<p>I was just wondering, does anyone have any stories about people getting rescinded from Northwestern? How badly do you have to screw up your senior year after getting in (ED or RD) to get rescinded? </p>
<p>Also, do they get mad if you drop a class? What if you have to in order to fulfill a graduation requirement?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Well, it usually shouldn't matter,but, if you got, say, lower than a B in two of your core NU classes like math or science this could be a problem. (Even if this is not where your interests lie).</p>
<p>Liz, think about your question - if you had to drop a class in order to fulfill a graduation requirement (like taking consumer education that your state might require), how could NU rescind an acceptance? They know that individual states and schools have all kinds of trivial requirements that need to be fulfilled. </p>
<p>And there's no "getting mad."</p>
<p>what if i went from a 92 first semester in ap english to an 81 second semester? would that cause concern?</p>
<p>Just try to not go below a B. Frankly though, getting one C won't get you rescinded either, but you may get a letter in the mail as a slap on the wrist.</p>
<p>In our local public high school (Chicago suburbs), an 81 in AP English is a C. The B range doesn't start until 85.</p>
<p>My kids go to a public high school in the Chicago suburbs and an 81 in AP English would be a B.</p>
<p>The Chicago suburbs have a lot of different school districts. This is where the whole GPA thing gets kind of messy. A 'B' in Pizzagirl's kids' high school would be a 'C' in our high school. Are colleges and universities aware that there are different grading scales in different schools? </p>
<p>Hopefully they take this into consideration - though I can see how that would be harder to do as they receive ever increasing nymbers of apps.</p>
<p>I hope my kids aren't at a disadvantage because of this.</p>
<p>Mine is on a traditional grade scale where 70-79 is a C, 80-89 is a B and 90-100 is an A.</p>
<p>JR that is completely wrong- a couple c's will not be a problem- now if you get into D's thats iffy esp if its 3+ but i doubt ud be rescinded- i dont think people realize how few people get rescinded anyway- if u can get into northwestern you can at least get a C in every class</p>
<p>lol reading this is a bit funny. in my school here in singapore, >80 is an A+. yet, only like 5% get those grades. shows you how tough the education here is.</p>
<p>colleges are aware that different schools grade differently.</p>
<p>IDK....but remember there's probably going to be a good number of applicants on the waitlist who didn't slack off and would gladly take someone else's spot. </p>
<p>I say don't go any lower then a couple of C's</p>
<p>I have a feeling that the waitlist is going to be extremely long this year...</p>
<p>My D has a friend who was accepted to NU two years ago and got a D her second semester senior year. NU wrote to her after getting her final transcript and asked her to "explain" the grade. I guess she did a good enough job "explaining" (there was apparently an "issue") because she is enrolled and is doing well!</p>