<p>I got admitted to Duke University as an early decision applicant. However, my senior year GPA is relatively low compared to that of my previous years'. Therefore I am afraid that I may face some consequences. Could anyone help me on solving this problem ? Will Duke withdraw my application ?</p>
<p>I am an international student and my country uses a different GPA system: </p>
<p>They expect your GPA to drop a bit so its alright, If I recall correctly they talk about it on their website. Just try not to get C or lower on a Semester class because if you do they may re-evalute their decision.
I am a current freshman here at Duke, looking forward to meet all of you guys next year.
Trinity 2017</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply! The thing is I don’t know the conversation of grades from A-F scale to 1-5 so, could you elaborate on C a little bit more ? According to my scale, my current grades are generally 3s. To pass one must achieve a grade of 2.</p>
<p>Call the admissions office and ask. Because the grading scale is radically different, there’s no easy way to answer this question for you, and you can bet Admissions has handled this situation-- or a similar one-- before. Typically it’s multiple Cs, Ds, or Fs-- or in the US system, grades around a 70 or so.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply, I didn’t call the admission office because I thought; a call or an e-mail would mark me as a candidate who has relatively low grades. I guess it is not really reasonable to think life that but still… I can’t increase my first semester GPA so I guess by working hard in second semester, I may fix my issue.</p>
<p>They’ve already accepted you. They want you to come. Who cares if they ‘mark’ you? The only thing they could do is revoke your grades, and you should know under exactly which circumstances that will happen.</p>
<p>Why is your GPA getting lower in senior year ? Will you submit a mid-year report ? If the mid-year report shows your poor performance in senior year, the admission office may give you a warning to put more effort for correction. And you should demnonstrate to make a turning point. But I think it may not be an issue since you were already accepted unless you will not graduate because of your GPA.</p>
<p>Sorry for the late reply, the drastic change has happened due to my off-school stuff. As soon as I got admitted (well to civil engineering), I started to intern at one of the largest projects that is currently developing in my country. Thus, I could not study well for the finals. However 3.6 doesn’t mean that I am failing, at my school a student has to get a GPA of 2.00 to pass so I am way above that limit.</p>
<p>Dad2013, Duke University -as far as I know- wants to see the mid-year grade report… “But I think it may not be an issue since you were already accepted unless you will not graduate because of your GPA.” This sentence made my day though!</p>
<p>In essence, your grades dropped – not fatally, I suspect – because you prioritized an internship ahead of your scholastic work. How do you think a renowned academic institution will feel about that, were Duke to uncover the facts? While I believe your admission remains secure, I’d work to return your marks to their previous level, to demonstrate you’re not suffering from a lack of intellectual interest or intensity as a senior.</p>