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. I got a better grade with this paper last year.
 ______4. This course will lower my Grade Point Average and I won't get into:
          ______ Medical School             ______ Graduate School
          ______ Dental School              ______ My Fraternity/Sorority
          ______ The Mickey Mouse Club      ______ Tri County Tech
 ______5. I have to get an A in this course to balance the F in ______________.
 ______6. I'll lose my scholarship.
 ______7. I'm on a varsity sports team and my tutor couldn't find a copy of
	  your exam.
 ______8. I didn't come to class and the person whose notes I used did not
	  cover the materials asked for on the exam.
 ______9. I studied the basic principles and the exam wanted every little fact.
 _____10. I learned all the facts and definitions but your exams asked about
	  general principles.
 _____11. You are prejudiced against:
          ______ Males         ______ Jews         ______ Blacks
          ______ Females       ______ Catholics    ______ Whites
          ______ Protestants   ______ Moslems      ______ Minorities
          ______ Chicanos      ______ People       ______ Child Molesters
          ______ Idiots        ______ Students     ______ Snorers
 _____12. If I flunk out of school my father will disinherit me or at least cut
	  my allowance.
 _____13. I was unable to do well in this course because of the following
	  illness:
          ______ mono                      ______ broken baby finger
          ______ acute alcoholism          ______ pregnancy
          ______ VD                        ______ fatherhood
 _____14. You told us to be creative but you didn't tell us exactly how you
	  wanted that done.
 _____15. I was creative and you said I was just shooting the bull.
 _____16. I don't have a reason; I just want a higher grade.
 _____17. 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
 _____18. This course was:
          ______ too early, I was not awake.
          ______ at lunchtime, I was hungry
          ______ too late, I was tired
 _____19. My (dog, cat, gerbil) (ate, wet on, threw up on) my (book, notes,
	  paper) for this course.
 _____20. I ALWAYS got A's before... honest!
 _____21. I can't understand your funny accent.
 _____22. You can't understand my funny accent.
 _____23. I didn't have time to do the assignments because:
          ______ I'm working on my Nobel prize in another subject
          ______ I was helping the police bust drug kingpins
          ______ my medication makes me very sleepy
          ______ our band had to practice every night for our big gig
          ______ my cell-mate had other plans for my time
 _____24. Other (make it good): _________________________________