<p>I got accepted, but when I read the conditions of acceptance, I got worried. First semester I took 7 classes and got all A's but this semester I decided to only take 5 classes so I withdrew from 2 classes. This was so I could work more, I did not realize that conditions of acceptance would be to complete all classes listed. Will UC Berkeley rescind my admission even if I notify them of the schedule change? I am still making all A's in the classes I am taking.</p>
<p>This is the condition I am talking about:</p>
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[QUOTE] Complete all senior-year courses listed on your application with an overall unweighted B average for each term and no grade lower than a C. Immediately notify us, in writing: if you did not meet the grade point average condition for any term of your senior year; or of any changes to your senior year class schedule.
<p>Notify them immediately along with a clear explanation - sounds like you had to work more hours to meet financial needs, which would be understandable in the current global economic slump. This way you can have it decided early and know that if you send in your SIR, you will not be rescinded. </p>
<p>If not, you have this hanging over your head. They have even removed people from the dorms after the school year started, so don’t fool around with being rescinded. </p>
<p>The conditions are there to avoid people listing some wild set of heavy classes and then dumping them, doing it cynically just to boost admissions chances. Similarly, the GPA requirements are there to avoid those who slack off totally. If you took the heavy load you listed for the first semester, did very well in them, and are doing well in the somewhat reduced load this semester, it is clearly not a case of laziness. I think you have a decent chance but it depends on you writing a good explanation immediately. Don’t wait until they receive your final transcript.</p>
<p>At worst case, they might accept a commitment to take the two classes or equivalents at a community college over the summer as proof of good intentions - talk to them immediately and raise that as a second offer if they are still unsure.</p>
<p>Don’t sweat it. I didn’t know that I listed 7 classes on my planned schedule. I am only taking 3 right now. I am probably in a worse situation than you are.</p>
<p>My change was influenced by my attempt to schedule a college class I wanted to take. For its late morning time slot and hour long commute back and forth, I had to drop three high school classes. </p>
<p>I was eligible to graduate last semester but I decided to stay in school for a bit. I am studying for the AP tests of these classes, so not that much change. My ranking is still the same despite a short of 3 classes in high school</p>
<p>kidwithshirt - you too should send in a written explanation right away to protect your acceptance (assuming you want to go to Cal). The fact that you are taking a college class, which I presume was not listed on your application, might be a mitigating factor depending on what was dropped and what is the one college course.</p>
<p>My son in kind of similar situation. When he completed the “supplemental questionnaire” UC asked for your fall grades. He provided them. He had some really issues sleeping during finals weeks (due to some bad news) and did poorly on two of his classes. He came away with 1-A, 3-B, 2-C. Three classes are AP, so his weighted GPA is over a 3.0 (which they require each term), but his unweighted is not. They saw his grades on the supplemental, and still accepted him. Now that we get all the paperwork we see that this requirement is for both terms. Do we bring it to their attention. If they decided on an offer despite the unweighted GPA, do we get confirmation in writing that so this won’t create a problem later? We are concerned that if he accepts at Cal, that he could lose his offer at UCLA or Davis (they have less stringent rules–UCLA is get a 3.0 all year (so this semester can remedy the prior semester GPA), and Davis is just get nothing lower than a C.</p>
<p>You should definitely just tell the admissions office, and see what they say. And yes, because of the way the UC system works, you may only accept the offer to ONE UC. so if your son accepts to Cal, he cannot accept to UCLA or Davis (or risk getting canned from both). Have your son (not you) talk to the admissions at Cal first about his situation and see what they say, then decide which school to accept to afterwards. For good measure, I would also talk to the admissions at UCLA just in case.</p>
<p>This question sort of relates to the original post. </p>
<p>What happens if you said you were planning to take three AP tests this year, only to end up taking two? Will that hurt me at all? Or am I being foolish for even asking this question?</p>
<p>That is another thing to tell the admissions office, just for good measure. They kinda assume you’re planning on taking all the ap exams for the ap classes you signed up for. I don’t think it’s in that contract thingy they make you sign, but it is another thing to tell the admissions office. </p>
<p>Basically, as a general rule, if you’re changing something or doing something differently with respect to academics your senior year from what you told admissions in your application, TELL admissions that you are!</p>
<p>Ap tests are totally irrelevant. they dont care at all, not worth even bothering to mention it. The classes, on the other hand, were part of their admissions decision - amount of passion, level of difficulty, how hard you work. That they care about.</p>
<p>I would play it safe and still tell them. you have no idea what exactly they look for. If they don’t care, then they’ll tell you. If they do care, and you don’t tell them, that’s risking your admission.</p>
<p>to Tearxdrops, if u got admitted and u fulfill the conditions of acceptance then you are fine. No where in the conditions does it say anything about AP tests. But kemkid has a point, it won’t hurt to just tell em</p>
<p>Hi im in a similar situation with parentofmen’s child. In my first semester I took 7 classes, all of which were IB and AP but I received 6 B’s and 1 C which makes my unweighted lower than a 3.0 and I did not fill out the supplementary questionaire for the fall grades… will this affect their decision?</p>