<p>So I just graduated HS and am going to UC Berkeley this fall. I am super excited, it was my first choice and is incredible in my intended major. However, I had a pretty rough senior year. My first semester GPA was below 3.0 on my schools weighting system (we don't really weight anything at all), so I panicked and sent admissions a well-thought out email explaining the circumstances. They responded and told me that they were not going to rescind me, and thanked me for my explanations. This was all during my second semester, towards the end of the year.</p>
<p>I just got my final transcript and I am below a 3.0 for the second semester as well. I do not have any D's or F's, just a C- and two C's. My school's GPA calculations always seem kinda harsh. Anyways, I have heard two things about Berkeley rescinsion:</p>
<p>below 3.0 UW
D's or F's</p>
<p>So, I dont have D's or F's but my second semester GPA is below 3.0. Do you think I will be rescinded? It seems a little odd for me to contact them a second time and re explain my story for second semester...should I just wait and hope for the best? If I really need to I could probably talk to some of my teachers and try to boost my grades...but...not positive.</p>
<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!</p>
Why subject yourself to such torture? By sinking below a 3.0, you’re on thin ice. Have you GC call the school on your behalf, if possible. Go over with a plate full of cookies/brownies and beg. Otherwise, bite the bullet and call yourself.</p>
<p>Regardless, you have some big decisions to make and some maturation to attain. Do you think UCB is going to be easier than your HS senior year? Your ~ 3.0GPA – was that your maximum effort? Why not? Why won’t that repeat in September? You have a lot of things to answer to yourself, even if UCB decides to keep you. Your returning for your 2nd semester or your sophomore year at UCB is not guaranteed in the slightest.</p>
<p>I appreciate your info. However, I assure you that maturity has nothing to do with the issue in the slightest. I am more than capable of handling myself at Berkeley. I had never earned lower than an A before my senior year. All problems were strictly personal. </p>
<p>1) Call Berkeley.
2) Talk to your teachers.</p>
<p>My brother’s senior year, he needed no more than 1 “B” and the rest "A"s to get his GPA to a level to qualify for the the next level up of scholarship at the college he planned to go to. When grades came out, he got 2 "B"s. He went and talked to the teacher and explained the situation, and the teacher was more than willing to cooperate. So there’s hope.</p>
<p>Your high school’s GPA calculation does not matter. What matters is whether your GPA in senior year a-g courses is at least 3.0 (not counting +/-) and that you have no D or F grades.</p>
<p>If you are rescinded, register at the local community college for another try in two years (see <a href=“http://www.assist.org”>http://www.assist.org</a> for transfer information) in case any explanations/appeals are not successful.</p>
<p>Don’t just sit back and hope for the best. Call the school. Today.</p>
<p>Knowing is better than worrying. Waiting and hoping does you no good at all if you find out a month from now that you have been rescinded. That leaves you little time for a Plan B.</p>
<p>Perhaps if you call Berkeley and ask if you take a summer class at a community college and pass with a B or better, it will assure Berkeley that you can perform decently at Berkeley. Can you reassure them that the problems causing your huge GPA drop have been resolved? If they are not resolved, can Berkeley give you a deferment to get your life and your ability to do well in school under control, perhaps while taking a community college class or two in order to get you back into the swing of things academically? </p>
<p>When you contact the school, you’ll want to put your best foot forward, so don’t refer to “rescinsion”. The word is “rescission” (seems counterintuitive, I know).</p>