PhD program rescinding offer?

Graduate School
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<p>Hello. I just have a question about how badly one has to do to get an offer of admission rescinded.</p>

<p>I'm a second semester senior and was offered admission into a biomedical science PhD program, and I accepted the offer. I am taking five classes this semester, and will get A's or B's in four of them (probably mostly B's), but I am failing an organic chemistry class (will probably get a D). Is this likely to get my offer of admission rescinded? The acceptance letter from the graduate program did not have any explicit conditions other than that I graduate, and I have already met my graduation requirements. The acceptance letter says I must "complete all remaining coursework and graduate from the educational program in which you are currently enrolled." and "this offer of acceptance is contingent upon maintaining good academic standing, as defined by" the program and the graduate school. So, does this give them grounds to rescind the offer for failing a class?</p>

<p>Thanks very much for any responses; needless to say I'm pretty concerned about this.</p>

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<p>Is there a reason you do not just drop the course?</p>

<p>That having been said, no. As long as you graduate you should be fine. Failing a single course is not enough for them to essentially sacrifice a grad student position (since they would be unlikely to find a comparable candidate a month after acceptance deadlines).</p>

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<p>Graduate school isn’t like undergrad. Even for undergrad, offers of admission get rescinded only rarely. In graduate school, your acceptance is much more than your grades. I agree with cosmicfish in wondering why you don’t just drop the course, but no, it is unlikely that your offer will be rescinded.</p>