Am I in danger of having my offer revoked?

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Hi everyone, was recently admitted into a small, fairly selective liberal arts college. I accepted the offer and I’m now committed.

I’m generally an A student, with several Bs and one C throughout my time in high school. However, this semester, I’ve made two Cs in my classes. Both were college level dual enrollment courses, so they will affect my GPA as if I made a B in a regular high school course.

I do feel that because these were college level courses, making Cs doesn’t look quite as bad, but this is still quite uncharacteristic relative to my transcripts considering I’ve only made one other C (in freshman year). When I read about colleges revoking offers, I get so much mixed information. Some people would say that I’m fine, and that colleges only do this in the case of multiple failed classes or a legal infraction. Some information is quite vague, though, implying that a college would certainly question a student with my record making two Cs.

I guess I’m looking for reassurance more than anything. Am I in danger of having my offer revoked? If so, what steps should I take?

Thanks

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The general rule is no Ds, Fs or Felonies. But the only way to be certain is to contact the admissions office directly.

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I expect you will be fine. And with so many classes moving online due to COVID I think a little extra leeway would be given.

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Leeway will be given during this pandemic. No one will question. For all they know or could imagine someone dear to you is under painful circumstances.

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If your admission offer listed specific grade or GPA conditions, compare your grades and GPA to those conditions.

If it lists only something vague like “we expect you to maintain your academic performance”, then (in the absence of D or F grades) the risk of rescission is hard to tell, though it is worse the larger the grade or GPA drop is. How good the college’s yield is may affect how strictly they hold matriculants to maintaining their grades and GPA (if yield is low, they are likely to be more lenient).