The Universal Grade Change Form
				
				
				
				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:
 __Medical School
 __Graduate School
 __Dental School
 __Fraternity/Sorority
 __The Mickey Mouse Club
 __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 for me.
__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
 __ Blacks
 __ Females
 __ Jews
 __ Catholics
 __ Whites
 __ Protestants
 __ Minorities
 __ Chicanos
 __ Students
 __ People
__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 any sufficient detail.
 __ your class was far 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. Other reason: __________________.