<p>basically, if you get into a top 10-15 school, getting one or multiple Cs in senior year pretty much means you can expect to get revoked, which is what my english teacher told me. I know 2 ppl who got into harvard and got their acceptance revoked because their GPA was significantly lower than what they had gotten in the past because of senioritis. bottom line is that you're not safe even if you get in.</p>
<p>people keep saying that for UC's, you have to maintain a 3.0 unweighted GPA...that's not necessarily true for all UC's. I know that UCLA wants you to maintain 3.0 unweighted, but I know for sure that UCI only requires you to maintain 3.0 Weighted. It depends on each school.</p>
<p>The student we worked with was rescinded based on a Weighted GPA that fell below 3.0 and remember UCSD admissions (not enrolled) GPA is above 4.o weighted.</p>
<p>Could anyone help me with this problem i have? i got accepted to UGA and i'm failing calculus right now for the second semester. i got a B- for the first semester but now i think that my quarter grade for calculus will be so low that it'll be hard to even get a C out of it. would uga rescind my admission even if that's the only bad grade i got and for 1 semester?</p>
<p>Think of it this way: Why WOULDN"T top colleges rescind offers? They have many applicants on waitlists as well as transfer applicants that would love to go there. A student punting his/her senior year would more likely fail at that school than others. With the collegiate world as competitive as it is, if I'M an admissions counsellor, I'd rescind offers in extreme cases.</p>
<p>Theoretically if I get no grade lower than a B I should be fine, even if its alot of Bs</p>
<p>I have a brother who was accepted to Stanford 2 years ago. He was #3 in his class with a ridiculous sat score. (i think it was out of 1600...he got something like a 1520???) but anyways, he recieved two D's his first semester; ended with like a 2.1. well anyways his admission was rescinded. He ended up going to a community college here in San Diego. But it is okay...he transfered to berkeley a year ago.</p>
<p>Yeah, I don't think colleges get themselves all twisted up over a straight B average. Colleges get concerned when they see really poor grades, not when they see a student relaxing a bit after being accepted. They do rescind admissions, but in the case of POOR grades, not in the face of no longer absolutely stupendous ones.</p>
<p>Can I have your opinion on the following?</p>
<p>In Germany, I have to take a lot of classes for the Abitur, but only about 2/3 of the grades/classes are important, the other ones I only have to pass (e.g. I have to take and pass 4 semesters of history, but only the grades of the 2 strongest semesters will be taken into account for the Abitur).
I worked really hard last year to get the good grades I need/want for the Abitur. As I am very unlikely to improve those grades, I stopped working in some classes (e.g. history, ethics, ...). I am using the extra time to take classes at a university and get more engaged in ECs. Would it be a reason for a school to rescind my admission if I e.g. have 3 Ds at the end of the year?</p>
<p>I think your rationale is very reasonable for devoting more and more time to extracurriculars and less time to perfect performance in classes where you can't really do any better than you did last year. I think that is a more constructive use of your time, and taking classes at the university is great too.</p>
<p>That said, three D's? Are you kidding? You're not talking about putting in a little less effort, you're talking about complete breakdown. It wouldn't be uncalled for if the schools rescinded your admissions. Less effort makes sense, but if you're getting Ds, you're doing something very, very, very wrong.</p>
<p>The curve is different here than what you are used to.
I have to take 10 classes, so 3 bad grades isn't that bad. And grades curve around 3.5 (on a 1-6 scale, where a 4 is a D), so a D is just slightly below average and not a complete breakdown.
The testing works differently, too. My grade for a class is (almost) solely based on one single test where I answer three or four essay questions in two to three hours. Screw just one question and you screw your grade for the semester (and if I am not really well prepared, that is most likely to happen).
I could probably keep my grades up if I wanted to, but it would require a lot of extra work and it will make absolutely no difference for my Abitur if I get As or Ds in these selected classes. It will only show up on my report card for the semester, not on my final certificate or GPA.</p>
<p>Can I actually send the colleges only a copy of my final certificate (which includes all relevant grades), or do I have to submit a list of all my grades for the last semester as well?</p>
<p>Our high school's head guidance counselor told us at a parent meeting that a couple of years ago our high school had two students whose acceptance to Boston College was rescinded due to a large drop in grades. I think it does happen. I don't know too many people who will ADMIT that it happened to them, though!</p>
<p>I don't know how they find out... once you're accepted, do they ask for a final transcript confirming that you've actually graduated? Acceptance letters do contain phrases like "contingent upon a continuation of your current academic standards and citizenship."</p>
<p>My college counselor at school said he's been in charge of college admissions at our school for 20+ years and not once has a student had his admission rescinded. It's a scare tactic. As long as your final grade report doesn't have mostly Ds instead of mostly Bs or As... you're gonna be fine.</p>
<p>yes, schools get a final transcript....does no one here get how this all works?</p>
<p>a final transcript is sent to school which the student indicated they will be attending, if that changes, the NEW school will want to see the transcript</p>
<p>some common sense here folks</p>
<p>well, this has been stressing me out for days, especially since i can't do anything about these grades. first semester, i got three C's in my ap classes, two B's, and an A. i'm wondering if i will get rescinded even though I didn't get any D's. or can I make it up by improving ALOT second semester??</p>
<p>b@r!um, I think maybe I don't really have any understanding of how this works since you are in Germany and things are so different there. That said, though, do you really trust that American admissions counselors will be so familar with German educational policies? More familiar than me, definitely, but I think it might be good to sort of include a letter or explanation of some sort of how the German Abitur system works. They'll have some idea, but they may not be completely familiar and a letter from like your guidance counselor will explain a LOT. I don't know if it's necessary for you to send the one with all your grades, or the one that just has some of the grades and others listed as passing. You should ask people in your school who would know, like a guidance counselor or something, and ad officers at the schools you've applied to. This might set your mind at ease.</p>
<p>xx, I think that for first semester grades, schools are more likely to issue a warning, than a rescinded admission, and in that case, getting your grades up for second semester would do the trick. But sometimes, schools have those grades in time to make the original admissions decision. And that could hurt you. But I don't think they'll look too too harshly at those grades, meaning, I don't think it would be enough for them to rescind admission after having already accepted you, especially if there's still a chance for you to improve second semester. Don't stress yourself out over grades that are already final. Chances are, it won't make a difference. What's important now is that you concentrate on finishing strong in your last semester.</p>
<p>eponymous, thanks so much! i appreciate it. </p>
<p>should i still report my drastic drop in gpa though?</p>
<p>this morning in homeroom there was a packet from the college counseling office to remind us not to be to overcome with senioritis. It was a packet of letters (students names blacked out), from colleges ranging from Michigan to Brown, warning them not to let their grades go any further. Some of them had descriptions written on saying that they had gone from a B to a D (etc). </p>
<p>THE CATCH was that not one was an actual letter rescinding admission, only warnings. Definitely sent a mixed message.</p>
<p>Warnings are a lot more common, obviously, but rescinded admissions do happen. They're rare, but they're still something people should watch out for.</p>