<p>Do you think my acceptance to Harvard College will be rescinded based on the information below?</p>
<p>I was accepted into the College under SCEA, but contracted a serious case of senioritis at the beginning of senior year. Most importantly, I received a D in AP Art History first semester that I have improved to a B second semester. I'm hoping that my increased GPA between the first and second semesters will provide a case for keeping admission. My grades:</p>
<p>FIRST SEMESTER (3.14 UW/3.86 W)
IB English HL: A-
IB Math HL: B (may be officially changed by teacher to an A)
IB Biology HL: B-
AP Art History: D
IB Spanish SL: B-
Journalism: A
IB Theory of Knowledge: A-</p>
<p>SECOND SEMESTER projected (3.5 UW/4.3 W)
IB English HL: B-
IB Math HL: A
IB Biology HL: B-
AP Art History: B-
IB Spanish SL: A
Journalism: A</p>
<p>Three aspects of my application that I think earned me a place in the Class of 2016 were my straight As through second semester junior year, a 2400 SAT and well-rounded extracurricular activities. I would be happy to provide more information regarding my application or the circumstances around my senior year grades (the latter of which is obviously important...) but I would very much prefer a more objective analysis.</p>
<p>What do you think? I am genuinely worried and I recognize that it is my duty as a student to keep up my work ethic, so please don't bash :/</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry!
I know it looks like your world is crashing down from there, but it honestly doesn’t look that bad. Forget the D.
Just try to hike up the B-minuses a few points to Bs.</p>
<p>I have nothing to back this up, but I don’t think that anyone would get rescinded unless they managed to fail enough classes to be held back/committed crimes (although I’m sure that something like straight Ds would be grounds for academic probation)</p>
<p>The D was first semester and even though you were SCEA your school would have sent a midyear report, i should think and if you haven’t gotten a query from Admissions I wouldn’t sweat it-- I agree the B-s would be better as straight Bs but I really doubt that even B-s would be enough to be rescinded. And if you were Admissions would contact your school before calling you and they would be all over you. </p>
<p>Again-- no time to just chill out completely, but I wouldn’t worry yourself too much either…</p>
<p>I don’t think your admission is likely to be rescinded, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you got a letter asking for an explanation of your grades this year.</p>
<p>More importantly, I think you ought to be asking yourself about them. For someone accepted at Harvard, you have really had a decline in productivity that is broad and sustained. It’s one thing to stumble in a class or two in spring of your senior year, but you have been performing marginally in half your classes all year. That’s an awfully bad habit to get into, and a hard habit to break. You should definitely be working on some attitude and time-management changes now. Going to college won’t make your problems disappear magically.</p>
<p>In your acceptance packet there was a copy of an article by McGrath Lewis and Fitzsimmons extolling the virtues of a gap year. The stats are compelling as to the advantages of a gap year for almost all students. You might want to consider it. Aside from the growth you should have if you use the occasion productively, it can act as a chance for “re-booting” of your academic motivation.
Something to consider…</p>
<p>My sense is that your early admission to H struck you as the end of a process. In reality, it’s just the beginning. You’re probably OK on admission, but a reassessment of what you’re working for and why is probably in order.</p>