<p>I really messed my first semester of senior year. This semester I got an F in AP Calculus and am on track for a 2.6 unweighted GPA for the semster, 3.0 weighted. </p>
<p>I apllied to UC Davis, Stanta Cruz, and SDSU. </p>
<p>How much trouble am i in here? Do you think its still possible they won't rescind admission? Shoul I write a letter explaining the circumstances? I have had an ill single parent father and every class I this year was AP/IB. </p>
<p>For the record, I had a 3.5 GPA before this semster and thats what I put on applications. I also recieved a score of 1850 on the SAT so I figure I should at least get accepted to SDSU but now I don't know. </p>
<p>I do not need math to graduate and there is still second semster to improve. What are your thoughts CC, I am in desperate need of advice here.</p>
<p>Any advice at all would be very much appreciated, I am in such a panic because of this. I no it probably sounds very egotistical, but I really don’t want tot end up at a CC for one or two years.</p>
<p>Seriously, no one? I don’t mean to be rude here, especially given the generally kindness of the CC forums and the admirable time they put into them, but I am for once trying to reach out.</p>
<p>IDK. My daughter almost flunked calculus her senior year. We thought a lot about whether she should drop the class second semester. Her guidance counselor recommended against it. We tried to find out about the likelihood of schools rescinding admissions and didn’t have much luck. I think that the threat of rescinding admission is one of those things they like to have in their toolbox, but it’s hard to tell how often it’s used. The one thing I would recommend is letting the schools know before they find out from seeing the grade when your midyear grades are submitted. If a school rescinds you after finding out about the grade from you, the school likely would have done so if it had found out on its own. But you might have a better chance of staying in if you approach the school first.</p>
<p>I wish I had a definite answer for you. I agree with Meg that you should contact the school with an explanation before they receive your transcript.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, my daughter is in a similar situation. She is teetering between a “C” and a “D” in Honors Physics. Her final exam in the class was Thursday. If she scored lower than an “A” on the final she will receive a “D” in the class. We won’t know her final grade for sure until grades are posted during Winter Break in the next week or so.</p>
<p>Also on Thursday, she received her letter of admission from Humboldt State. In the letter, they reminded her that, if she receives a letter grade of “D” or “F” in any required academic class, her admission will be rescinded; however, Honors Physics is not actually a required class for her, since she has completed three years of science prior to this year (IB Biology, IB Chemistry and Oceanography). </p>
<p>Honors Physics is essentially an elective class for her. Does that mean the “D” won’t affect her admission to Humboldt? She is also applying to San Diego State and San Francisco State and CSU East Bay.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any experience with this type of situation?</p>
<p>Have you actually been accepted through early action or have you just applied? A lot depends on the schools, and I don’t know much about California schools, but when you get F’s, there are certainly grounds for them to rescind your acceptance. If you haven’t received a decision because you applied regular decision, then they will probably get your mid-year report with the past semester’s grades, and they will factor that in to whether or not they accept you.</p>
<p>Whether you’ve already been accepted or not, I agree with the other posters that you should contact the schools ahead of time and explain your situation. In the meantime, is there any way at all that you could bring your grades up, at least to passing?</p>
<p>I suggest you wait for your admission, then contact the admissions counselors. If they have enough time to work with you, they may not rescind. The more competitive the school (e.g. Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD), the more likely the rescission. This leads me to believe Davis is the most likely to rescind (assuming you get in, which is not a high probablility anyway given your current GPA), while Santa Cruz is less likely, and SDst. less likely still.</p>