<p>My community college uses just A, B, C, D, and F but in some of my courses i did really well in and got A+ and B+ grades. I put on my application that I got A+ and B+ grades, but when my transcripts come in, they'll only say A and B. This is kinda freaking me out now since I definitely don't want to get rescinded or even worse, blacklisted. I only put in what my professors said I earned in the class.. Am i worrying over nothing, or am I screwed?</p>
<p>I’ve been on this forum since 2009 and every May you see posts like this. After all acceptances are sent out, people come clean about things they did on their applications. This board is riddled with posts like this right now. It’s effen hilarious!</p>
<p>I think you should get rescinded because you intentionally put grades that you didn’t receive on your application. It doesn’t matter what your professors told you. What matters is what’s on your transcript. When you apply, you don’t guess on the app, you order a transcript and put down EXACTLY what it says. Thats what most students did. </p>
<p>My advice to you is to admissions and tell them why you did what you did. If you get rescinded, it’s because that’s what you deserve.</p>
<p>@USMC0311 </p>
<p>Thank you for responding and the information you provided. If it’s any clarification, I did receive the + and - grades. That’s what the professors show to the students at the end of the semesters, and in e-mails. However, the school transcripts don’t use the + or - grades and only use straight letters. I didn’t “guess” on my app but you are right that I would’ve been better off putting down exactly what was on the transcript. It works both ways though since the - grades will be lower. Either way, I appreciate your input and have already sent an e-mail to UCinfo@UCapplication explaining what happened and what steps to take next. Thanks!</p>
<p>I have another question. Did you put minuses for any grades where you got a B- or A-? If you did that, then I think you should be okay. It shows that you weren’t just trying to beef up your application but were fair about it across the board. If you didn’t put ANY minuses (even if you didn’t get any) it looks like shenanigans. Remember, these pluses and minuses can’t really be verified by UC since they were not the official grades submitted by instructors.</p>
<p>I get that your school doesn’t do + or -. My school was the same way. I knew this. I knew that if a professor gave me an A+, it was not my official grade. </p>
<p>It was a major lapse in judgement to deviate from the transcript. It always comes back to bite you. Good luck and use this as a learning experience for grad school applications.</p>
<p>@USMC0311</p>
<p>Yes, I did include minuses for the courses where I got them. However, there weren’t many. Regardless, I will be contacting the universities as soon as possible to clear up any information. Again, thank you for your time.</p>
<p>This can cause potential problems because + and - contributes to gpa. An A/A+ is considered a 4.0 while A- is 3.7, B+ is 3.33, B is 3.0, and B- is 2.70, etc. so essentially the gpa reported in your application can be different than your actual gpa which can potentially be considered as fraud. Not sure though. Hopefully you get this straightened out.</p>
<p>just call and tell them what you filled in, any how the school grades. i do not think it will be a problem at all. frankly because the CCC schools seem to all use ABCD grades, and that is where you were going. the UC application was a little confusing in this area. and @USMC0311 is just bitter about something and taking it out on this forum. so just ignore that and call and talk to the UC main applications office and the schools you most want to attend who accepted you. good luck. and post the results for other students to read.</p>
<p>While I don’t think you were intentionally trying to defraud anyone, I do think it’s a big problem and can make a big difference. As a previous poster said, an A+ and an A are calculated the same, but for B+ vs. B, that can make a pretty big difference. Could have been the difference between you getting in and not getting in. </p>
<p>Having said that, the people at the Admissions office know which schools give +/- grades (only a small handful in CA), so they may adjust the grades accordingly before making their admissions decisions. But you should let them know ASAP.</p>
<p>@dancemasterv</p>
<p>I’m not sure how much UCs consider this to be close to “falsifying”, which could be problematic if they consider it basically the same thing. But if these are the only two classes for which this happened, I doubt they’ll rescind you if you explain yourself thoroughly. It’s definitely possible, I just don’t think it’s very likely.</p>
<p>I think you could be in for some trouble. The UC’s expect you to obtain copies of your official transcripts and then fill out the application with those in hand. If what you filled out doesn’t match what is on your transcripts then yes there could be a problem (especially ones that result in a lower grade, like reporting a B+ when you technically got a B). Question is, why didn’t you fill out the application from your official transcripts?</p>
<p>Okay i made the exact mistake as you did except i noticed before decisions came out, i called and messaged 5 UCs: UCI, UCD, UCLA, UCB, and UCSD. I will only speak for UCI and UCSD since they were the only ones that didn’t completely urge me to re-submit my TAO (transfer admittance update) immediately. When i contacted UCI they already knew i had made the mistake. I explained myself and they said that they had already noted it, so nothing too bad. I contacted UCSD and when i talked to their admissions person they said they knew which schools used the +/- system. So they knew when i made the mistake and told me to make the correction on their website. Now UCLA and UCD were cool as well, as long as i submitted my TAO to them, because apparently they receive those immediately. Unfortunately UCB was more grim about what they told. they said that they had given students enough time to make corrections to grades and if the GPA was greatly effected by the +/- they would take back any admissions.</p>