<p>I recently got accepted to SEAS at UPenn and now I'm really worried about my grades. Senioritis has kicked in big time for me.</p>
<p>I flat out admit I'm just an O.K. student and am probably extremely lucky to be accepted but I for sure don't want to miss out on the next best four years of my life just because of some poor grades.</p>
<p>Penn saw these grades (1st semester senior grades) and has accepted me:</p>
<p>AP Government: C
AP Chemistry: B
AP Environmental Science: B
AP Literature: B
AP Statistics: A</p>
<p>Now I will probably end 2nd semester like this:</p>
<p>AP Government: C
AP Chemistry: C
AP Environmental Science: B
AP Literature: B
AP Statistics: A</p>
<p>Is getting a C in Chemistry enough to warrant a recission? Engineering is focused mostly on Math/Sciences so I'm wondering if I am cutting it too close here. Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>I don’t think that you will have to worry at all about being rescinded, but it never hurts to be cautious. I have heard that one must literally be almost failing out for it to actually happen. If you had all Cs I think you would probably get a warning. Don’t push it though, maybe try to bring up Government and Chem so you feel more comfortable.</p>
<p>i went to one of the penn preview days the other week and got a chance to talk to the admissions officers about this. they said that it’s ok if you get one grade lower than you usually do in your classes (i.e. a B in a class you usually get an A in) and that you might receive a phone call if you have straight C’s and definitely if you have some Ds/Fs</p>
<p>Relax. I’ve interviewed for years and never have had an acceptance rescinded because of grades. You are fine. Worse that could happen, and this is unlikely, is a “wake up” letter. The only time I have heard of decisions being revoked are for cheating. Enjoy your senior year but do try to pass your exams…</p>
<p>What you get on the AP Exam’s will matter more than the grades you got in the class. Getting a 5 on AP Chem will allow you to test out of hard engineering classes while getting an A gets you nothing.</p>