Universal Grade Change Form

University

To: Professor
From:

I think my grade in your course, , should be changed from to for the following reasons:

1. The persons who copied my paper made a higher grade than I did.
2. The person whose paper I copied made a higher grade than I did.
3. This course will lower my Grade Point Average and I won't get into: Graduate School
Law School
Medical School
Dental School
The Mickey Mouse Club
My Fraternity/Sorority
Tri County Tech
4. I have to get an A in this course to balance the F in .
5. I'll lose my scholarship.
6. I'm on a varsity sports team and my tutor couldn't find a copy of your exam.
7. I didn't come to class and the person whose notes I used did not cover the material asked for on the exam.
8. I studied the basic principles and the exam wanted every little fact.
9. I learned all the facts and definitions but your exams asked about general principles.
10. You are prejudiced against:
Males Jews Blacks
Females Catholics Whites
Protestants Moslems Minorities
Chicanos People Students
11. If I flunk out of school my father will disinherit me or at least cut my allowance.
12. I was unable to do well in this course because of the following illness:
mono broken baby finger
acute alcoholism pregnancy
VD fatherhood
13. You told us to be creative but you didn't tell us exactly how you wanted that done.
14. I was creative and you said I was just shooting the bull.
15. I don't have a reason; I just want a higher grade.
16. The lectures were:
too detailed to pick out important points
not explained in sufficient detail
too boring
all jokes and not enough material
all of the above
17. This course was:
too early; I was not awake.
at lunchtime; I was hungry.
too late; I was tired.
18. My (dog, cat, gerbil) (ate, wet on, threw up on) my (book, notes, paper) for this course.
19. There must be a mistake somewhere.
20. My mind always goes blank during an examination.
21. This is the only course in which I received a poor grade.
22. This mark greived my mother (or father), whose pride I am.
23. Conditons in the room were not conductive to concentration.
24. The examination was unfair and unfairly distributed over the subject matter.
25. I have to work after school and nights; therefore I should be given a break.
26. I am married; therefore, I should be given a break.
27. I would have done much better if I had taken the examination given to one of the other sections.
28. The reason I did not do better is because I am very honest. I do not wish to say anything against any other members of the class.
29. I know many of the class members who do not work as hard as I do and who got a better grade. I am recognized among my classmates as a good student -- you just ask any one of them.
30. The question were ambiguous, and therefore, my answers should be graded according to the reasonable interpretations that I made of your questions.
31. Many of the questions could not be answered with straight facts; they were matters of opinion. I do not believe I should be penalized just because my opinions differ from those of the instructor.
32. I have studied this subject from the broad philosophical viewpoint and, therefore, I was unable to answer your technical-based questions.
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. It is not a higher mark I seek; I care nothing about marks; I think marks are wicked and I dasapprove of them. However, this pernicious system of which I am a victim requires marks for achieving success and, therefore, I seek a higher mark.
36. Other:

Signed