<p>Hi, I bet this question has been addressed before, but why not talk about it again! =) Okay, senior year grades...HOW important are they? I'm not talking about getting A's and B's all throughout high school, and then getting C's and D's senior year....that looks bad, and colleges could take away admission, obviously. But say you get mostly B's senior year, instead of A's like previous years...is that really bad? can colleges really take away admission because of it?</p>
<p>Um, well, senior grades first semester are extremely important just for gaining admission to colleges. But no, to answer your question, if you just have B's, they will not revoke your admission, I would still try to avoid senioritis, though.</p>
<p>First semester is really important, yeah. But really, who cares about 2nd semester, and what's wrong with senioritis? Your last few months at High School are meant to be spent leisurely with all your long time friends you may never see again, not buried in some Calculus book after you've already been accepted to a University.</p>
<p>Wow, I am sorry, my bad, I guess I just don;t feel the urge to be lazy. Plus, I would be workings towards being valedictorian or salutatorian. And, it can come back and bite you in the ass. If you get waitlisted at one of your top schools, they will most likely not accept you if you have been slacking off all year. You can have fun and work hard in school, and it would be a lot more fulfilling.</p>
<p>ED- they don't see your senior grades until after admission. RD- they take 1st semester into account. In addition to the plethora of ethical reasons to work hard 2nd semester, there are some practical arguments, too, most importantly AP scores, which could help cut down college requirements.</p>
<p>AP motivation is fine. Most teachers' class aren't revolved 100% around the AP test though. I think it'd be more useful to absorb the information, and learn it on your own schedule around the AP test, not around the teachers' class schedule, and in time for his tests/quizzes.</p>
<p>Taking it a bit easy unethical? Please. Getting into a good college is a major achievement, its worth celebrating. And enjoying the last couple of months with your friends, most of which you'll never see again, is more important than trying to get a few A's which will have no effect on college admissions.</p>
<p>Vyse--i see your point, and i agree that spending time with your friends is important, especially toward the end of senior year. perhaps "unethical" was the wrong word to describe this--if you don't try 2nd semester, it doesn't mean you're an immoral person, but it does say what kind of student you are. and if you're the kind of student who works hard for the sole sake of getting into a good college and a high-paying job down the road, then by all means, enjoy your last days while you can.</p>
<p>You guys are serious overachievers. Liiiighten up, slacking off is fine. If you think about it, it's really the last time you'll truly be able to relax for the rest of your life so enjoy it and do some boozin. However, if you're on a waitlist I certainly wouldn't recommend it.</p>
<p>to be clear, i really don't have any problems with kids who slack off in their final days of senior year. its not that they're any lesser or somehow evil; they're just doing the work for a different reason than others may be doing it for.</p>
<p>odyssy-I see your point too. I don't think that school is the sole or even main source of intellectual enrichment though. Succeeding in High School for the sake of career opportunities is its main purpose for me. The intellectual enrichment is great too, but I can find that outside of school. They say the best teacher is experience.</p>
<p>this thread is interesting me, so BUMP</p>
<h1>1 what does bumb mean?</h1>
<h1>2 YES senior grades do matter. My friends boyfriend got into MIT but was told he was no longer eligible to attend after receiveing a D in English.</h1>
<p>people bump to put a post at the top of the threads list, so more people will post on the thread. btw, that sucks about your friend's boyfriend--was the D 1st semester or 2nd?</p>
<p>I'm not sure. All I know is that he had already received his acceptance letter (which makes me thing 2nd semester). It's ok, now he goes to Berkeley and thats actually where he met my firend (his girlfriend) so it seems things worked out for the best.</p>
<p>if yoour like me and you slacked off for most of high school....there is no reason to stop during senior year</p>
<p>: )</p>
<p>but i still make pretty good grades.....so its all good</p>
<p>At my school, after the AP, you would probably learn more staying home. I think the trick is to take classes you actually enjoy your senior year.</p>
<p>that's a good compromise-slack off in regular class in January, AP's in March.</p>
<p>hmmm what about dropping an AP or two would that make them deny you even if you had an excuse like taking a sport second semester?</p>
<p>I don't think so. My friend who went to Caltech dropped all of his college-level courses and half of his APs as soon as he was accepted.</p>
<p>It depends on the situation. Senior year grades that are basically level with the previous 3 years, but experience a slight dip during second semester won't affect you much, if at all. But even still, I know very few people who didn't send a mid year report or a final transcript at the end of the year (I'm a college freshmen), so I don't know how acurate the notion that "they'll never see these grades" is. Some colleges require them for admissions purposes (if your grades are really bad I suppose than can revoke admission? I just don't know anyone who this happened to), other times it's for a waitlist situation, or in my case, my eligibility for merit based scholarships were all pending my final grades.</p>
<p>Not to spoil your plans to skip class :)</p>