<p>So at, say, a top university (Ivys, Stanford, etc.) how low of a drop in average for senior year is too much of a drop? For instance, if somebody has a 99 average through junior year and drops to, say, an 85 would that play a large role in preventing admission? In other words, what exactly would be the cutoff for a college to notify a candidate of poor performance based on a mid-year report?</p>
<p>My gut feeling is you are probably fine unless you start getting a bunch of Cs -- and probably not even then. It depends on each college. Still, it's very rare to rescind admission.</p>
<p>I don't think you could drop from a 99 <em>cummulative</em> average to 85 in one semester, though, without failing pretty much all your classes. That would be cause for concern... :P</p>
<p>as long as you dont fail anything ur fine</p>
<p>I disagree, any significant drop is too much. They are looking for people who love to learn, not ones who keep up the effort just long enough to get in the door.</p>
<p>Gadgets, I meant if you had an 85 for the first and second quarters or something, not an 85 cumulative. In terms of rescinding admission, that's unlikely, but for regular decision I was wondering if it could affect chances of getting in.</p>
<p>im curious about that as well</p>
<p>i was worried about this and asked my guidance counselor, and according to her in my schools history, only one kid has ever gotten his admission rescinded, and it was form syracuse. also, she said it was "extreme circumstances" she wouldnt disclose what it was, but she told me not to worry about it lol</p>
<p>Let's put it like this:</p>
<p>A avg ----> should not drop below A-/B+ range
B avg-----> should not drop below B-/C+ range
C avg-----> CANNOT drop at all. Should go up.</p>
<p>anything else= "significant drop" + possible/ probable letter from college saying they don't want you no more.</p>
<p>I understand it is rare for people to be "kicked out" of a college, so to speak, when already offered admission based on poor grades.</p>
<p>What I am referring to, however, is a regular decision applicant sending in a mid-year report BEFORE being offered admission and thus adding yet another component to the application. I was curious about just how much a mid-year report can factor into a decision (as an example I used someone with close to a 100 average through junior year pulling 85's in the first and second quarters in senior year.</p>
<p>Yeah i'm worried about that too because i think i might have a C+ in my math class, and i've never gotten a c in my life. my freaking calc teacher is so freaking hard....</p>
<p>yea...i'm starting feel to the senioritis creeping up to me...
physics c grades are dropping like whoa
and french grades are ....
i'm getting Bs now instead of As..</p>
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<p>I dropped from A's to B+'s senior year and nothing happened</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^ proof</p>
<p>will quote myself:</p>
<p>"A avg ----> should not drop below A-/B+ range"</p>
<p>What about if you get A's and you plan on attending a school that lets people in with B-/C+ averages. Are you allowed to drop or is it you can get the C's, but you just cant get anything higher before it.</p>
<p>I have a 92 cumulative average and I think my midyear grades will average to an 85. So I'm in the same situation...sort of haha. I'm still hoping to be accepted to a great school, but I'm not sure anymore.</p>
<p>college2332: which college was this?</p>
<p>Danny -- Ok, I see I misunderstood you. It's a much harder question if you haven't been admitted yet. No one will be able to tell you what "exactly" the cutoff is. In fact, I doubt most colleges have such a cutoff in mind. The response of the college to a grade drop in your midyear report probably depends a lot on the individual college and also where you are in the admissions profile. </p>
<p>If you are already a very strong candidate (academic <em>and</em> otherwise) they may be more willing to accept a lower senior semester than if you were already on the bubble. It may also depend on whether they already put your file into the "accepted pile" or whether they were waiting on making a decision pending your midyear grades. But I don't work on an admissions committee so I'm just guessing here.</p>
<p>It's not a great idea to slack off senior year at all, but it certainly is a <em>bad</em> idea to let your grades slip before you have been officially accepted.</p>