scholarship or acceptance revoked?

<p>I am doing poorly this year compared to the other 3 years of high school. i got into IU with an unweighted GPA of 3.85 and now my GPA has dipped into the 3.0-3.5 range. now in my defense i am taking 4 APs and I am about to drop AP spanish in order to take 2 college courses so my course load is tougher than ever. I already called IU about dropping a course and they said it was okay if i replace it with another academic class but does anyone have any ideas about getting your acceptance or even your scholarship revoked cuz your GPA has dropped tremendously?</p>

<p>State schools make some awards based solely on stats........you would need to talk to the school or wait and see. If you got the award and then had your stats go below the required threshold you might be losing the funds.</p>

<p>I don't think this is something you want to guess about. I would call the admissions office and just tell them what's going on and express your concerns. They'll tell you if this is an issue or not. If it is, they may be able to make some suggestions to you. If you wait, you may find it's too late to do anything. Make sure you speak to someone with authority, however, and not a student answering phones.</p>

<p>Do you have a scholarship from IU? A grant? Your financial aid award should detail all of this for you..........are you being vague for privacy?</p>

<p>Well I received the Faculty Award and I have applied to the Honors College schollarshp as well as the Mitte scholarship. So are you guys saying that I may be in danger of losing the $$$ ???</p>

<p>YES and YES. You can probably look up your specific award online and find the requirements. 3.85 down to 3.5 is one thing but you implied it could be 3.0. I have no idea what IU standards are.</p>

<p>Okay, DS got the IU Faculty Award, too, and this is what it says in the letter that accompanied the Award letter:</p>

<p>"This offer of admission and scholarship funding is based on the information available at the time of review and is contingent upon the successful completion of any coursework outlined on your application. You are expected to maintain your current level of academic performance with integrity."</p>

<p>Sounds like it's pretty clear here, which is why I suggest you call them to discuss it.</p>

<p>Do you mean that your senior year GPA is around a 3.0-3.5, or that your senior year GPA has made your overally GPA drop to between a 3.0-3.5? Because if it's the first statement, you likely won't get any money taken away.</p>

<p>A2Wolves:
"Do you mean that your senior year GPA is around a 3.0-3.5, or that your senior year GPA has made your overally GPA drop to between a 3.0-3.5? Because if it's the first statement, you likely won't get any money taken away."</p>

<p>You're dispensing this advice based on what?</p>

<p>No my current GPA is between 3.0 and 3.5. You have to take in consideration that I have taken 4 APs this past semester along with a triple period internship and I will be taking 3 APs next semester with 2 college courses and the internship. I did call IU today and the lady sounded like she wanted to go home but she did tell me that i dont have to worry about anything. I mean even if i get a 3.5 this semster, that's still higher than the average right?</p>

<p>colderemy i had a similar issue like you regarding what i had to maintain senior year to have my admissions/scholarship money to be still ok and not revoked and when i emailed the admissions office at IU, the admissions director lady said as long as the gpa is a 3.0 or above with mostly A's and B's, there would be no problem. She also said when observing the senior year grades to see if the student was not totally screwing around, they only consider ACADEMIC courses only and not sports or anything. ( for me i was kicked out of track and i was worried about that and also for first semester of my senior year il probaly get a 3.2 unweighted fyi. i figure as long as its just A's, B's and maybe a C in a AP class with a 3.0 uw gpa or above, you are ok :)) hope this helps.</p>

<p>if you think about it, if you (hypothetically) had never taken let's say AP Calculus, you would never have to deal with the stress and bad grades..and also IU would not consider that as dropping a course. i think this "cant drop your class" rule is kinda rediculous.</p>

<p>i also have a question, my uw gpa from 9-11 is 3.67 and if i get a 3.2ish uw gpa first and second of my senior year, the senior year uw gpa would probaly bring down my overall uw gpa even though im taking ap's this year.. would the fact that my overall gpa went down a bit probaly to 3.60 or something affect my admissions decision and merit scholarships? i dont kno bout you guys but IUB is my FIRST choice school and hell i dont want to mess this oppurtunity up :(</p>

<p>well AP CALC is a tough course and IU probaly recognizes that so if you have trouble in ap calc im sure they wil give you a break besides for business ( which i tink you are doing since you said MITTE) you gota know the basics of calc!!</p>

<p>and also if y a tink bout it, taking honors and aps during your 9-11 years is gud but if you take like all regulars or something 12th grade they might thinking somethhing right?</p>

<p>aw man i didnt get the honors college scholarship, just got the news in the mail :( o well crossing my fingers for the SSA scholarships! btw did anyone hear from the SSA people yet?</p>

<p>Just to ease your mind, and to get the best possible information, I would call the person who signed the letter that came with your scholarship award. Ask these questions and see what he or she says. I think you'll be okay, but really we're not admissions officers and you have to question the advice you get online. We're trying to second guess things, but that's not going to get you the solid answer you're seeking. </p>

<p>Take a deep breath and make the call tomorrow. It will probably be fine - you're taking a heavy load this year - but get that answer from the people who hold the purse strings.</p>

<p>Make sense?</p>

<p>The admissions counselor from IU came to my school and I asked about senior year grades. They said basically it didn't matter if the grade dropped slightly, as long as it wasn't like you were failing multiple classes and you became a different student senior year. He understood that it's senior year, you have other things on your mind, it's time for some fun, and that it's a bit flexible.</p>

<p>i don't think indiana will kick you out for gettng a 3.0 your senior year, i got accepted there this year and i have like a 2.7 overall</p>

<p>"i don't think indiana will kick you out for gettng a 3.0 your senior year, i got accepted there this year and i have like a 2.7 overall"</p>

<p>His question wasn't about no longer getting in, though, he's afraid he'll lose his scholarship money. I know you have to maintain a 3.0 to keep the IU faculty award and the letter also stated that getting it was contingent upon maintaining the grades you had when they awarded it. </p>

<p>I know you've posted a couple of times that you got in with a 2.7 gpa, but that's an exception and not the norm at Indiana.</p>