<p>Okay, I'm a new member here, but I think I have a serious problem. I have an appointment and have already signed and returned the certificate, but my senior grades weren't that great. I started out this year with a 3.7 unweighted GPA, but this year I decided to be an overachiever an took 6 APs. Point is, I got 3 Cs on my TRANSCRIPT and now I'm scared as heck that Navy will rescind. What are the chances that they will? thanks</p>
<p>I think the fact that they were all APs will lessen the chance, so long as you were trying your hardest. Of course, it wouldn't hurt to send a letter down to admissions describing WHY you got Cs in those classes.</p>
<p>OK This is one of three possibilities (maybe more):</p>
<ol>
<li><p>A legitimate question by someone with a 3.7 who has only taken AP
courses after initial application submiitted. This requires thoughtful
evaluation and response.</p></li>
<li><p>A new question by hsiverio under a new name.</p></li>
<li><p>Salty Sam establishing a FOB in a new venue.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>I can assure you that I'm not someone else under another name, I have just never posted here because I've never seen the need to until now. And this is not my first time taking APs...I took 3 last year and fared particularly well in them (As/Bs, earned credit in all schools that I applied to). It's just that this year I thought it would be a good idea to challenge myself, but I underestimated how much time 6 of these classes require, and I just couldn't balance it all first semester. USNA is the only school that I have ever wanted to go to, and after I got my LOA, MOC nom, and then appointment, I was the happiest person in the world. But as mid terms rolled around and I slipped, it seemed to all fall through. I don't know, I would rather have been flat out rejected than accepted and have that rescinded. I have worked my absolute hardest this year, but I guess it wasn't enough so far. I do still have a 4.3 weighted, but to me marring my transcript like this is unacceptable. I just can't stand to hear anything bad from Annapolis after having been so excited and relieved.</p>
<p>Which APs did you take last year and this? How did you do on last year's AP exams? What ECs or other activities have you been doing this year? Which APs have been your downfall (C's) this year? Have your second semester grades made a comeback so far, or are you slipping more? What have you learned from this year? What makes you think that you can survive the Plebe year load?</p>
<p>I'm not asking you to answer here, but I suspect that the admissions office would be interested in learning (brief) answers to ones for which they don't already have the info.</p>
<p>If I offended you regarding legitimate concerns, I appologise.</p>
<p>Per your last post:</p>
<p>You have a LOA.
You have a NOMINATION.
You have an APPOINTMENT.
You have a current weighted 4.3.</p>
<p>I would suggest you contact your B&G and/or Admission Officer regarding any possibility that USNA would withdraw their offer of appointment.</p>
<p>Just for clarification. Did you mean 3 AP's last year as taken during Junior year 2006-2007 or Fall Semester of 2007-2008 and 6 AP's taken during second semester 2008?</p>
<p>I took 3 APs last year as a junior (06-07), and am currently taking 6 this year as a senior (07-08). Thanks for all of yall's help so far.</p>
<p>i honestly haven't been around this before, but i doubt the academy would rescend an appointment because of a couple of C's in AP classes. if you truly were working your hardest and made them in these classes, it will probably be frowned upon, but i doubt it will cause the academy to pull ur appointment.</p>
<p>I know I'll catch a lot of flak for posting this, but here it goes:</p>
<p>Jay</a> Mathews - In Praise of Senioritis - washingtonpost.com</p>
<p>"I admit that many members of the class of 2008 need no encouragement to party, but a different kind of advice would help even the most playful seniors see the advantages of a less GPA-oriented spring term. Our fear-mongering is bankrupt. The standard bogeyman -- they'll cancel your college acceptance! -- is out of touch with reality. Bruce J. Poch, Pomona College's vice president and admissions dean, says he has done it only eight times in 21 years. Last year, Harvard reversed just one admission, and only 35 percent of colleges surveyed by the National Association for College Admission Counseling did it at all."</p>
<p>My message here is not to forget about grades or studying this last semester, because we are going to a service academy, not a normal civilian school. All I'm trying to say is don't worry about last semester's grades. You can't change them now and you probably have nothing to worry about. Just buckle down to make sure you don't get C's THIS semester - it will be good prep for plebe year.</p>
<p>menchen:</p>
<p>Take your poor results (3 C's) as a wake-up call. You are taking 6 AP classes now, with all the freedom in the world to put in the time required for success, and you ended up with grades you are embarassed about.</p>
<p>What lies ahead next year, when you have 6 more AP classes (that's what college classes are), including Chem and calc, and little time to spend on them, and lights out at 10:30, and you are dog tired, etc, etc? Will you end up UNSAT and on restriction??</p>
<p>Now is the time to develp the study habits to work efficiently for success. They will not take any excuses for lack of performance.</p>
<p>I wish you well.
CM</p>
<p>I would just continue to try hard and not worry about it too much. I brother who got accepted into naps 6 years ago, i think, received like a 2.7 first semester of his senior year. He was taking challenging classes, but improved his grades over second semester and did not have his appointment nullified.</p>
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Take your poor results (3 C's) as a wake-up call. You are taking 6 AP classes now, with all the freedom in the world to put in the time required for success, and you ended up with grades you are embarrassed about.
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<p>Sorry candidatemom but in fairness to menchen, I think your comments are over the top. As we know next to nothing about this young adult's life, responsibilities at home, commitments in ECs, the curriculum and the overall level of these courses and requirements, I think the last thing we should be doing is slamming the kid. 6 AP courses as a Senior after 3 as a Junior??? Should we instead commend the student that does not take the 6 APs and settled instead for 1 or 2 AP courses so they can pull down an A without much effort? </p>
<p>AP classes may indeed be a close approximation of college level courses. The key point in differentiation concerns the fact that menchen is not yet a Plebe as in not yet a college freshman and is apparently taking a full plate of college level courses, not just a select few. If we rescinded the nominations of every current Plebe that got some Cs we’d lose half the class. Maybe more. </p>
<p>Menchen may be guilty of over commitment and should keep this lesson front and center during the start of the USNA academic year. Have realistic expectations for yourself and then do your best live up to them. The advice that was extended by Simayan makes sense to me, better to let them know with some explanation that to simply read a transcript that says nothing about the circumstances. </p>
<p>Menchen I sincerely doubt given your explanation the Academy would rescind your nomination, be proactive about your situation and work hard through the rest of the semester. I’m sure things will work out for you. </p>
<p>Take care and good luck.</p>
<p>It seems you learned the hard way that all AP's are not created equal. Good luck this semester, and I hope to see you at the Academy July 2nd.</p>
<p>rj:</p>
<p>Sorry you took my comments as being "over the top". While 6 AP classes is a very heavy load for HS, it is a "normal load" for college. My remarks were made to make this student aware of the pressures that await next year, and the restrictive environment in which the plebe will be operating, in hopes that this particular student will find the "key" for him (or her) to efficient studying.</p>
<p>When my mid was a plebe, more than half of the plebes in the company were UNSAT at 6 weeks. They were used to having more time to devote to schoolwork, including staying up as late as necessary to get it all finished, and had difficulty meeting all their obligations in the limited amount of time available.</p>
<p>This student indicated displeasure with the 3 C's; I only indicated the need to come to an early realization that the current level of coursework expectation is similar to that required of a plebe.</p>
<p>Good Luck to all.
CM</p>