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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.

I need a target grade
I have a final score
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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