<p>I'm admitted to UCSC, UCR, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and on the waiting list for UCI and appealed to UCD, but mainly I'm concerned about UCSC and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.</p>
<p>So I got a C in AP Calc first semester and most definitely a F second semester.
But for second semester I'm getting an A in everything else. That makes 5 As and 1 F.</p>
<p>Will UCSC and/or Cal Poly SLO rescind my admittance?</p>
<p>An F is an automatic rescind from every UC. I’m not sure if it’s the same way for the CSU system.</p>
<p>The CSUs can be more lenient about it, but the policy is still to rescind for any Fs unless you contact them and get an exception. You need to do whatever you can, up to and including sacrificing your As in other classes, to get that grade at a C or above, or you run a serious risk of being rescinded everywhere.</p>
<p>Go to your professor ASAP and seek help. Ask for a breakdown of your grade if it isn’t provided online. Be respectful and humble. Let’s face it, you are kind of at his mercy. Do you have any missing assignments? Can these be made up for half or partial credit? Did you tank because you were lazy or had difficulty with the class? Be honest with yourself and the professor. Don’t sit back and let it happen without trying to do something about it. Until those grades are sent, you never know what even the most strict professors will be willing to do if you approach it the right way. Mention the impact on your college acceptance, but don’t make it the primary focus. That will simply irritate the professor. You don’t want to leave hs failing the class.</p>
<p>Check with your guidance office and see how they report your grades. Is it by year, semester, or quarter? This may make a difference in how USCS or CAL Poly SLO reviews the transcript. Depending on the school, a low F is averaged up to a 50, weather you have a 15 or a 45. Take this with your C from the first semester and you may be okay for the year if your final isn’t lousy. Ask your guidance office, NOT your professor.
Good luck!</p>
<p>What if he dropped the class? Would that possibly be better than taking an F?</p>
<p>^The colleges have already seen the class on his application transcript. Even if it were possible to drop the class (which I doubt), it would raise a flag to the admissions office. If it were dropped, it may appear as ‘dropped not passing’. Any way you look at it, I wouldn’t recommend this.</p>
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As was said previously, the UC admission decisions were made assuming the applicant would take and pass all the courses listed on the app. Dropping the class is no better than failing it; either way the admission can be revoked.</p>
<p>I strongly suggest the OP contact the colleges immediately and figure out what can be done. Its a lot better to find out now if a campus is going to withdraw acceptance before the Statement of Intent to Register is due the end of this month so the OP can choose one of the colleges that will still take him. The alternative, sending in a SIR and turning down the other colleges, will leave him in a much worse position come mid-summer when the rescind letter comes. To be honest I don’t know if the F means an automatic revocation or not, but whether it does or doesn’t the OP is better off finding out now instead of in August.</p>
<p>^Ah that makes sense</p>
<p>I just heard about someone at my school who is getting a D in trigonometry and he emailed UCD about it. They said that he is okay. I just emailed UCSC and I hope it works out well.</p>