rescinded from UCSD, what would you do?

Transfer Students
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<p>I was rescinded from UCSD because I tried to do the right thing. I reported that there was an incorrect grade report of 'NP' when it was still an 'F'. I told UCSD, however, that I was in the process of resolving the issue, and that it should have been an 'NP' in the first, place -- administrative errors at my previous institution delayed the actual 'NP' grade from showing up. The grade was finally changed to 'NP', but UCSD thinks the issue is academic honesty now(The grade was an 'F' when I reported 'NP' -- but it was not my fault). So in essence, I am getting rescinded for telling UCSD about the grades(the right thing);whereas lying to them and not telling them anything would have made everything okay. Here are the cliff notes:</p>

<p>a.) During Fall 07, I had a grade that was supposed to be changed to 'NP', however, the institution I was attending claimed that I did not get the paperwork in on time, and denied my request for an 'NP' grade, so it showed up as an 'F'.
b.) Since I knew I was 100% correct, and that I would eventually win the fight(which I did), I reported to the UCSD counselor through e-mail that it was indeed a 'NP' grade.<br>
c.) The fight took longer than I thought it would, and I contacted UCSD just to let them know what was going on.
d.) 3 days after I contacted UCSD, the Dean from my institution apologized for all the problems and signed the 'NP' form, and the grade was changed.
e.) Even though the grade is 'NP' on the transcript now, I am still rescinded for...telling the truth?</p>

<p>I'm not exactly sure what to do now. I called UCSD admissions and came a very rude officer who told me that "it was impossible to do anything, and that I would not be going to UCSD this fall. Pursue other educational venues." I also asked her, "If I didn't report the problem to UCSD, then things would have been okay?" and she said "Probably". </p>

<p>This seems a bit ridiculous to me, because I was trying to be honest the whole time, and it was my institution that made the mistakes. Also, when I reported the 'NP' grade to the UCSD counselor, I was in a dilemma:
a.) I could not report 'F', because it was not the true grade and it would also get me rejected from UCSD
b.) It was difficult to report 'NP', because that wasn't the grade that was shown, but I knew 100% that it would be changed. It now shows up on my transcript as 'NP'.</p>

<p>So given the two situations, I chose to report 'NP', because there was no clear-cut answer, and it was the best answer I could give.</p>

<p>Please tell me what you guys think...</p>

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<p>try contacting them again. try a different person?
tell them that the reason it was different was that the school made a mistake, and it is corrected now. and tell them to review it again?</p>

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<p>their issue is that I reported 'NP' when it was an 'F', but if it wasn't really my fault that it took so long, then I shouldn't be wrong, right?</p>

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<p>hey man thats b.s., i can see how you are liable for a part of the situation but it seems like the situation taken as an entirety shows your not really at fault. Your original institution messed up when reporting your grades, however they have conceded and acknowledged they made a mistake. Maybe you can get a letter from the Dean explaining how discrepencies in the college caused these unfortunate circumstances. If push comes to shove apply for appeal, it seems like if anybody could get in on appeal it would be a case like yours... Colegeman888 good luck hope everything turns out well...</p>

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<p>Why would you admit the mix-up when you knew it would be an NP at the end? It kind of seems like you are victim of speaking too soon.</p>

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<p>because i wanted to speak the truth and i wanted to do the responsible thing and tell UCSD?</p>

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<p>Okay, I just got new information that I think will definitely turn things in my favor. UCSD said the issue was that "had the grade been an F, I would not have been accepted(the gpa would have fallen below the required transfer gpa)". I remember I talked to a UCSD counselor two weeks ago about two community college courses I took, and how they were reported incorrectly.</p>

<p>I received an "A" and "C", but only reported one class with a "CR". A "CR" only gives unit credit, and does not affect the gpa. The counselor I talked to said to not worry, and that UCSD would calculate a new gpa based on the grades from the transcripts they received. The main point here is that these two grades will bump my evaluation gpa above the required gpa, and UCSD will not be able to say that I would not have been admitted if the grade was an F.</p>

<p>Cliffs:
- Did not report the grades of two summer school classes to UCSD(thought I had to put "CR"). UCSD says they will convert the two classes and adjust my gpa accordingly, so I will have a new evaluation gpa.
- Initial evaluation gpa was 2.57. UCSD says that if I had an 'F' initially, I would not have been admitted, because the gpa would have dipped to 2.4 -- required transfer gpa is 2.5.
- With my summer school grades added in, evaluation gpa would be 2.77. Even if I decided to take the 'F' and not have it changed to 'NP', it would still be above 2.5. As it stands now, I have the 2.77 evaluation gpa and the NP.</p>