<p>For those of us who are applying EA/ED and for those of us who will find out if we are admitted or not in December, if we do get in, is it wise to start slacking off a bit? I'm not saying get straight D's but start getting a couple C's? Do we have much to worry about after that?</p>
<p>I wouldnt risk it....</p>
<p>Meh. One or two Cs is very unlikely to hurt you. This is, of course, if the decision is made before they see this grade.</p>
<p>even if you are not applying ED, does sr year matter as much?</p>
<p>(as in, getting low As, maybe some high Bs...but not to worry about class rank etc...)</p>
<p>Do you have any common sense? Of course it is not wise...</p>
<p>Colleges can and do rescind offers of enrollment.</p>
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<p>The real answer, which people don't like to hear, is not that much. For first semester, if you applying RD, they do see them, but from my experience, unless a significant drop occurs, it won't really affect admissions.</p>
<p>I wouldn't slack off. Here's how it frequently goes down at my school:</p>
<p>Kids apply to Harvard, Yale, etc. REGULAR DECISION and have great ECs and great stats fresh-junior year. But they're on the cusp. Harvard calls up the guidance office well into the 1st half of senior year, says "we're reviewing X's profile right now - we want their grades". If they slipped, they're getting rejected.</p>
<p>Senior year grades CAN tip the balance b/w an applicant who is on the edge for scholarship consideration or admittance. Will it affect people who are already in at the schools they are applying to (i.e. the state school and John's Hopkins certainly didn't care about this kids' senior year grades...)? Probably not.</p>