Hello everyone! I am currenlty in a bit of trouble and I am wondering if my admission would be rescinded (i was accepted last week through questbridge)
I am currently taking calculus 2 at my nearest college and I just had my 3rd exam out of 4 for the class. During that same week my father was diagnosed with covid-19 and I had to spend most of the week cleaning and self quaranting/stresseating which led to me completally bomb the test. I have my final in about a week and with my prior test score I need to get at least a 90 on the final to pass the class.
I have every other class (5 aps 1 honor) as As but I have a significant chance of failing this class (c- is fail)
Does this mean I’m going to get my application and/or scholarship rescinded? I have always wanted to go to rice and I am panicking right now.
my best advice would to email your Rice rep and let them know about the extenuating circumstances of your father getting covid-19, and ask how a potential impact on your grade will affect you. they are really the only one who will know.
I emailed them earlier today - is studing my butt off the only thing left to do?
Definitely let your professor know whats going on. They may be able to work with you so that you wont fail
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Tell Questbridge and your admissions counselor/officer at Rice. They will definitely help you and with the covid circumstance they probably won’t change your offer. Best of luck!
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Absolutely, talk to your Calc professor first. Let them, know what happened. Ask if you have any opportunity to re-take now under less chaotic circumstances- that you should’ve talked to him/her before - and that you would like to demonstrate your actual understanding of the material. Many will be more understanding given the circumstances.
If no opportunity to re-take, ask for any help to make sure you do well on the final, your intention to do everything possible to do well - clarify what % you need and explain QB and Rice situation.
No one is going to let you fail that opportunity even if they need to personally tutor you to get the score you neeed.
People respond to sincere desire to do well and instinctively want to help.
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Thank you! This is some much needed advice
The advice given above is excellent. Admissions are rarely rescinded. Rice will try to keep you in the incoming class, especially as a Questbridge admit. One grade shouldn’t sink you. You also have next semester to complete your requirements for HS graduation.