<p>^^Yeah, I've always wondered why a kid who had worked so hard for 3 1/2 years to get admitted to his dream school would risk throwing it all away right at the end. Just keep doing what got you this far and you won't have anything to worry about.</p>
<p>myth myth myth myth myth. (In most cases, I cant speak on what the Ivies want)</p>
<p>I got a F in AP Calculus 2nd semester (averaged with my B from first semester, it averaged out to a 74, which was a D at my school), and my mom was saying she was scared Id get rescinded and getting all nervous. I didnt even send my uni my 2nd semester grades until AFTER the Christmas break freshman year. All they did was block my ability to add/drop classes during the break till I sent it.</p>
<p>Now yea, if someone gets all Ds and Fs there might be trouble, but people who get scared over a few Cs have completely fallen for the emotive rhetoric sent out there by the schools and uptight parents. Relax and enjoy your acceptances!</p>
<p>a friend of mine was rescinded from upenn 3 years ago after 2 D's and 2 C's last semester senior year.</p>
<p>I hear of university-based merit scholarships being rescinded -- for drops in grades, for dropping down from a challenging course load, for being caught cheating, for lying on an application, or for getting into legal trouble. If true, on a practical level it would probably amount to the same thing as having an acceptance rescinded.</p>
<p>As people have touched on, the UC policy is generally as follows:
-Maintain a 3.0 unweighted
-Receive no D or F grades
I have seen people get rescinded. The less selective UC's have demonstrated leniency for those with only one D, however. I know someone who had a D and did not get rescinded from UCI, and another who got rescinded from Davis with a D.</p>
<p>About Blair Hornstein and Harvard. From MSNBC, 2003:</p>
<p>"CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A New Jersey student who sued successfully to be the sole valedictorian of her high school has been disinvited from attending Harvard University for plagiarism, according to a published report.
Harvard spokesman Robert Mitchell said the university would not comment on any application to the school. </p>
<p>The Harvard Crimson quoted Marilyn McGrath, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, as saying the action was necessary. "It would be unusual for Harvard not to rescind the admission of a student caught plagiarizing." </p>
<p>In a column published last month by the Courier-Post of Cherry Hill, Hornstine conceded she didn't properly attribute material she used in a teen page commentary column. </p>
<p>Hornstine, a student with near-perfect grades and a near-perfect SAT score, had gotten attention from President Bush, among others, for her good works in the communityNearly 2,700 people signed an online petition calling for . Harvard to rescind Hornstine's acceptance. The petition drive began before news broke about possible plagiarism by Hornstine in a southern New Jersey newspaper. ..."</p>
<p>I know someone who got rescinded from the UCs because she dropped math and therefore wasn't fulfilling her a-g requirements.</p>
<p>Im going to go to a 4th tier school. Do they even revoke admissions? Because i got serious senioritis and I got a D in IB HoA HL and with no hope of bringing it up since that class is so boring. I will still have a 3.0+ unweighted tho.</p>
<p>if I got a 50 in AP Chem and all 90's in my other classes will northeastern, not too competitive, revoke my admission?</p>
<p>This is like the worst situation to be in right now, I just found out I failed Calculus I had a high D, but failed the exam so I have an F for AP Calculus AB. What are the chances of getting my admission revoked?
