Find the score you need across everything still to be graded to reach a target grade or letter, with the best and worst final grade still possible.
Change the inputs that matter to your decision. Optional assumptions stay collapsed until you need them.
Not just the final — anything left that carries weight.
Your current 84% covers 70% of the course, with 30% still to be graded across 1 assessment.
90% would need 104.0% across the remaining 30%, which is above a perfect score. The highest final grade still available is 88.8%.
| Grade so far | 84% · BCovering 70% of the course grade |
|---|---|
| Target | 90%Plus/minus (A 93, B 83, C 73…) |
| Final exam | Not enough weight30% of the course grade |
| Best case | 88.8% · B+Full marks on everything still to come |
| Worst case | 58.8% · FZero on everything still to come |
This assumes your grade so far covers exactly the weight not yet accounted for, and that every remaining assessment scores the same. Where an instructor drops a lowest score, curves, or rounds at the boundary, the real requirement is lower than this.
Practical notes about the inputs, assumptions, and result.
Yes, up to four remaining assessments with their own weights. Most courses have a project or a last quiz alongside the final, and treating the final as the only thing left overstates what it has to carry.
Because that is how the question is normally asked. 'What do I need for an A−' resolves to the A− cutoff on the scale you select, which is 90% on a plus/minus scale. Setting the target as a raw percentage still works if you prefer.
The best case is your final grade with full marks on everything outstanding; the worst is with a zero. They bracket every outcome still available, which is often more useful than the single number you need — particularly when the answer is that your grade is already secure.
The tool says so and then names the highest grade still attainable, so you know what you are actually working toward. Reporting only that a goal has failed is not much help the week before a final.
Because then your current grade would count for nothing and there would be no calculation to do. If the final really is the entire grade, the score you need is simply your target.
Often, yes. Instructors drop lowest scores, curve, and round at the boundary, and all three move the requirement in your favour. Treat this as the requirement without any of that help.
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