<p>Umm, so long story short, I got admitted EA, but I just took my finals and I now have a "D" in BC Calc. Calc has never been a strong point, and I even had a peer tutor at school...but, wow, I thought I'd end up with at least a "C". I was also out for 2 weeks first semester because I was ill. </p>
<p>Should I send my regional counselor an email now?! I'm scared that my admission will get rescinded. What should I do? I'm seriously hyperventilating right now.</p>
<p>oh god. oh god. oh god. oh god. oh god. oh god.</p>
<p>Oh, and on top of that, my first semester grades in general aren't that great. I think I'll end up with only 1 A. </p>
<p>oh god. oh god. oh god. oh god. oh god. oh god.</p>
<p>Oh, and I'm also changing math classes since BC is a bit too much for me. Is that bad?</p>
<p>oh god. oh god. oh god. oh god. oh god. oh god.</p>
<p>If you were a terrible student with no extracurrics, and got in by a freak accident involving straight-As in graduate-level mathematics, your admission is still safe. They realize how serious rescinding is, and realize that individual classes can go badly. If your transcript is otherwise even so-so, you have nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>If you want to write a friendly letter mentioning your illness to your adcom, it wouldn't hurt, but your survival won't depend on it.</p>
<p>Don't worry, don't worry, don't worry. Search through old threads and you'll see the same concerns with the same reassurances, year after year. They will NOT rescind your admissions on the basis of one terrible grade. </p>
<p>As Ted O'Neill wrote in his Class of 2009 Convocation speech (referring to admissions decisions):</p>
<p>"But we dont make mistakes, and, stare decisus the decision stands".</p>
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<li><p>Someone I know got admitted RD after two first-semester Cs in Calc BC and Physics C. If you never presented yourself as a math whiz, I wouldn't worry about it too much.</p></li>
<li><p>Still, a D is kind of impressive, especially if its surrounded by other curvy letters. It may not be a bad idea to write a letter when your midyear report goes out indicating that you are worried, you were sick, you have a plan to do better (including, if that's the case, moving to a different class), etc. If you don't do that, they may ask for it and freak you out more. If you do that, I doubt the issue will come up again (and if it does, it would have anyway). Do a good job with the letter -- treat it like an admissions essay.</p></li>
<li><p>Don't be surprised if there's no quick response. They are kind of busy right now with kids they haven't admitted or rejected yet.</p></li>
<li><p>Rescinding an admission is really, really rare in the U.S. I've seen it happen . . . for criminal activity. Not for bad grades alone. Although others may have seen that. (Some other countries have conditional admissions: you are admitted provided your final grades meet a target. Be thankful you're not British.)</p></li>
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<p>Hm, I may have the same problem. Straight A's through 10th and 11th grades, but I may be getting a C+ in AP Stats after taking my final this week....my first C ever.</p>
<p>Would that necessarily hurt, say, our chances for a merit scholarship come March?</p>
<p>A C wouldn't hurt your chances of admission (which you probably have been offered already), but it would definitely thwart the chance of your winning a merit scholarship. AdComs definitely wouldn't wan't someone who slacked off after getting an offer of admission. Scholarships are given to the best of the lot, so I guess that explains a lot.</p>
<p>I'm on the same boat, straight A's in 9th,10th,11th and 12th too (only final exams left). Admissions are tricky, you never know what may affect your application negatively.</p>