With classroom sizes increasing on many campuses and the job market becoming more competitive, students are increasingly concerned with their grades . How do you handle a case where you feel that your grade did not reflect your performance? Determine if you have a basis to ask your professor for a grade review . You have to understand things from the professor's point of view when it comes to grades. The professor has to do his or her best to treat everybody fairly when it comes to grading. If a professor reads an exam or paper again, that is giving that paper or exam extra consideration which others in the class will not have. Therefore you really must have a good, solid reason for the professor to give you extra consideration. Make sure that you followed the instructions in the syllabus or on the assignment correctly. If you are asked to answer an essay question on a test and you do not even address the points that are needed in the essay, you do not have a basis to ask for your grade to be reconsidered. You have to make sure that you have followed instructions, otherwise, you again are asking for extra consideration that places the professor in an awkward situation. Make sure you read the professor 's comments carefully. Usually, confusion over grades comes from a lack of communication or a lack of understanding about the reasoning for a grade . 2 Consider whether the change in your