<p>Did anyone receive a letter asking for an explanation for poor grades and stating their application will be re-evaluated and is currently "in abeyance"?</p>
<p>Please tell me I am not the only one :(</p>
<p>I haven’t had this particular experience, but the best thing you can do is write to them and explain your situation and what happened. Be honest, be open, and take responsibilities for your actions.</p>
<p>Here’s the William and Mary’s advice on approaching the topic:
<a href=“http://blogs.wm.edu/2008/07/16/you-cant-spell-calculus-without-2-cs/”>http://blogs.wm.edu/2008/07/16/you-cant-spell-calculus-without-2-cs/</a></p>
<p>Most of them aren’t looking to rescind you, but you have to start taking responsibility, which means thinking about what you are going to say to them, and writing a letter to them before they make their final decision. </p>
<p><a href=“Dartmouth Warning Letter - Dartmouth College - College Confidential Forums”>Dartmouth Warning Letter - Dartmouth College - College Confidential Forums;
<p>My letter is much more severe than the link. The admissions committee will reevaluate my app and my admission is currently suspended.</p>
<p>How drastic were the changes in your grades? Or was it for disciplinary type reasons?</p>
<p>Why do you care if you’re the only one? That’s not your biggest problem right now!</p>
<p>Agree with ClassicrockerDad. Who else got it is irrelevant. It is quite possible others did but they may not be CC participants. </p>
<p>Concentrate on what you can do about it. How bad are your grades in the final semester compared to the other .3.5 years?</p>
<p>I wrote an honest explanation and sent it in. Have my fingers crossed and hopefully they will take me back because I have nowhere else to go.</p>
<p>ChocChips, understanding that you do not know the final result, do you have any guidance to offer to next year’s seniors based on your experience?</p>
<p>Honest explanation is good. Dartmouth is really big on their honor code. </p>
<p>Google “Parkhursted” if you want to see to what extent. </p>
<p>Wow, Parkhurst does look pretty scary but I am glad that they are committed to academic integrity.</p>
<p>So sorry to hear this! I just read your post this week that you were going to Dartmouth and was happy at such a good outcome. Hope it works out.</p>
<p>Wow, I’m sorry to hear about this. I knew that in theory Ivies could rescind based on poor grades but I’ve never seen it happen to anyone before, even on CC. Were there any D’s or F’s on your transcript that did you in? </p>
<p>I know it’s a little late in the year for this, but if possible you should look into retaking whatever courses you did poorly in at a community college, or at least outline a game plan for the upcoming year to send to the adcoms. Show that you’re serious about your education and that you’re willing to work with them to make things right. </p>
<p>Best of luck. Hopefully you can make it to Hanover in the fall! </p>
<p>@ChocoChips Any news yet?</p>
<p>What happened that caused such a drop? A major event or senioritis? If a case of you going ‘I got in to Dartmouth so now I can relax’, I don’t think you have much of a chance. They want people who will always give 100%, not ones who will drop the effort if they ‘don’t have to bother’. </p>
<p>that being said, I wish you the best and hope that you are still attending!</p>
<p>Hi guys,
I got their decision today.
They want me to take a gap year before enrolling.
Although this may be a blessing in disguise for many, I was wondering if there was any way they would reconsider. I have gotten my housing assignment and DOC trips already. I had planned everything and vowed to turn over a new leaf.</p>
<p>Sounds like it’s time to count your blessings and plan that gap year! I’m glad they didn’t decide to rescind your acceptance. This may turn out to be the greatest thing that ever happened to you. I’ve been sure for a long time that a gap year would have made a big difference in my college life. Alas, the concept was unknown at the time.</p>
<p>Take the gap year and come back knowing EXACTLY what you want to study and do after college so you can move through quickly and maybe even make up the lost year. Get experience in the field you want to enter. Don’t waste this.</p>
<p>I don’t think there is any need to know exactly what you want to study and try to rush through in three years. Enjoy what the school has to offer: you’ll never have this opportunity again. But coming back with a sense of purpose would be wonderful. The details can be fleshed out later.</p>
<p>They probably wouldn’t have forced you to take a gap year if it weren’t for the fact that they over enrolled the class this year. Alas, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I took a gap year before I enrolled at Dartmouth and completed a bunch of internships which gave me a big edge over my classmates when it came time to IB recruiting. </p>