<p>So recently I got a letter from NYU saying they received word from the college counseling offices from my school that my grades were not very good.</p>
<p>A sentence from the letter:</p>
<p>"The college counseling office at (my school) has shared with us that the grades you recently received are not consistent with your previous performance, and your current academic profile is not the same one we considered when we offered you admission."</p>
<p>I'm not sure how I should word my letter explaining how my grades dropped. What's strange to me is that they are constantly saying they "received word" but not exactly ever stating they have seen the actual grades (the final transcripts haven't come out for the students yet). For example: "I am writing from the undergraduate admissions office at NYU because our office recently RECEIVED WORD that your grades from the second half of your senior year are not indicative of the same academic strength that you had illustrated when we initially admitted you from the wait list." </p>
<p>Please help, I'm extremely panicked to say the least.</p>
<p>They are most likely going to want an explanation of why your academic performance is not on the same level as it was at the beginning of the year.</p>
<p>Ok, I don’t consider myself an expert, but I remember looking this up for myself a little while back out of curiosity. But you should definitely call and determine what exactly in your “grades” made them determine that they might want to rescind your offer of admission. </p>
<p>First of all, your username is hilarious. Second, if i remember correctly, they ask for you to explain your grades, and I would seriously write them an essay explaining every situation that could have influenced your grades dropping. You want to show that you still can work hard and want to come to NYU, so write like you care! Don’t say that you skipped a lot of school because it was senior year so YOLO (because that’s probably what happened unless there was a legitimate emergency, in which case tell them that, of course) but say that you were stressed because you were looking for a summer job, depressed because your high school boy/girlfriend relationship was ending, or really anything that shows that you can still perform at the same caliber, and that your grades were a fluke. </p>
<p>That being said, I have only heard of a couple things coming from writing the letter. The letter you write is forwarded to your academic adviser and you start school normally, or they place you on academic probation the first year. I haven’t heard of people actually having it rescinded after admission, but then again I haven’t been talking to a lot of people in this situation, so take everything I say with a grain of salt :)</p>
<p>Do you have an idea of how badly your grades could have dropped?</p>
<p>You need to contact your high school guidance department and find out what information was sent out to NYU and explain to them the letter you rec’d from NYU.</p>
<p>However, it seems very strange that your school would have sent out a transcript at this point if you say that you haven’t rec’d final grades yet. Is there an incident that came up at your school that would have made guidance go out of their way to contact NYU?</p>
<p>What was your mid year grade report like? Do you anticpate your grades going up or down from that report?</p>
<p>D’s grades definitely went down in senior year. (She was admitted ED.) Nothing drastic, but enough to worry about hearing from NYU because her AP Bio grade was just passing.</p>
<p>We never heard anything, so there is definitely some leeway in their expectation. Good luck–call your school’s guidance department as soon as possible. You need to find out where they stand in terms of supporting you or not.</p>
<p>I know someone who had a severe case of senioritis (multiple Cs and Ds) after acceptance, and did indeed have his acceptance rescinded in August - but! I don’t know all the details, but from what I know, I think he was offered a deal of sorts - spend a year at community college or another university, meet a GPA requirement, and then he would be (automatically?) accepted as a transfer to NYU. I don’t know if NYU vetted his freshman schedule at his CC to make sure he would be on track as an NYU student.</p>