I'm seriously worried my admission will be rescinded, can someone offer advice?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>Okay, I was admitted to NU with a UW GPA between 3.4-3.5 (i'm not sure the exact number). I had midterms yesterday and today, and my grades are seriously freaking me out.</p>

<p>I made something like 3 Cs when I applied (not Cs in the classes themselves, but during one quarter of the class, which is 2 quarters long). The classes I'm in right now are all APs. Midterms count as 20% of our quarter grades, and my midterms were seriously brutal. I ended up with an 81, a 77, and a 79 (I had a solid B in the class, but the midterm was insanely difficult and brought me down). Failing here is anything below a 70. Am I screwed????? I'm seriously freaking out now.</p>

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<p>To clarify, when I sent my application, I already had 3 Cs on my transcript from soph-jr. years.</p>

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<p>I doubt it will. As long as you don’t fail the class you’ll be fine since you got in already.</p>

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<p>If you’ve already gotten a few C’s on in your sophomore and junior years, I wouldn’t worry too much about a few more. AP classes are meant to be more challenging, so a C in there is really more like a B in a regular class. Relax and just keep working hard until the end of the year. You’ll be fine.</p>

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<p>You got in with a 3.4 - 3.5 UW? Hmmm, I have like a 3.6 - 3.7 and I’m wondering if my GPA’s lacking. Did you apply ED?</p>

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<p>don’t guide yourselves by the GPAs of other accepted students, just get one as high as you can. There is no cutoff for what is “enough”. In my school, which is highly competitive and considered by some to be among the best if not the best in the country, people with 3.8s and high (2300+) SATs got waitlisted.</p>