1'st semester:
Honors. English: B
Honors Sociology: B
AP Biology: C
AP Calculus F</p>
<p>2'nd semester: (predicting grades)
PE: A
Intro to Psych 200: A+
Ch 201: A-
CH 202: A+
The last three are actual classes at NC State. I have 11 credit hours at NCSU so far and maintained a 4.0 gpa. I'm so scared that I will get revoked. If I do get revoked when do I find out?</p>
<p>We need the context: provide your GPA for the years in which your colleges will look at.</p>
<p>I remember there being an article in the newspaper in NC when we were vacationing there the summer before my son's sophomore year. A kid has his UNC Chapel Hill acceptance revoked and he sued. He lost and didn't get in. Don't remember how bad his senior grades were, but they weren't good.</p>
<p>Here are my Stats:
Major 1'st choice: Chemistry
Major 2'nd choice: Biochemistry</p>
<p>Weighted GPA: 3.92
Unweighted GPA: 3.00</p>
<p>Leadership Positions: Treasurer of Medical Club, Secretrary of Science Olympiad, Secretary and Treasurer of Math Club.</p>
<p>Volunteer: Hospital in Same Day Surgery and Gift Shop (4hours/week in summer, 2 hours/week in school year)</p>
<p>EC: Tennis-private instructor (not on school team though), Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do</p>
<p>Major Advantages: I took two chemistry courses at NC State (Chem 101/102 lab) and got A+ in both classes. Also planning on taking Chem 201/202 at NC State this spring while I'm still in high school. I attended NC State's Polymer Science and Chemical Engineering Camp.</p>
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For the first time, the University of Washington is systematically revoking the admission of high-school students who slack off during their senior year. The UW plans to get even tougher next year. From <a href="http://tinyurl.com/lybdy%5B/url%5D">http://tinyurl.com/lybdy</a>
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"We want the students to be prepared. The biggest reason students fail in college is their preparation in secondary school," said Jim Blackburn, a CSU enrollment director whose 23 campuses have been trying to reduce the number of freshmen needing remedial courses.</p>
<p>He said the university rescinded about two dozen acceptance letters at each campus for this year, and sometimes more, including 63 at San Francisco State University and 43 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. UC Berkeley canceled 37 offers of admission. UCLA canceled 73 freshmen admission offers.</p>
<p>(From a Oct 10 2006 article at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yz295d%5B/url%5D">http://tinyurl.com/yz295d</a>)
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So it looks like it's not a myth ...</p>
<p>"if I got a 50 in AP Chem and all 90's in my other classes will northeastern, not too competitive, revoke my admission?"</p>
<p>I think it's possible Northeastern isn't hurting for applicants. There's a chance it would not want a student who is getting an "F" senior year.</p>
<p>I've heard DIRECTLY from someone who was accepted ED to Lewis and Clark that he was rescinded--he thought he could skip class all of the time and do poorly, and ended up getting a call saying he was out. Luckily for him, he was able to plead his way back in, but he had to have a stellar rest-of-the-year.</p>
<p>In short, YES, it does happen, but I think you have to screw up royally to be rescinded. It also depends on the school.</p>
<p>My friend wrote a story for the Detroit Free Press about senioritis. </p>
<p>For it, she interviewed a guy who had his acceptance to MSU rescinded after getting something like a 1.7 second semester. </p>
<p>It was rescinded in August, when he'd already contacted his roommate and everything. Ended up at Central Michigan University, and says he's happy. </p>
<p>But still, MSU isn't exactly hard to get into. And they'll rescind.</p>
<p>The letter D received from Amherst Early Write threatened recision if grades weren't kept up, and said that they did not like to rescind, but have done so in the past, and would do so again. They have the prior transcript sent during application process. Now they have the complete one. It doesn't take a math whiz to figure out that the 2 GPA's are different, and that it went down considerably from the prior one. From there it is merely a cross reference to see what happened. Could even be built into the program to red flag this when student's info is inputted into the system.</p>
<p>"Colleges Rethink Acceptances of Seniors Who Slacked Off </p>
<p>By Valerie Strauss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, July 16, 2004; Page B01 </p>
<p>New high school graduates who think they are finished being judged by colleges and universities should think again. Some are in for a big surprise this summer.</p>
<p>In the admissions offices of schools across the country, officials are poring over second-semester senior transcripts in what University of Pennsylvania admissions dean Lee Stetson calls the "D scholar search" -- the hunt for students who slacked off so much that their grades dropped like a stone, or who dropped tough courses for easy ones. </p>
<p>Thousands will receive a stern letter warning them to shape up for college. Many more will be required to explain the slip in their academic performance. Some could be bounced from an honors program or have their admissions postponed. </p>
<p>And some, who felt secure in their place at a selective college, could be booted for good before they begin. That message -- "We wanted you once, but we don't anymore" -- usually comes in a phone call. .... "</p>
<p>Among the college officials quoted about having rescinded admissions were University of Penn., University of Maryland College Park, Cazenovia, University of Ill. Urbana-Champaign, Dickinson and Texas Christian.</p>
<p>My good friend's son got rescinded at U Mich. He had a full ride too. He really screwed up in the second half of his senior year at a top prep school. He ended up at a community college and still isn't done yet. He should have graduated from Michigan 2 years ago. So it does happen, it's just that people have back up schools and may not admit they were turned away at the 11th hour. They may say they decided to go elsewhere.</p>
<p>Don't slack with so little time left. Have some pride and continue to work hard. It's worth it in the end and will save you a lot of sadness down the road.</p>