<p>Hi everyone,
I just got a letter saying my admission to UC Irvine has been rescinded. I got 4 D's my senior year and I know this is really really bad but I was just overwhelmed with my course load. Before my senior year I have never even had a C on my transcript. I really don't want to go to a community college because I believe I have worked really hard for UCI. I was wondering about the chances of Spring/ Winter enrollment or probational acceptance. I am going to try and meet someone who is in charge of reviewing applications but I don't know if they will see me or not. I anyone has any advice on how I can still go to UCI without first going to community college I would really appreciate it. REPLY QUICKLY!!! Thanks.</p>
<p>Arrange a meeting, if you can. E-mail admissions like crazy… do you have any special circumstances other than “I slacked off”? </p>
<p>That’s tough dude. Best of luck.</p>
<p>I want to make it clear that I did not slack off I honestly couldn’t handle the classes that I took especially AP Chem. I dont think I was prepared for it. I just don’t think its fair that I am being punished for challenging myself!!</p>
<p>Are you in summer school retaking the classes? The UC rules are pretty clear.</p>
<p>It’s your fault for taking all these hard classes, how many ap’s did you take?</p>
<p>Ouch… 1 D is bad enough… but 4 D’s seems like too slippery a slope.</p>
<p>1 D–could be explained.</p>
<p>4-D’s–unacceptable</p>
<p>Prove that you can handle the challenge of college level work by earning a strong gpa at community college. Once you do this, then try to transfer.</p>
<p>Dig deeper - way, way deeper - into what actually happened. Go to see a counselor. Understand why you did what you did, or you will again in the future ruin things when you have got it made. </p>
<p>You’re so young that this situation will only be a minor speed bump for you IF you fix what actually went wrong and learn from it. In the long run, you may actually look back and be grateful you screwed up now (when the stakes are still low, when you aren’t losing a career, a marrriage, a house, etc.). Take this as an opportunity to learn about whatever issue really caused the situation, and get control of it.</p>
<p>No one is punishing you for challenging yourself. When it’s all said and done, you failed to meet all of the the requirements for UC attendance. AP courses are college level that you got Ds in 4 of them is telling the admissions people that you may not be able to handle their coursework either. Their logic is sound. Their decision is not personal. I am sorry that you are in this situation I know it must be frustrating a embarassing but it is what it is. </p>
<p>Agree with everyone who said go to CC do well and reapply. I urge you to talk to an admissions rep to find out how to strengthen your transfer profile. Good luck and by all means accept responsibility for the grades. This has to be tough and I’m sorry.</p>
<p>oh and spidey girl gave good advice.</p>
<p>This is so hard for you and I feel badly for you. But in some ways maybe this is a good thing for you. Use this as a chance to do an honest assessment of yourself. if you slacked off, this is a harsh lesson. </p>
<p>If, as you say, you did not slack off but the amount and level of work overwhelmed you, then maybe this was a fortuitous wake-up call that saved you from a very expensive first year of college. Getting 4 Ds in AP classes when you are working at your full capacity means that you are not ready for the workload of college.</p>
<p>Most college classes go at a faster pace than AP classes because they cover in a quarter or a semester what a lot of AP high school classes cover in a year. Also, most high school APs generally use a text book (other than lit courses) rather than a text/s and a lot of other outside reading, so the workload is heavier in college as well.</p>
<p>If you add in all the other outside distractions of college, you quite likely were heading for disaster.</p>
<p>I would use this as a chance to seriously assess my study skills and academic weaknesses and address them before reapplying to a 4 year campus.</p>
<p>Are any of these D’s in required a-g courses, such as Alg II or VAPA? If so, you no longer meet the minimum eligibility and rescission is automatic. Absent extenuating circumstances such death in your immediate family to explain away a massive grade drop, as others have noted, UC is concerned that you will struggle next year. Better to attend a juco than flunk out of UC, (which happens a lot, even at Berkeley and UCLA). </p>
<p>And, trust me on this, Chem at any UC is waaaay harder than AP Chem taken in HS.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Another obstacle against you getting a decision reversed is that UC Irvine is looking for reasons to reduce their incoming class size due to the ever-increasing budget problems. Every time I read an article UCI is looking at a bigger and bigger deficit to deal with because of state budget problems.</p>
<p>I know a student that many years ago felt his rejection by UCI was not fair. To make the story short, he and his parents couldn’t get a foot in the door for someone to listen to them. The administration’s attitude seemed to be “All decisions are final. We are not going to set a precedent of changing decisions because someone didn’t like the decision.”</p>
<p>Having said all this, it still wouldn’t hurt to try to talk to them. Just have a plan B in place.</p>
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<p>This is what makes me think that you are not necessarily on top of how you got to where you are right now. Four AP classes may be a lot of work, but to go from A’s and B’s to four D’s? My gut tells me there is more to this than
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<p>Having gotten all A’s and B’s for three years of high school, you were more than prepared study and academic skills wise to do at least reasonably well in those four classes. AP’s may be challenging, but it isn’t more than an increase in work quantity from what you were already doing well. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t look at this as being punished. I would look at this as a consequence (your consequence) of not staying on top of the work, and not taking care of yourself so that you could do that. </p>
<p>Taking care of yourself could mean absolutely anything from getting enough sleep to stress, anxiety, schedule, or social life management. Once you figure that out, and take responsibility for what happened (and also take responsibility for making sure it does not happen again) you’ll be back on the right road and will be able to achieve your goals.</p>