STUDENT RAISE OF GRADE FORMDear Professor:_________________________________________Date:_______________
My grade in ___________________________ should be raised from a __________to a ______ because:
[ 1 ] There must be a mistake somewhere.
[ 2 ] I was not well at the time of the examination.
[ 3 ] My mind always goes blank during an examination.
[ 4 ] This mark ruined my prospect of getting a scholarship.
[ 5 ] This is the only course in which I received a poor grade
[ 6 ] This mark greived my mother (or Father) whose pride I am.
[ 7 ] Conditions in the room were not conductive to concentration.
[ 8 ] The examination was unfair and unfairly distributed over the subject
[ 9 ] I have to work after school and nights; therefore I should be given
a break.
[ 10 ] I am married; therefore, I should be given a break.
[ 11 ] I would have done much better if I had taken the examination give to
one of the other sections.
[ 12 ] Several people around me copied from my paper during the examination
yet they received higher marks than I did. Surely this is not fair.
[ 13 ] The reason I did not do better is because I am very honest. I do no
wish to say anything against any other members of the class.
[ 14 ] I know many of the class members who do not work as hard as I do an
who got a better grade. I am recognized among my classmates as a
good student - you just ask any one of them.
[ 15 ] The question were ambiguous, and therefore, my answers should be
graded according to the reasonable interpretations that I made of
your questions.
[ 16 ] Many of the questions could not be answered with straight facts;
they were matters of opinion. I do not believe I should be penalize
just because my opinions differ from those of the instructor.
[ 17 ] I have studied this subject from the broad philosophical viewpoint
and therefore, I was unable to answer your technical-based question
[ 18 ] I am philosophically oriented to the realm of ideas; I respond to
the sweep and scope of great intelects. My work is beyond the
interest in petty details and parrot-like memorizing of those who
are merely students
[ 19 ] At the time of the exam I was suffering from a severe case of
cognitive dissonance and was incapable of coping with the stress
of the hour.
[ 20 ] It is not a higher mark I seek; I care nothing about marks; I think
marks are wicked and I disapprove of them. However, this pernicious
system of which I am a victim requires marks for achieving success
and therefore, I seek a higher mark.
Signed_________________________________
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