Senioritis. HELP. Please.

<p>Ok so this semester I've done a pretty poor job in school. And I could go on and on about why but that probably won't make a difference.</p>

<p>I take five academic classes. All of which are AP/IB and very difficult. I'm without a doubt going to end up with a C grade in each of them, which is a 2.0 unwt. and a 3.0 wt. </p>

<p>I'm applying to Chapman, UCSC, Syracuse, Boston U, U Miami, UCSB,</p>

<p>At this point, I sort of just need to get away from home, so I'm just hoping I get into one of them.</p>

<p>I have a 4.1 wt and a 3.4 unwt. And a 2060 on the SAT. So as you can see, I've done pretty well up until now.</p>

<p>I guess what I'm asking is if it's still possible for me to get into one of those schools with a C average first semester senior year? Or if there's anything I can do at this point.</p>

<p>And please don't say try to get your grades up because they are set at this point.</p>

<p>Thanks so much!</p>

<p>Don’t know much about the other schools, but I believe the UCs won’t check your grades until post-admission. As long as you keep your grades above a 3.0 average (3.4 for non-CA-residents) I think you should be fine. So I hope you get accepted!</p>

<p>That helps. Thanks a ton!</p>

<p>It’s still possible, but you do know that there is a significant chance that you will get into none of them because of your senioritis. </p>

<p>You need to be in the guidance office in the morning to find some automatic admit schools. Next deadline is 2/1. </p>

<p>Consider University of Iowa, Iowa State, University of Kansas, University of Arizona and Arizona State. </p>

<p>After you get your official grades, apply to the University of Iowa. They say “Expect an Admission Decision within 2 business days (beginning in mid-August) from when we receive your completed application.”</p>

<p>Hi Mos,
Are your GPA’s you are showing already contain all those Cs from the fall semester senior year? Also have you been accepted by any of these schools yet; if so that would increase your chances of not being revoked? It does not look good for you. If you think your grades are improving in the present spring semester (getting at least B’s in most of the classes) I would then contact the admissions officer on the phone at these colleges and try to explain to them what happened; and beg to get in saying that you have learned your lesson. I would defiantly look at fall back colleges now if you want to get away from home; there are plenty of colleges out there that you would qualify for. Take action Mos!</p>

<p>Remarks below address Chapman U & the University of California campuses in regards to getting one D but not without some B’s; as well as other colleges in general:</p>

<p>Every high school student applying to any University must turn in their fall & spring senior year semester grades for review by admissions. If you end up with a D or F in your spring semester your acceptance can be revoked by admissions; although receiving one D will most likely not lead to revocation at Chapman University.
ALTHOUGH: With admissions to Chapman U getting more difficult and desirable each year I do not think it is no longer safe to say this year that your admissions would not get revoke for receiving one D in your senior spring semester at high school. If you received a D in AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Economics, AP Physics or AP Chemistry and you were accepted into Dodge College you are safe I am almost sure. But if you were accepted as a science or business major at Chapman U revocation of your admissions is very possible and you are playing with fire.</p>

<p>The problems I seen over and over again is a senior ending up with D in an AP Calculus, AP Chemistry…etc class in the spring semester because many students experience senioritis and stop studying during the first 6 weeks of the senior year’s spring semester. They know they are in trouble and it is very hard for them to catch up at that point. It is my understanding that all University of California campuses will revoke ones admission for any D. This is not the case at Chapman and many other universities and will not revoke for one D. </p>

<p>Many students mistakenly believe that preparing for college ends after the 11th grade or the first semester of senior year. However, senior year — the entire senior year — is actually of particular interest to colleges.</p>

<p>Many college applications require you to list your senior courses, including information about course levels and credit hours. It will be obvious to admission officers if you’ve decided to take the year off or if you try to drop a class.</p>

<p>As part of the application process, many colleges include a midyear grade report form. Your counselor completes this form with first-semester grades and sends it to the colleges to which you’ve applied. It then becomes a crucial part of your application.</p>

<p>Often, college acceptance letters include warnings to students such as “Your admission is contingent on your continued successful performance.” This means colleges reserve the right to withdraw your offer of admission should your senior year grades drop. Colleges ask high schools to send them the final, year-end transcripts of the students they’ve accepted. Again, a senior slump will be obvious.</p>

<p>Again dropping a spring semester class that you listed on your application is not an option unless you get approval first from the University. It is considered that you failed the class.</p>

<p>I’m in the same boat, but it wasn’t a bout of senioritis, I started working this year and my IB classes are a *****. I’ve been accepted to every school I’ve applied to, but I’ve gotten all B’s this year (where I got A’s before). Do you guys think I’ll be revoked as well? Isn’t it true that you can combat them? I got a full scholarship at every school, so worst comes to worst I’ll just stay in state and attend UCF.</p>

<p>C average? That means you would have a GPA in the range of 2.0-2.5! They may rescind you because senior year is the most important year! You should contact all the schools and tell them about your circumstances so that they won’t be shocked when you send in your final transcript but telling them won’t mean you won’t get rescinded, just letting you know!</p>