<p>The midyear grades do not factor into the initial admissions process for early decision since colleges report acceptance before grades come out. </p>
<p>My question is how important are midyear grades then if you already know whether you got accepted (or not). I know some colleges may revoke your acceptance if you do badly in classes. But say you get a 2 b's and 4 a's. Would this be a problem, specifically for elite universities?</p>
<p>no it would not be a problem. it would be a problem if your grades dropped from As to Cs.</p>
<p>I doubt it would either. I'm applying early decision and IF (that's a big if) I get in, I doubt they would revoke my (or your) acceptance for a couple of B's. But if you fail a course (D or F), then the college might revoke your acceptance or ask you to sumbit in writing why your grades fell.</p>
<p>so does this mean I don't necessary need to try too hard this semester? Then I can focus on apps, essays, and SATs which are much more important now?</p>
<p>i would yes, only if you can guarantee almost that you will get into that college, and then 1 or 2 B's and the rest A's will not be looked suspiciously on</p>
<p>Some schools call the high schools for first QUARTER grades. The grades are not required under the application form, but around half the colleges call to get the grades.</p>
<p>are second semester grades important at all?</p>
<p>At the end of your senior year, you send your final transcript to the college. If you were an almost straight A student and they admitted you on that basis, and then your 2nd semester grades fell (e.g. a few C's), then that'll definitely raise suspicion. I remember when one of our guidance counselors came in to talk about interviews, college, etc, she gave us a sample letter from Sarah Lawrence. In the letter, evidently an admitted student's grades had fell second semester and the dean of admissions was requesting, in writing, the reason why. So, in short, don't slack of too much as a 2nd semester senior ;).</p>
<p>Remember that if you are admitted into an honors program or if you get some type of merit scholarship you also risk losing those if you have a major slide.</p>
<p>While some schools will not revoke you admission, they can have you start college on probation, limit the amount of courses you can take, and it can affect your being placed in certain clases.</p>
<p>yes admission offers may be rescinded in case senior year grades drop in too much</p>
<p>In some ED cases - the school may request that mid-term grades be submitted - for initial evaluation during the ED review - they may also request 1st semester grades after the fact as well - and will definitely want to see the final grades.</p>
<p>One thing to remember for ED - your letter of acceptance will usually state that <strong>you are expected to maintain the same academic standard</strong> (or something to that effect) that got you admitted in the first place ED. So -- YES -- your acceptance can definitely be affected if your academics change without good reason.</p>
<p>What if I can't submit mid-year grades, or traditional ones anyway? My ED deadline is November 15th and I'm an exchange student. I've been in school since August 22nd (the day after I arrived :P), which was just before the start of their third trimester, but I'm concerned about what I'm going to send as my grades. The grading system is different here (out of 10, 6andunder=F but lots of kids in the class get such low grades!) and it's difficult to show my work level when a) I've come in at the end of the year, b) I'm learning the material in another language! and c) the standard for what's a 'good' grade isn't the same as what I would call 'good' in my US hs! Also, their grades aren't due until the end of November and I'll be hearing back in mid-December, so it's kind of late. What do you guys think I should do about reporting my grades?</p>
<p>Well first of all "you" won't be sending anything the grades will have to come from your guidance counsleor. Your school will send what ever grades they have for you at that time along with an explanation of their grading system when they send your GC recommendation and your current transcripts. </p>
<p>Does your school have marking periods in each term? Then the GC will send grades that are reflective of the last marking period. When your final term grades are submitted at the end of november, GC can always contact the college and fax the grades.</p>