<p>Hi, I am currently a senior and have received acceptance letters from Wooster, Kalamazoo, Knox, and Ohio Wesleyan. During the 3rd quarter, I failed AP Calc AB and AP Bio. I failed Calc because my foundation was so weak and failed Bio because I had a conflict with my teacher (I was not satisfied with her teaching method and policies) and refused to study hard. All other classes are A's and B's. Will my colleges rescind their decisions? I am actually working very hard to recover my grades in Calc and Bio... If I get good grades during 4th quarter and prove that I got rid of senioritis, will my colleges say ok? And is it ok to contact the admissions about this issue?</p>
<p>The best way to answer this is to call the schools yourself to find out. I would think as long as your final grades are not D/F then you’re fine. But that is just my guess.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about it. My son already put down his deposit and I have never heard of a admission being rescinded. I guess if it causes you to not graduate, then you wouldn’t go. But I am sure you are fine. I would not call them to check. They probably won’t notice unless you bring it to their attention.</p>
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<p>Boy, you showed her!</p>
<p>Failing because you refused to study hard ought to be grounds for colleges to withdraw their offers of admissions. I would encourage you strongly to do much better in the fourth quarter.</p>
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<p>I would worry about it. Although it is true that colleges do not want to rescind admissions offers if they don’t have to, I have had students who did have their admissions offers withdrawn. Deans of Admissions say, almost without exception, that it is better to discuss the matter with colleges early than to wait and hope that nobody would notice. And I would absolutely disregard the advice quoted above.</p>
<p>Son, you have some explainin’ to do, either now or later. Students do get rescinded; while ‘duck and hide’ is one approach, I think you’re better off cutting off the head of the snake before it bites you. </p>
<p>I suggest that you have a plan of action before contacting the schools. Something that will show them that you a) see the error of your ways, b) will never let it happen again and c) that you have devised and are implementing a strategy for success. </p>
<p>Oh, and I’d downplay the part where you decided your best course of action for not liking a teacher’s approach was to quit working.</p>