<p>Hey my first semester grades were GREAT, but the second semester has been horrible for me.</p>
<p>my courseload and projected grades are :
AP environmental science 1 A or B
AP environmental science 2 A or B
AP econ/civics A or B
AP chemistry D or C
AP art history A or B
AP biology C</p>
<p>my main concern is chem. I might get a D. I spoke with the counselor at CAL and she said that she might make an exception because of my course load and if I show that I have taken full advantage of my opportunities. What does this mean?</p>
<p>I can raise it to a C, but I might not</p>
<p>MY MAIN question is how often do students get rescinded? I heard only 20 students got rescinded from Berkeley last year. Can it happen just because I was a few percent away from a C-</p>
<p>It honestly feels a bit weird that I can have my entire 4 years of hard work go down the drain because I was a few percentage points away from a C-.</p>
<p>Are there any exceptions for hard course loads or if i give any other reasons? I heard that they ask you to write a letter explaining your bad grades after they see the final transcript.</p>
<p>What should I do besides work hard and try to raise my grades from here on out.</p>
<p>dude I FEEL U...i might get a D in Calc 3 at community college...all my other grades are amazing...i have an excuse but i dont know if they will favor it...im trying to get eagle scout and im suppose to attend meetings so i miss class for the meetings...and it affects my test scores...</p>
<p>i dont have an excuse either.. just that I HATE science.. bio and chem and that in college I wont take any science or math classes... so I think I can definetely succeed at berkeley... but the adcoms don't know this... I'll have to explain it</p>
<p>PICK UR SENIOR SCHEDULES VERY WISELY JUNIORS!</p>
<p>Make it very clear to your teacher that if you get a D, you will probably get rescinded from Berkeley. Then make it obvious you are working VERY hard for the rest of the year.</p>
<p>I'm very unlucky... my teacher is the only one that will not round up for seniors... MOST teachers at my school will ( according to past grads)... my friend had a D in ceramics and talked to the teacher.. she gave him an A... at my school a lot depends on what teacher you get</p>
<p>I just got unlucky</p>
<p>I work hard... I just hate the material and I can't concentrate on it</p>
<p>i am a rigor whore... i took all the AP's offered at my school except chem, bio, and apes</p>
<p>so therefore, I just took those classes cause they were AP so I could get college credit...etc.. BAD MISTAKE</p>
<p>I spoke with berkeley and they said they could make an exception because of my rigorous courseload, but I don't want to take chances</p>
<p>my main concern is how many kids that you know didnt get rescinded with a D</p>
<p>and how often do rescindments actually happen? I heard only 20 kids got rescinded last year from CAL and that was because they lied EXTENSIVELY ALL OVER their app.</p>
<p>It's possible that your admission will be rescinded if you have multiple Cs and even a D (and the Bs don't help, either). As others said, get those grades up as much as you can, even the Bs to As.</p>