<p>I attend a California Community College and am accepted to UCSD as a Econ/Math Joint Major. My grades have been fine and I had a GPA of around 3.8 before the Spring Quarter. </p>
<p>This quarter my mother became clinically depressed and lost her job, while my father no longer has relations to us. I had to start working on short notice and take care of my family and I neglected my grades as a result. I have helped my mother recover slightly and she is in the process of finding new work. The damage, however, has already been done.</p>
<p>I have not received my grades but I suspect the three classes I took are all Cs and Ds, leaving my GPA below the required 2.0 GPA. My overall GPA is still far above the 3.0 requirement but I fear it may not matter. I have around 101 quarter units with these classes so none of them are necessary except for a Music class I took to fulfill my arts requirement.</p>
<p>If my GPA this quarter does fall below 2.0, what steps can I take to prevent my acceptance from being rescinded?</p>
<p>nothing all you can really do is call them and explain your circumstance. UCs have been relatively understanding this application cycle. goodluck</p>
<p>I guess I should see if they rescind first but is there anything I can do between now and when they receive my transcripts?</p>
<p>It really would be better to try to get in front of the ball on this one by calling the school first and talking things out with them.</p>
<p>I would call UCSD admissions asap and explain your situation to them, so you can it get settled in a timely manner. They will consider rescinding your acceptance, but not before they hear an explanation as to why you got those grades, to which they will then determine if it’s a good enough reason. They can be understanding, so don’t hesitate to tell them (once you get your final grades).</p>
<p>alright i got 2 Cs and a D giving me a GPA below 2.0 </p>
<p>I called UCSD admissions and they said to wait.</p>
<p>Any suggestions?</p>
<p>If you haven’t already done so, I would try to gather up anything that could be used to prove that special circumstances affected your grades (in your particular case, medical documents involving your mother’s clinical depression). Be prepared to appeal a possible cancellation of your UCSD admission. Good luck, and hope to see you next year :)</p>
<p>What happens if I’m in the same spot except I can’t say I really have any special circumstances?</p>