At LUMS ... its all about survival and the benchmark to compare against is ... of course ... grades! The good thing about LUMS is that ... two years is the maximum time you can spend in the MBA Program ... within two years ... the outcome is either you have the degree or you don't! I wish and hope that no one ends up with the latter!
LUMS MBA follows a relative grading scheme, so, to come out to the top doesn't just require you to do good, but better than others - and yes, the competition is cutthroat! There are 5 relative grades and two absolute ones; D, HP, P+, P, P-, LP, U! [D = Distinction; H = High; L = Low; P = Pass; U = Unsatisfactory!] D & U are the absolute grades; rest are relative! Approximately, top 10% of the class fall in HP and lowest 10% fall in LP! I think 15% of the people just below HP fall in P+ and 15% just above LP fall in P-; Rest sit pretty with a "P"! There are going to be two sections A and B and these relative levels are within one section - so, if a guy in the other section is doing better than you, it ain't going to affect your health! I am not sure how to get the absolute grades, but one important thing you should know is that U = 2 LPs! why is this important? Well, each semester has 5 full courses; The reason I attached a stereotype "full" with courses is that sometimes, instead of one course throughout the semester, you get to learn (lol ... yeah LEARN :P) two courses, each subject spanning half of the semester! Anyways, the total is 10 full courses in one year! Now, here's the catch! You are allowed at max 4 LPs in one year! If you are somehow able to cross that boundary, then start packing up your things! (by the way, LP in a half course is counted as HALF LP)! So, how do you like that for a grading system! See, it has its vice and virtues - Even if you do your best, you could still end up with an LP; but on the upside, even if you like sucked the whole semester, you can still avoid an LP! Interesting ... isn't it!
In the next post, I'll tell you a few ways to avoid an LP (not guaranteed ways of course - nothing in life is certain mate!)
LUMS MBA follows a relative grading scheme, so, to come out to the top doesn't just require you to do good, but better than others - and yes, the competition is cutthroat! There are 5 relative grades and two absolute ones; D, HP, P+, P, P-, LP, U! [D = Distinction; H = High; L = Low; P = Pass; U = Unsatisfactory!] D & U are the absolute grades; rest are relative! Approximately, top 10% of the class fall in HP and lowest 10% fall in LP! I think 15% of the people just below HP fall in P+ and 15% just above LP fall in P-; Rest sit pretty with a "P"! There are going to be two sections A and B and these relative levels are within one section - so, if a guy in the other section is doing better than you, it ain't going to affect your health! I am not sure how to get the absolute grades, but one important thing you should know is that U = 2 LPs! why is this important? Well, each semester has 5 full courses; The reason I attached a stereotype "full" with courses is that sometimes, instead of one course throughout the semester, you get to learn (lol ... yeah LEARN :P) two courses, each subject spanning half of the semester! Anyways, the total is 10 full courses in one year! Now, here's the catch! You are allowed at max 4 LPs in one year! If you are somehow able to cross that boundary, then start packing up your things! (by the way, LP in a half course is counted as HALF LP)! So, how do you like that for a grading system! See, it has its vice and virtues - Even if you do your best, you could still end up with an LP; but on the upside, even if you like sucked the whole semester, you can still avoid an LP! Interesting ... isn't it!
In the next post, I'll tell you a few ways to avoid an LP (not guaranteed ways of course - nothing in life is certain mate!)
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sahi hai sahi hai Mohti... 2010 ke liye guide to LUMS ;)
yeah ... i call it DISTANT TEACHING :)
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