<p>As a senior, i took Calc BC and received a D first semester then a C second semester. To my knowledge, having a fourth year of math could only benefit me, not hurt me, seeing as only three years of math are required. Therefore, my fourth year of math would be considered an elective. UCSC recently withdrew my admission even after all my SIR and housing intent stuff was paid. I heard i could easily send them a letter explaining why i got the D but is it too late? </p>
<p>I tried calling but their offices are closed on the weekends. Some genius over there thought it was smart to mail these letters right before the weekend, just so its recipients can suffer all weekend before asking any questions the following monday. </p>
<p>nvilla: UC applications are due in November and therefore do not receive a mid-year report before admission. In fact they do not get a hard copy of your transcript until after graduation.</p>
<p>I believe that a D is not considered a passing grade by the UCs so that means a D in either semester means that you did not complete the course. You might call them and ask whether you can take a remedial math class as a freshman or take an online summer course quickly in order to meet this requirement.</p>
<p>You definitely need to speak to them to plead your case. Is it that you’re not strong in math? If you’re not planning on studying within science, math, or engineering then you can use that reasoning. Did you have personal or family issues that caused your grades to drop this past year? Did you simply overload yourself with too much coursework than you could handle? Remember the people in admissions are just as human as you and I. Reasoning goes a long way. They may be able to give you a conditional admission and put you on probation for a semester unless your grades improve (then you can show them all your effort).</p>
The UC schools have minimum requirements for admission. However admission is very competitive and it takes more than just the minimum to get into most UC campuses so they look to see evidence of extra effort – taking honors classes, taking challenging classes past the minimum requirements, etc – in order to decide who to admit. So while the class may not strictly speaking have been required, your taking and passing it may have been what got you admitted. As you’ve found out, getting a D can hurt you.</p>
<p>You should call them today and see if there is anything you can do to get this reversed. Adcoms have some latitude. It would have been better if you had got in touch with them back in January when you got the D and found out what you could do to work things out, and even if you had done so when you were accepted because the “Welcome!” webpage usually says something about notifying them about any changes in schedule or grades of D or below. Having waited until the bitter end your options may be more limited, but I hope you want work things out with them!</p>
<p>Wow. I’m relieved to see that I’m not the only person in this horrible situation. We’re pretty much in the same boat since my I just found out my admission to UCI has been withdrawn, due to a bad case of senioritus giving me an F in my first semester of AP English (although I passed with a C second semester). I’m considering an appeal but have very little hope that it will work because I don’t have any new information such as a medical excuse. I’d really like to know that spending 2 years in a cc in NOT my only option and that there is another route I can take.</p>
<p>Most Admissions decisions at UC’s come out by the end of March. It clearly states on each and every admission contract to report D’s and F’s. Did everyone report their D’s and F’s from first semester when they received their admission letter in March? Or when you received a D or F in June? If not, this is probably your problem. Had you reported them as soon as you possibly could, revocation may not have been an issue if the class was not a a-g requirement (ie. 4th year of math, 4th year of history or science, etc). From what I’ve been able to tell from most of the UC revocations that I’ve seen on CC, a person has not reported a bad grade or let their GPA fall below what was stated on the admission contract and then not notified admissions immediately. The few kids I have personally known who have notified admissions of a problem immediately were usually ok, they may have had to take a summer course or just repeat a course in college so long as it was above the a-g requirements. Anyway, just my observation, good luck you guys…I hope it works out for you.</p>