<p>I heard that Yale does not rescind acceptances, even when the grades drop significantly, is that true? I'm not planning to do that, but I'm just curious!</p>
<p>I am sure there are circumstances where they would rescind an acceptance, but I don't know anything officially. I suspect that problems with the law and failure to graduate from high school would do it, but I don't know how bad your grades would have to be short of failure to graduate to get you acceptance rescinded. A 4.0 dropping to a 3.0 would not do it.</p>
<p>That's nice. Do you know if that's the same at all the Ivy League schools? And: When do you know if you've been rescinded? Is there any day after which you can be certain that you're really really in and that your final grades are good enough?</p>
<p>if you fail, it is grounds for a rescind of acceptance. That I can be 100% sure of. Of course, the question that leaves is how many classes can you fail and why did you fail.</p>
<p>Well, I can be pretty sure, if not certain, that I will not fail any class. However, I'm taking the IB, and I'm wondering how many points my final results will have to differ from my predicted grades in order to put my (hopefully) acceptance in danger. Does anybody know something about rescinded IB students?</p>
<p>Let it go, Dr. A. We won't know who's swimming naked until the tide goes out.</p>
<p>lol riverrunner. I'm going to remember that line!!</p>
<p>Is a GPA of 3.0 equivalent to a couple of B’s? I’m an international student so I don’t know much about American GPAs.</p>
<p>@ Slakedlime- yes</p>
<p>@river runner- you are my idol now just for saying that line :)</p>
<p>Is the American GPA calculated at the end of the year, cumulatively using grades from courses throughout the year? I’m curious because I’m trying to see how this compares with the grading system for A Levels (my grades are slipping and I’m worried about my EA acceptance being in trouble :().</p>
<p>slakedlime: Unfortunately there isn’t an American standard for this as education in the U.S. is primarily under local control (i.e. at the school district level) and such details are left to school boards and HS administrators.</p>
<p>However, perhaps the most common practice is to re-calculate the cumulative GPA at the end of each term’s classes. Terms are usually semesters of 18 weeks each, so most HS students get a recalculated GPA in January and again in June. That is why Yale (and other schools) require a mid-year report: in order to see the January grades of RD applicants. (SCEA admits must also send one in so that they can be monitored, but they, with their decisions already in hand, are under less scrutiny.)</p>
<p>It is also a common practice for students to receive a mid-semester report so they know where they stand half-way through the term, but such grades do not become part of the official transcript.</p>
<p>Dr. Avrah, I’ve talked to Brown about IB and rescinding acceptances and they said it’s extremely rare and basically happens if you fail a class. I have a predicted 38+3 points, so I think anything above 34 would be fine. I mean, I guess anything above 30 would be fine (that’s a 5 average, which would be equivalent to a B/B+, which would be equivalent to a 3.0 GPA), but I would feel super paranoid with an 8-point drop.</p>