I've received several close variations of this email over the last few days:
Dear Professor,
I really wanted to get an A in your class. I know the course is over, but is there anything that I can do to raise my grade?
What I want to reply is:
Dear Student,
No.
OR
Dear Student,
I really wanted you to get an A in my class, too. If only you had turned in all of your work throughout the semester in a timely manner, that might have happened!
What I really write is:
Dear Student,
I do understand your desire to receive an A in my course. However, the semester has finished, and there are no additional extra-credit activities or assignments to be completed beyond those that were offered throughout the 16 weeks of the course. I do hope that although you did not receive the grade that you hoped for, you enjoyed the course, and that you have a restful break.
If only students were as eager to do work throughout the semester as they are when the semester is finished and there is no work to do.
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