Accepted and committed to Santa Clara University Class of 2020, chances of being rescinded?

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I’ll try to keep this to short and to the point-I was accepted to SCU and have committed.
My major is in BS Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences. However, the one problem is that I’m unsure whether I can potentially get rescinded because of the following:

  1. On my application, I told them I would make up/take a semester of Chem Honors, and I didn't. BUT I emailed admissions and I told them about my situation, and they seemingly let it go because I explained that I have been participating and devoting more time to extracurriculars, especially my work with people with special needs (that has to do with my major).
  2. My grades are pretty bad this semester compared to last semester when I sent in the mid-year report. As in, I'm taking 3 APs and 2 regular classes (but one is like a "honors" class at my school and is a lab science) and I'm a TA for another class....so in total, I may have 3 As, 1 B, and potentially 2 Cs. One of the Cs is pretty low and has a small chance of dropping to a D.....but I will try to talk to my teacher about it since it's the only class I'm really in danger of being rescinded for.

If anybody has had similar experiences or knows how often/when SCU tends to rescind students, please let me know.

Thank you so much!

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Do not get a D. You can be rescinded for a D. There is no chance of it dropping to a D if you get to work. Frankly, academics are way more important than ECs. They are what get you into a colllege. Getting in doesn’t give you permission to slack off.

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^^Agree. Eliminate ECs as much as you can,quit texting, turn off the cell phone, stay off the internet, and don’t get a D. Otherwise your grades will be ok. Good luck!

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Update: I brought my grade pretty much up to a C. Will they rescind for 2 Cs, 1 B, and 3 As or 2 Cs and 4 As? Thank you all for your input!

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Great job avoiding the big D. I really don’t think so at all. It is the grades below Cs that are killers, but even with a couple Cs, I think they get you are human and a senior. And you are doing good things with your time, easy to explain. They are good people and you seem like one too, being that you are so concerned, but I really think you are fine. Relax!

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What ended up happening? Hope it went well.