<p>I've never gotten lower than a B+ during 4 years of high school, but during second semester senior year, I'm going to end up with the following
A (Product Design)
A (Genetics)
C (Discrete Math)
A (AP English)
B (World Civ)
C (AP Env. Science)</p>
<p>What are the chances that my offer of admission will be rescinded?</p>
<p>unlikely.
unless you fail or get a d in something, i doubt harvard will rescind its offer. most kids slack off considerably second semester senior year...you have to get a D or an F or do something really bad (ie getting arrested, suspended, etc.) for them to take their offer away. don't worry. :)</p>
<p>You're fine. I've heard of much worse grades from Harvard admits second semester senior year.</p>
<p>Worst case scenario, they send you an intimidating letter, and you have to reply explaining your drop in grades (I think this is unlikely in your case).</p>
<p>I know of a kid who got rescinded from Yale for getting two Cs. I don't know about Harvard one way or the other.</p>
<p>My humble opinion is that with grades like that, admission to any competitive school should be rescinced. Situations like this make a mockery of the whole admission process. It shows that the student can not keep up, is not consistent, interested or else. </p>
<p>Please, keep us posted on the outcome. It will help some people understand how ridiculous this process is.</p>
<p>everyone's "humble opinions" are valued and all...but they're just speculation, and you shouldn't take them seriously. we have no idea, ryanberry. i agree though, keep us posted, so we can know for sure what the policy is.</p>
<p>moviebuff, jeez, do you have to be so condemnatory?</p>
<p>"What are the chances that my offer of admission will be rescinded?"</p>
<p>Close to zero. Post #4 is correct; the mean letter is the worst case scenario here, and I doubt that you will get one.</p>
<p>"It shows that the student can not keep up, is not consistent, interested or else."</p>
<p>Meh. I think it shows that kids realize that high school is a means to an end. There's some learning involved, but at every high school I've ever heard of, making A's involves some combination of mastering material and kissing up to teachers. Removing the kissing up part often results in a mix of A's and C's. The kids who maintain the A's all the way through June, IMHO, either go to unusually sophisticated high schools or have a perfectionist streak that may or may not serve them well in the long run.</p>
<p>...or a curious streak that may cause them actually to learn for the sake of learning and not just for a good grade helping them to get accepted at Harvard...</p>
<p>A lot of high schools in the United States don't reward students with a curious streak with good grades. That's not a reason not to be curious, but it is a reason to be doubtful about the grades issued by some high schools.</p>
<p>"a curious streak that may cause them actually to learn for the sake of learning"</p>
<p>You think that this quality, by itself, leads to straight A's at the typical American high school? I beg to differ. Perhaps you're assuming that what you see in Switzerland holds true in America?</p>
<p>People who just want to learn for the sake of learning will do things like skip assignments that they view as a waste of time. Many assignments are a waste of time. I speak from experience...that approach is no way to get good grades in high school. And my high school was probably in the top 5% in the nation when it comes to "learning for the sake of learning." To make A's you have to make your teachers happy, period. Some teachers are always happy whenever they see students learning, but Heaven knows, that is not universally true.</p>