<p>I got accepted ED to a Top 10 LAC. I had all As and Bs in my first trimester, with an A- average overall. My school wants a winter midterm report, as well as my final transcript. Might they revoke my acceptance if I develop senioritis? I'm not planning on not doing any more work (I don't wanna be disrespectful to my teachers), but it would be nice to relax a bit and not stress about grades and tests. What sort of a grade slip is considered acceptable, or do I have to maintain my A average to keep my spot? It sounds weird but I feel like I've been walking on eggshells ever since I got my acceptance letter. I'm rather worried.</p>
<p>They don’t want to rescind you, so it’s not like they’ll be scrutinizing your transcript looking for reasons to take back your acceptance. But sometimes the student gives them no choice. D is a red flag. You’ll probably be okay with a C but don’t go for more than that. Honestly, just suck it up and finish on a good note. When I got into grad school I thought “yippy, now who cares if I get all As” but because I had a good work ethic and didn’t want to slack or disrespect my teachers, I ended up with all As anyway, sort of unintentionally but mostly because it was hard to break the habit and start being a mediocre student. Plus you don’t want to start college having forgotten how to be ambitious and hardworking.</p>
<p>This is a FAQ every year about this time and on into the spring when final grades are near. Please use the Search function for ‘revoke’ or ‘rescind’ and you will get many hits.</p>
<p>My daughter’s college president said this to the students on tour: “You don’t prepare for a marathon by running sprints”. The danger of allowing yourself to have senioritis is that it sets a precedence for blowing off academic practices. In the fall you will say that you need time to enjoy college freedoms and partying, so you’ll blow off that first semester, intending to work harder the second. Every year we get lots of posts from good high school students who end up on academic probation or are even expelled because they never applied themselves to their work. </p>
<p>Not to say you should never party in college. Just remember your priorities.</p>
<p>It’s all really YMMV. There is no way to forecast what grade you’ll need to prevent your admission being rescinded. It depends on what the school thinks. The safest way to act is to continue your good habits.</p>
<p>You have to ask yourself, do I really want to have a surgeon or lawyer who tells themself, “Made partner, so I can slack off on this surgery/trial today!” Someday, you will be that lawyer or surgeon. There is no slacking - ever.</p>