So here’s the situation. I applied to the UCLA School of Music and by some miracle I got in. Obviously, I was overjoyed but then upon reading the contract, I realized that I had to report my first semester senior year grades since I didn’t do too hot. I got a D in band and a D in AP Statistics. My application had 2 other D’s (one of them was re-mediated) so this semester isn’t too much worse than my prior semesters. I also explained in 1000 characters that I joined marching band for the first time and was unprepared for the large time commitment and that my mother’s health had been growing worse and that all that in addition to my already existing extracurriculars left me stretched thin. But I also accepted responsibility for my grades, acknowledged that other students deal with similar situations and balance their grades, and said I was improving them second semester. The email notification I got back afterwards said “You may be offered a revised admission contract, or in some cases, your offer of admission may be withdrawn.” It also said it would notify me in 15 working days. It’s only been a day but the anxiety is eating at me. I signed up for Bruin Day and already started working on my Dorm Application and I’m excited but I’m also scared I’ll get rescinded. What are the chances of that happening? Has this happened to other people? Does the fact that I’m majoring in music and not statistics help? I’ve also met the professor for the instrument I applied for several times and we’ve become friendly over email. Hopefully, since he was at my audition, he would like for me to be in his program. Should I email him about this situation or will that make things worse. If I should, what do I say? Really just looking for some reassurance here.
@minimatt22 Unfortunately you are at a serious risk of getting rescined by UCLA. Sure, sometimes applicants might get a D or an F in Senior year and UCLA might still take them in, but the fact that you earned 2 Ds is very concerning, especially since one of the Ds was in a class directly related to your major (Band) and the other D is in an important Math class that is part of the UC A-G requirements. The reason why this is so concerning is because you are a music major, and not passing a music-related high school class because you were “unprepared for the large time commitment” might raise some serious red flags about your potential as a UCLA music major. With your D in AP Stats, know that math will be one of the required general ed courses required to graduate from UCLA, and if they see that you didnt pass college-level math in high school, admissions counselors might infer that you might not be able to handle the rigorous UCLA level math class which is part of the general ed requirement. Also note that hundreds of extremely competetitive applicants were waitlisted this year, so if UCLA were to rescind you, they would then simply take someone else from the waitlist who is eligible and competetitive for the music major. I don’t think it would be a bad idea to email the music professor who was at your audition and tell him of your circumstances, because he might have some influence in regards to admissions in the Music school, and if he really wants you in his program, he might put in a good word for you with admissions. Of course I’m not the admissions counselor and I can’t really tell you exactly what will happen, but the only thing you can do now is wait and hope that whoever reviews your circumstances will be nice enough to not rescind your application. Good luck.
What did the contract say that required you to report your first-semester senior year grades and not just your end-of-year senior grades, which everyone has to submit?