<p>Does anyone know how this is handled? My brother-in-law just called me in a complete panic!</p>
<p>His son graduated high school in June. He had already been accepted into a state school in February for this fall, on a conditional basis, contingent upon his senior grades. </p>
<p>Anyway, his son (and mom, my sis) left for college 3 days ago, Tuesday, for Freshman orientation. This morning--10 minutes ago--my BIL got a 'phone call from his wife (my sis), saying there was "some kind of problem with his h/s transcript" and they are coming home. </p>
<p>Son is now on academic probation due to transcript problems. </p>
<p>Turns out that his son FLUNKED his final semester h/s English class and his final transcript also had 2 Ds--Comp Sci and AP Physics. Son either didn't know this or didn't tell anyone. The college hadn't known about it/had overlooked it/just got the final paperwork this past week and this is the first they were aware of the problem.</p>
<p>Has anyone ever heard of this happening? How was it fixed?</p>
<p>Don’t parents see their kids’ report cards from high school? While the college may not have seen it until recently, not sure why the parents would not have seen or asked to have seen their child’s high school report card.</p>
<p>Sorry that is not helpful but just wondering. </p>
<p>What does academic probation mean at that college? Does it mean a leave of absence or that he is on probation during the semester and must achieve a certain GPA in order to remain at the college? </p>
<p>OR is the college saying that his high school grades make him no longer eligible to matriculate at the college? Many college acceptances are contingent upon final senior year grades and can be rescinded. Was his admissions rescinded? </p>
<p>What is the college demanding that he do to be able to matriculate? Retake high school classes?</p>
<p>I’m curious - did he actually graduate HS? Failing English (assuming it is one of the required English classes) would have meant they had not graduated HS at the high schools my kids went to. If that is the case then I guess a return to HS would be necessary to get a HS diploma. Or alternatively taking the GED then starting off at a community college might be the way to go. If he has graduated HS then maybe community college anyway? </p>
<p>Did the college say what he needed to do to be able to attend there? I though academic probation meant you were still there but on notice that you need to do well or you’re out.</p>
<p>It’s hard to imagine he didn’t know his grades were so bad. I think I would be thinking community college anyway at this point.</p>
<p>The post says “they are coming home” which sort of implies the son is also going home and so the OP needs to define what probation means at that college and what the college is demanding, etc.</p>
<p>fortunately, he’s on academic probation (which I guess means that he can attend?). If those grades came up in California, admission to the State U’s would have been immediate recission, with no chance of appeal. (Four years of English required for admission, and grades must be C or better.)</p>
<p>Soozie:</p>
<p>Transcripts are not posted in our District until school is closed. They are not mailed out as a matter of course (and to save $?). School uses Docufide to send to college – have to pay for the service.</p>
<p>Are they even sure he graduated? Many diplomas are dependent on final grades and I know in our state you must have 4 years of english to graduate for either the standard or advanced diploma so they may want to be sure he officially has a HS diploma as well.</p>
<p>If the school though is willing to keep him, even on probation, the parents need to consider if he’ll do the work or just plans on blowing off this semester too. If so, coming home and a stint at community college may be the best solution to stay on track.</p>
<p>But yes, to your original question, many acceptances are contingent on that final transcript and it can take a long time for schools to process all the transcripts they get depending on the size of their incoming class. Then there are students who have their decisions recinded if such a situation as you described happens, though often probation is also an option.</p>
<p>Best of luck to them, what a lousy shock and I’d be very upset with the son as I’d assume he knew how far his grades had dropped! He probably just hoped it wouldn’t be an issue!</p>
<p>^^Every state is different. California only requires three years of English for HS graduation. But as I noted earlier, both the Cal States and UC’s require four years for admission.</p>
<p>My son’s worst subject in school was English and our school district requires a C in core subjects for a pass. He knew he was on the cusp and did not know for sure till the last day of school that he had passed and was graduating. The teachers of kids on the cusp tallied up those kids grades on the last day of school to make sure they were graduating. (big “phew” in our household).</p>
<p>It is hard for me to believe that this kid did not have a pretty good idea that he was failing the class and had D’s in 2 others. I guess he hoped if he ignored the issue it would go away. Teenage magic thinking at its best.</p>
<p>This is why you can’t trust the “myth” that only your grades up to junior year in hs count for college.</p>
<p>I have never personally heard of this. I’ve been on a scholarship probation, where I did not have my GPA where it needed to be by the terms of my scholarship, and I had to appeal and then bring my GPA up within one semester.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how it would work just starting out, and it sounds like he may not be able to attend this semester? The only thing I could think of would be to take summer classes, whether it needed to be at a high school or a college, though, I’m not sure, and reapply for spring semester. I am wondering also, did he actually get his diploma? Some schools give all students a diploma holder/sleeve, but not all of them necessarily contain the diploma, it’s more to simply save face.</p>
<p>Right, so he may have to wait til next year to reapply if he has to take summer school…I wasn’t really thinking that through when I worded it the first time.</p>
Assuming this isn’t a clerical error on the high school’s part, there is no way this should be a shock to the parents. DD and DS both attend schools where grades are posted online during the semester. If Nephew doesn’t attend such a school, it’s up to the parents to ask him about his status and keep an eye on the grade situation. He didn’t just go to hell in a handbasket in a semester without some signs of trouble. Maybe the parents also fell into the trap of thinking it didn’t really matter?</p>
<p>Anyway, as Grandma used to say, “he’s made this bed, and now he has to lie in it.”</p>
<p>Eaxctly - I would have known immediately if there was an issue because my D not telling me her grades would have been a big red flag, then they come in the mail to me directly. We don’t have the online option here but the parents shouldn’t have just assumed - although most schools do let kids walk with their class at graduation even if they have to take a summer class to officialy graduate so they may have just niavely thought all was well and I know many hands-way-off parents this could have happened to.</p>
<p>Yikes…I can’t imagine what shock mom is in right now. Does the student think this is an error or is he fully aware that his was his fate? I also question that his HS degree is valid under the circumstances.</p>
<p>^^Also if the parents did not have online grading reading capability, I would be a little ****y that the GC did not make a phone call to the parents as a heads up.</p>
<p>^^ Very true - how did someone not make sure the parents were aware? Although I’m not sure what the implications are if a student is over 18, as many HS seniors are, that may limit what they are allowed to say but I don’t know!</p>
<p>1) My nephew “graduated” (I went to his ceremony) on a Wednesday evening which was the same night as his final day of school, he had taken finals that day. In my mind, there is no way his finals grades could have posted so quickly. He is almost 19 now…does that mean his parents no longer receive updates of these things? Though they ARE footing the bill… </p>
<p>2) Just learned that his school does NOT mail report cards</p>
<p>3) The son knew he was doing badly (also knew he was failing a class or two at midterm in March) but didn’t know to what extent he was failing/had failed on through his graduation…ignorance is bliss</p>
<p>4) I guess he is home now (or will be within a few hours) but all is quiet from sis, etc. </p>
<p>Because of having to get things graded sometimes students can walk at graduation with their classmates and then it turns out they did not actually graduate. If he has not received his actual diploma from the HS then that is the first thing they need to check (my son’s HS, a big public U, did not give out the diplomas until a week or so after graduation once all grades were finalized - the folder handed out at graduation was empty. My daughter’s school, a small Math & Science hellhole prison, er I mean school, did give the diplomas out on the day of graduation). </p>
<p>If he has not graduated then they need to find out how he can graduate or decide if he should instead take the GED. Then decide what the plan will be after that. If he has graduated then they also need to decide what to do next. Can he go to the State U? If he can, should he? If he can’t or shouldn’t then what? Community college?</p>