I Got Accepted... But Will I Be Rejected Now?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>I have recently received my admissions letter from USC and I couldn't be more ecstatic. But I also recently took my midterm and it turns out that I have earned my first C in Calculus AP/IB. I don't want to dramatize this grade, but is this going to cause them to revoke my acceptance or cause them to rethink offering me a scholarship (since that's apparently why the letters come so early)?
It could just be that I am having nervous fits, but I consider this a serious concern. Is it?
To help you understand who I am, here's some info about me....</p>

<p>I am a full International Baccalaureate Diploma candidate with passing grades on all the AP exams I have taken. I am President of a club I founded and Vice President of Speech and Academic Decathlon. I am also a member of two community service organizations.
I am my school's Boy/Girls State Representative and I have been a hospital volunteer for over a year. I also volunteer at my church, the American Cancer Society, and the local community center.
One of my teacher recs was really good and the other was okay, but not great.</p>

<p>USC is my first option for college, but I was really hoping for a scholarship; otherwise I don't think I'll be able to go because I don't qualify for a lot of financial aid. So will that C hinder me?</p>

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<p>No. Don’t freak out. You’ll be fine. I would start to worry if you got straight C’s in all of your classes. Congrats by the way!</p>

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<p>C’s are okay. and it’s an AP class.</p>

<p>I think that you don’t need to have to give USC your midyear, unless they ask for it. Then, you’ll know that the C isn’t affecting your scholarship. :D</p>

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<p>They wont change their decision dont worry. You’re in already its all that matters. unless you’re running for scholarships or something.</p>

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<p>One C is fine, even if you are up for a scholarship. They actually won’t need your fall grades. Don’t freak out too much.</p>

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<p>im actually in the EXACT same boat… but i think final grades are all that really matter …? just dont like fail out of all of your classes and you`ll be okay :)</p>

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<p>even if you got straight C’s i dont think it would matter. :/</p>

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<p>I got a C from AP Biology senior year. It wasn’t a problem. So I don’t think you should worry!</p>

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<p>uyulove:
not true
straight c’s could possibly make them reconsider their decision…
however, since you are already admitted, they are not likely to ask for a midyear report
so you should be safe :-)</p>

<p>but one c esp in ap calc, won’t kill you</p>

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<p>Eh.. I don’t think so. there are plenty of people who got admitted with C’s on their report card to start out with. I would try to stay in the B range though to be honest. Don’t slack off too much.</p>

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<p>I got a D in English my senior year, and I’m still here. Try to stay in the B range to be safe though, in hindsight I would have put in more effort to avoid the risk.</p>

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<p>Even though they won’t ask for your midyear report, they still asked that you send your final transcript as soon as it is available. So, they will still see your grade, but by that time you will have already chosen to attend or not, so it probably doesn’t really matter. Unless, as someone has already said, you had straight C’s or something like that.</p>