Given everything remaining, can I still reach my target grade?

List every piece of your course, both what is already graded and what you expect to score on what is left, along with each piece's weight. This projects a full-course grade from those numbers and compares it to your target; any score you have not earned yet is a planning assumption, not a prediction.

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How we calculated this

Every row, whether it already has a real score or a score you are assuming for something upcoming, is combined the same way: score times weight, summed across all rows. Using the example values above, completed work at 70% weight and 80% contributes 0.56; an expected final at 30% weight and 94% contributes 0.282. The projected grade is 0.842, or 84.2%. Against an 85% target, that is 0.8 points short, a gap small enough that a slightly higher expected final score would close it.

Limitations

Anything you enter for work that has not happened yet is your own assumption, not a forecast this site is making about you. If you would rather solve for the score needed rather than test a guess, use Average Needed Across Remaining Assessments instead.

Common mistakes

The most frequent error is listing the same piece of work twice, once as "completed" and again inside an assumed row, which double-counts its weight and inflates the projection. Another is entering weights as fractions of the remaining work instead of fractions of the whole course; every row's weight should be a share of the entire course, not a share of what is left.

Frequently asked

Should I enter my best guess or a conservative guess for future work?: Either is valid; they answer different questions. A best guess shows a likely outcome, a conservative guess shows a safety margin. Try both and compare.
What if my weights do not add up to 100%?: The projection normalizes against the weights you actually entered, but a course should ordinarily account for its full grade; double-check your syllabus if your weights are noticeably off from 100%.
Can I add more than two rows?: Yes; use Add another piece for every remaining assignment, test, or category, whether it is completed or still assumed. There is no limit on how many rows you can add.
What if one row is a whole category, not a single assignment?: That is fine; a row can represent anything with a weight and a score, whether it is one assignment or an entire category's expected result.

Next decision

If this projection falls short, see Average Needed Across Remaining Assessments to solve for exactly what score would close the gap, instead of testing assumptions one at a time.