What do I need on my final?

Enter your current grade and how much the final is worth, and get the exact score you need, or flip it to see what a given final score does to your grade.

Check your syllabus. A common weight is 15-25%.

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How this is calculated

Your overall grade is a weighted average of your current grade and your final exam score: overall = current × (1 − weight) + final × weight Solving that for the final score you need gives: needed = (target − current × (1 − weight)) / weight If the number comes back above 100%, no realistic score on the final gets you there. The calculator will tell you the highest overall grade a perfect 100% final would still get you instead.

A note on accuracy

This assumes your "current grade" already reflects everything except the final (the most common setup). If your teacher's gradebook works differently (category weights instead of one running average, extra credit, a curve), treat this as a solid estimate and double check against your teacher's actual gradebook before you make a decision based on it.

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