Should I let them rescind their offer of admission, OR...

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<p>My situation is very complicated, so I won't post details at the moment. Right now I just have a question.</p>

<p>I got accepted into a pretty decent school in California, even though my grades are awful. </p>

<p>However, when they receive my transcript, I am scared they will rescind their offer of admission. I am lacking a class they require (LONG story), so sadly my odds are probably not good, unless they are feeling unusually generous. lol</p>

<p>Anyway, I just had an idea: since I know I don't stand much of a chance anyway, would it be better to simply call them, be honest, and tell them I won't be able to attend next semester? They probably won't ask for a reason, but if they do, I could just explain what happened. </p>

<p>This way, they wouldn't have a look at my ugly transcript, and they wouldn't reject me. I would then just have to go back to community college, get my grades up, try to take that stupid class (which is unrelated to my major, but they require it none the less), and then apply again next year. Thus, my transcript would look a lot better next time. </p>

<p>OR...I could send it "as is" now, let them reject me, and again, just try to improve and send it on again next year.</p>

<p>My question is...does it even make a difference? I guess I am afraid that if they reject me this time, they will hold it against me the next time I apply. </p>

<p>I'm very depressed so I may not be articulating myself very well at the moment. If so, just ask and I will try to clarify.</p>

<p>Thanks for any help...</p>

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<p>they wont hold it against you. you should email them and tell them why you are missing that class and give them a good reason and they might let you in with a pending status for you to finish that class…</p>

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<p>^^Very good advice.</p>

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<p>I think it depends on the school and which class.</p>

<p>If it is a CSU, and you are missing a “golden four” class, you are highly likely rescinded because of how strict they are now. </p>

<p>However, a CSU will not care AT ALL if one year you apply and don’t meet requirements and the next year you do – they are a numbers organization (you either have the classes and the GPA cutoff or you don’t).</p>

<p>A private college that is select might notice all of this… but if the private college is hungry for students and has lots of open spots (Mills College seems to operate this way), they will overlook the missing class, etc.</p>

<p>UCs are a bit more brutal, however, I am not certain they hold grudges from an old app – the problem would be more of an applicant being a bit short of the mark this year would not necessarily be seen as a stronger candidate <em>just</em> because the student took another year of classes…</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the replies.</p>

<p>Yup, it is a CSU. I have since talked to admissions and they did indeed tell me to just go ahead and send the transcripts, which I did, and that they would not hold it against me if I had to apply again next year.</p>

<p>Thing is, I really can’t wait another year to get started on the degree. I can’t afford to. If I were 18 it wouldn’t be a problem waiting another year. It’s a huge problem for an independent student. I’ve made contacts in the field I want to go into after I earn my degree. They are very willing to help me find employment or even hire me where they work, but I have to have a degree first.</p>

<p>So I may finish the fall at community college and then try for a different school in spring. I’m only thinking of CSU’s and maybe some smaller private schools. I’m not even sure how many still accept people in the spring.</p>

<p>Plus, I was very fortunate to get accepted by this school in the first place. I just got lucky. People with higher GPAs and stellar transcripts got rejected. Thus, even if i get A’s in the fall semester, I will likely not get lucky next time. Lightning may not strike twice!</p>

<p>I will continue to talk to admissions. A professor of mine suggested getting tested for a learning disability, which she thinks I have after listening to me tell her why I could not succeed in certain classes. Admissions at the CSU told if if I can get verification of a disability they <em>might</em> be able to let me take the class I need there.</p>

<p>But it’s already late, classes are filling up, so it’s not looking good either way. <em>sigh</em></p>