What Do I Need to Get 88%?
88% (B+) is threshold for many merit scholarships and graduate school competitive candidacy. Enter your current grade and final exam weight to find your exact required score.
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Required Final Exam Score
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Why 88% Matters
88% is threshold for many merit scholarships and graduate school competitive candidacy. Use the table below to find your required score for any final weight.
Required Score Table — 88% Target
| Current Grade | 20% Final | 25% Final | 30% Final | 35% Final | 40% Final | 45% Final | 50% Final |
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| 50% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% |
| 60% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% |
| 65% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% |
| 70% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% |
| 75% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% |
| 80% | >100% | >100% | >100% | >100% | 100.0% | 97.8% | 96.0% |
| 85% | 100.0% | 97.0% | 95.0% | 93.6% | 92.5% | 91.7% | 91.0% |
| 90% | 80.0% | 82.0% | 83.3% | 84.3% | 85.0% | 85.6% | 86.0% |
| 95% | 60.0% | 67.0% | 71.7% | 75.0% | 77.5% | 79.4% | 81.0% |
Formula: Required = (Target − Current × (1 − Weight%)) ÷ Weight%
Example at 30% final, current 80%: (88 − 80 × 0.70) ÷ 0.30 = >100%
Example at 30% final, current 80%: (88 − 80 × 0.70) ÷ 0.30 = >100%
Frequently Asked Questions
88% is typically a B+ on a standard letter-grade scale. Verify your institution's exact boundaries.
Log into your course management system (Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle) and look for your running overall percentage.
Lower your target grade and recalculate. Check with your professor about extra credit before the semester ends.
Yes — enter your single overall running grade, not individual assignment scores.
With a 30% final, a 20-point improvement on the exam moves your course grade by 6 points.
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