He sent everyone in our class an grade up date (before he finalized the grades) after we took our final. He said to contact him if we found any errors
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I had a similar situation a few years ago, and I'm glad I emailed the professor because it turned out that he did make a mistake. As a grad student who teaches university-level courses, and despite my carefulness, mistakes do happen. Ultimately, I want to be fair to my students for the work that they did, so if I make a mistake, I definitely want to know. I certainly hope your professor feels the same way :).
I'd just say: "I would like to know how I received a B+, that I thought based on my performance I would receive an A-, but wondering if I missed something." You could even give him your calculations so he can check them against his own (that way you can avoid multiple correspondence and not waste too much of his time). Overall, you don't want to accuse him outright of making a mistake, keep the email respectful, and suggest (as I did in the beginning of the sentence) that you might have made a mistake so the onus is on you, not him. Keep in mind that you are probably protected by university policy to know exactly how you
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I'd just say: "I would like to know how I received a B+, that I thought based on my performance I would receive an A-, but wondering if I missed something." You could even give him your calculations so he can check them against his own (that way you can avoid multiple correspondence and not waste too much of his time). Overall, you don't want to accuse him outright of making a mistake, keep the email respectful, and suggest (as I did in the beginning of the sentence) that you might have made a mistake so the onus is on you, not him. Keep in mind that you are probably protected by university policy to know exactly how you ( ... )
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