<p>I was accepted to Smith by way of EDI without my 1st semester senior grades included in the application; I just got my grades, so I went ahead and sent them in. I unfortunately received a "D" in math and experienced a moderate (.6) decrease in average GPA, so I sent a letter along with my transcript expressing my goals for the next semester. I also stated that, as I aspire to be an English major/music minor, I will pursue a humanities curriculum, and that I don't think math will have much bearing on my life outside of high school. I wonder if I perhaps made myself sound too narrow-minded; though I meant what I said about math, I'm aware that Smith recommends an all-encompassing curriculum, and assuredly I would very much like to take classes outside of my 2 designated realms. Do you think they'll re-evaluate me on the basis of what I said/my grade?</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your time. (-: My paranoia knows no bounds!</p>
<p>This is the kind of situation that I don't think anyone not working in an appropriate capacity for Smith can give you a good answer. I suggest that you take a deep breath and give Admissions a call. At a guess, they might want you to repeat that "D" in summer school but that's only a guess based on what I've seen play out with other situations at other colleges. They may be--if not exactly fine--grudgingly acquiescing about it. However anything that looks like senioritis is frowned upon almost everywhere.</p>
<p>Since you were accepted, Smith would have to formally rescind the offer, a move that is rare. Many schools will rescind offers if your grades plunge, although the trigger isn't always clear. Some measure don't allow any grade below, say, a C, and others go by GPA. They will not rescind the offer because you made yourself "sound narrow-minded." They have already evaluated you and liked what they saw.</p>
<p>That said, I strongly urge you to call admissions a call. Although they probably won't do anything if your other grades are As and Bs, you will want to put your mind to rest.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your acceptance. The D in math hopefully will be thought of as a blip on the radar screen, and based on the fact that your GPA only dropped .6 says that your other grades must have quite good. You are not the only student to present such problems to an admissions comm. at any college, trust me on this one. For your own sanity, call them and talk to an adm. counselor.</p>
<p>Well, like TD said, we can't give you an authoritative answer, but IMO I think you were honest and straightforward. I doubt they would rescind your admissions offer because of a .6 grade drop, especially since you took the time to explain yourself.</p>
<p>Thank you all so much. My other grades were 3 As, (one in an advanced language course and the other in an AP class) a B, and a C, (in an AP class) so I'm hoping it won't look like true senioritis. Does anyone else have an opinion?</p>
<p>Narq...you have to understand this: our opinions don't matter. You need to suck it up and contact admissions, outlining the problem and getting their response. If anything, you'll probably get points for being pro-active instead of waiting for them to get your mid-year reports and starting their own review, which is what they would do anyway. And they'll look at the file yet again after year-end grades are reported. </p>
<p>Would you rely upon my opinion as to what an x-ray meant? I certainly hope not. You need to understand the limitations and strengths of the people you're asking opinions from and then choose accordingly. In this case, "someone in Admissions" is a much better answer than "a random group of Smith parents (or students) on an Internet board."</p>
<p>hey Narq -- post on my who's accepted thread i want to knwo about ED people ... actually anybody who i could end up going to school with next year!</p>