<p>Okay, this is the only thing I'm worried about now--I am projecting I will get an F in AP Chem. because the class and teacher are ridiculous. Also, my brother relapsed in his mental illness, so that has been on my mind the past week and I took a test today in there and basically didn't do it = F. I'm pretty sure I'll have A's in all my other classes. My cumulative GPA is 4.0 uw/4.444 w, but would obviously go down a bit with an F. I got a full tuition scholarship to Illinois Institute of Technology.</p>
<p>A couple months ago I emailed my admission counselor:</p>
<p>"Also, the offer of admission and Camras scholarship are provisional, right? Are they any specific guidelines to this? It's not like I'm going to get D's or F's and I have all my credits to graduate, but say, I got a C (or 2?)...I wouldn't get Camras or Admission revoked, right? I was just being sure...I am doing my best to finish off my senior year strong."</p>
<p>She emailed back:</p>
<p>"We usually do not rescind admission offers unless there is a specific reason. A drastic drop in grades will certainly send up red flags to our office in which case our staff will probably get in touch with the student to discuss the change. So continue to finish strong and do your best."</p>
<p>Ummmm I know it sounds like I have my answer there, but do you really think they would take away my scholarship??? What should I do. Thoughts? Interpretive dances?</p>
<p>Our school doesn't have a withdraw option as far as I'm aware...you mean, as in drop it completely off my transcript? I'll ask, unlikely.</p>
<p>Yeah, I would hope they would be understanding about my brother's mental illness...It just sucks how this 1 F spoils my "perfect record" haha. I really just care about graduating and getting to college. GPA and rank matter no more. Even so, I calculated that I could get all F's in my classes this semester and still have a 4.0 unweighted. :P (Not that this would happen...)</p>
<p>Tell your counselor what is going on with your brother and say that you don't think you can raise the grade considering the circumstances. Considering you are such an outstanding student in general, they may let you withdraw from the course.</p>
<p>It might help if you say that you are going to take the course at a university over the summer. (If you say this, you should really do this, though.)</p>
<p>Cram for the final, show that you had a tough period, but your no slacker. See, it is really disrespectful to just blow off a class senior term, like just not doing homwork, and colleges may assume that that's the type of person who your are. So just have something to save yourself with, like your bro, or you got a job to pay for college, or pulling it up to a C.</p>
<p>I'll say it again like I've told so many on this forum in your situation: Go to your teacher. Go right away. Tell him/her what the situation at home is. Tell her you have a scholarship that could be rescinded. Ask her what you can do to bring up your grade. Extra work? An extra paper? A presentation to the class? Come in during the afternoon and do extra labs... Anything!!!! If you show an earnest desire to save your bacon, you probably can. A C at this point would be golden. You just need to get on your knees and offer to do what it takes. Apologize, fall on your sword, tell her what an idiot you are. Where you are, pride is an expensive luxury.</p>
<p>Ask me how I know this works. It worked 25 years ago and it still does. :-)</p>
<p>I normally don't advocate exploiting an ailing relative as an excuse, but considering your stellar record, I think your brother's illness would be seen as a legitimate excuse.</p>
<p>The college might question why your brother's mental illness is having an effect only on your AP Chem class--it seems a bit contrived. what is the real reason your are having problems in chem--address them so that you won't have the same problem in college. Chem is an important subject area for engineers and the school may take a very careful look at your situation,</p>
<p>My S tried 2 chem tutors: one knew too little; the other too much. It was difficult to get either tutor to be on track with the test prep, but with the online review you can go at your own pace and skip the stuff you already know.
Good luck!</p>