<p>I know there are other threads on this topic, but they are all so full of vague responses with varying opinions. I am looking for an accepted general consensus.</p>
<p>Lets say a student has an average of 1 B and the rest A's every semester. What second semester senior grades will it take to get rescinded from top 20 colleges (assuming the same level of classes)?</p>
<p>A) all B's
B) 1 C and the rest B's
C) 2 C's and the rest B's</p>
<p>For a top 20 school, I would say either more than half Bs or even 1 C. This isnt based off experience, just a guess. Your grades cant drop from straight As to like straight Bs.</p>
<p>^^^ this sounds very strict.</p>
<p>Have you ever heard of anyone rescinded for grades?</p>
<p>I’ve heard of many people rescinded for grades; I even know a few.</p>
<p>Now it’s not horribly common, and you are never going to be rescinded because you got 1 or 2 Bs more than you previously have. But if your GPA starts dropping a full point or more your last semester, that may well cause some problems.</p>
<p>I am not sure for Ivies and really top schools. But, I would consider Cal as a top 20 school. I know a person who got into Cal with straight A’s, a potential valedictorian, he then got 4 B’s and 2 A’s second semester and nothing happened to him.</p>
<p>Berkeley, unlike most schools, is very clear on what will cause you to be rescinded. If your unweighted GPA drops below 3.0 or you get a D/F in a class, you get rescinded unless you work something out. So long as those things do not happen, it doesn’t matter what grades you get.</p>
<p>I think, in most cases, a high B average or one C would be okay. Two C’s is pushing it. Any and all D’s are bad.</p>