Do you think they'll rescind me?

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Hey, guys. UVA admitted me EA, but I’m not exactly sure whether or not I’ll attend. I’m looking forward to Days on the Lawn, though.

Anyway, I’ve obtained all of required math high school credits and then some (okay, just one extra) and this semester I’m taking Pre-Calc. It’s a one-semester deal at my school. However, since I’ve resolved to major in English with the intent of heading to law school after graduation, neither my guidance counselor nor my parents seem to think that I necessarily need to take Pre-Calc. There’s another class I can enroll in that’s a math review class for graduating seniors. This class is obviously easier than Pre-Calc. Do you think UVA would rescind me if I they found out I dropped Pre-Calc? I know it’s a competitive school. I have straight A’s besides.

Thanks,
Insaniac

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The right people to ask are NOT on this forum. You should be talking with Admissions, asap.

With that said, two things come to mind:

  1. I would doubt that a change to one class would make a significant difference, however…
  2. What’s the point of dropping Pre-calc only to fill it with another math class?

I can see if you needed to drop it to take another class more in line with your desired major, or another AP class opened up, etc. But dropping one math class for an easier math class does look a little lazy. Whether or not that wil hurt you is something that you need to take up with Admissions, before you decide.

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Guidance is making me keep a math class even though I’ve fulfilled the requirement. Thanks for the input.

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I also forgot to mention that I picked up AP Psych, a class I decided to take only a few weeks ago. So it should balance out.

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I know nothing about UVa’s policies on the matter. However, conventional wisdom is that the loss of an admissions offer is mainly aimed at high school students who stop working hard on their classes and turn into party animals, or who get involved in violent behavior.

Every year, there are posts from students who are worried because they are having trouble in one high school class. Not everyone will be good at every subject. I almost failed computer programming. .

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You’ll have to do 12 credits in math/science as a student in the College of Arts and Sciences. Granted, you can focus on science instead of math for that requirement, but not having precal will put you quite a bit behind your peers, many of whom took precal in 10th or 11th grade and are in a first or second year of calc as seniors.

Call us today and you can talk to a dean about your options. We’re here until 5 PM.