable to Loyola’s current grading policy?

 24% (103) No
75% (310) Yes

413 voters have answered this question.

If a higher grade curve could be instituted, but doing so meant that a grade of a C instead of a C- required repetition of a required class would this be preferable to Loyola’s current grading policy?

33% (137) No
66% (276) Yes

413 voters have answered this question.

How would you rank your current understanding of Loyola’s grade curve?

 18% (75) Very High
29% (122) High
35% (147) Average
13% (55) Below Average
3% (14) Not Knowledgeable

413 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2009-03-24 19:03:49 by Hermosim
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