<p>It will take an incredible amount of integrity, maturity and determination to admit what happened . Fallenchemist said it better - don’t let time pass by - address this all honestly and there is a very good chance that you will be fine. Paragraph - if you make it through your life without suffering a lapse of judgement and are able to maintain constant stability you will be blessed. As to why he was originally accepted? - Sometimes the same spark of creativity/genius that makes a person unusual and appealing becomes a self destructive fire. Hard work and consistency will always provide the biggest reward eventually… you will be succesful wherever you go. The struggle the OP is going through needs to be addressed first with the school - but some analysis will surely be needed to make sure he understands how to avoid the tendency to self sabotage in the future.</p>
<p>Paragraph - Bitterness doesn’t look good on anyone. The fact that the OP came on here looking for advice shows some maturity, and the fact that he owned up to what he had done shows integrity. Now he has to follow through with the determination to fix it, now and in the future, as manyamile says. To make the statements you did, knowing so little about what is behind what happened, as well as displaying such rudeness and bitterness is what is immature.</p>
<p>Very well put fallenchemist.</p>
<p>Paragraph makes valid points. But bitterness will not serve him/her well. </p>
<p>Admission is susposed to be contingent on maintaining performance.
But adcoms would rather validate their original decision than be fair to waitlisted (softly rejected) students. The OP is likely to slide by without even a slap on the wrist providing a reasonble effort is made to explain the lapse.</p>
<p>The admission decision is a watershed event in the life of a prospective student at a private institution. Prior to admission you have to prove it is in the interests of the institution to admit you. After admission the institution regards you as “one of its own” and you have to do something really horrendous to be removed from that “state of grace”.</p>
<p>Life is unfair. This is good for some and bad for others.</p>
<p>Yes - BigG - Nobody ever said that life is fair. In many ways it is best to discover this early in life and not spend years fighting it, only to discover that life is not fair late in your journey and regret wasted time and effort.</p>
<p>Thanks all for the continued advice and thoughts.
For the record, i’m a girl (if that makes any difference)</p>
<p>manyamile- the "fear of success’ you mentioned struck a chord. but now that i think about it, i think i actually have more of a fear of failure, which leads to anxiety and deciding to not even try (better to fail without trying than fail after a lot of effort). this definitely has to get fixed.</p>
<p>@poetgrl yes i am full pay. i don’t think that matters too much, though, as they’d liekly only take full-pay waitlisteed</p>
<p>Somewhat off point, but…</p>
<p>Very insightful last post @arrowhead17. My older D was much the same as you - a very bright student & superb athlete but she was always hugely reluctant to push herself that extra step because “certain” she wasn’t going to make it (whether it was trying out for a select soccer team, or signing up for a more advanced class). We used to joke about the progression of her thinking processes (“I’m not gonna try out cuz I’m not gonna make it” then “OK, I’ll go but I’m only gonna watch” to finally, “OK, I’ll try out but don’t expect me to make it”). When she went off to college, however, this was no longer “funny,” as it all came crashing down on her (the anxiety and overwhelming feelings). Luckily we were close by but I wish we had recognized the warning signs earlier. Please make sure that your underlying issues are being dealt with before you head off to college - especially if you are going to be going any distance away from your usual support systems (friends, family, counselors, etc.). College could potentially be even more overwhelming so arm yourself with advance information! WashU has marvelous support systems in place so be sure to research potential academic and mental health counseling options before you even get there so that you can immediately seek assistance should that be necessary. Good luck!</p>
<p>I have fine grades, mostly As and a couple of Bs however I am worried about my AP and IB scores. I am currently taking 6 AP and 5 IB tests. To be honest it is a little too much to handle. </p>
<p>If I do get like a 1 or a 2 on a couple AP tests and I don’t get my IB diploma could that affect my offer of acceptance? WashU hardly offers any AP or IB credit anyway so it is hard to convince myself to burn myself out to study for them especially during the last month of high school. Anyone have any thoughts about this?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>BUMMMPP 10 char
anyone?</p>
<p>Well personally I haven’t heard of anyone who has been rescinded due to failing grades… then again I don’t have much experience with this.</p>
<p>I think the final grade transcript is the most important and that will be the one that will affect any rescinded offer the most. I heard from my friend that most US schools don’t really consider the final AP and IB grades as much and they’re purely used for credits or placement. However, I’m not sure particular for WashU. I would still at least try to pass all the courses (especially for IB since failing means loss of diploma) so that they wouldn’t have an excuse to rescind their offer, though honestly if your final transcript marks are good enough, they really shouldn’t.</p>