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<p>I'm a second semester senior now, and for the past couple weeks, I've found myself procrastinating badly and feeling extremely apathetic about my academic performance. If I get mostly Bs, will I not get my admissions revoked? Does past evidence generally show that senioritis wears off during freshman year of college?</p>

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<p>It depends on the college. Colleges like Yale and Harvard will look down upon it very seriously, depending on your previous status. I saw somewhere that they sent a letter to someone in that type of situation saying something along the lines of “We’ve noticed that your senior grades are inconsistent with your previous academic record. We look at this very seriously. Please write back about your grades.” Etc. Anyway, the applicant told them he could take a gap year and come back and they accepted that right away.</p>

<p>On the other hand, one of your safety schools might not care at all.</p>

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<p>Just get all A’s ok?</p>

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<p>Would mostly B’s and a couple A’s be okay? Wouldn’t you have to get a D, or F, or a string of C’s for that to happen?</p>

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<p>Possibly not; search the Yale archives on CC for one or two threads from last year.</p>

<p>And first you have to get in. OP, I gently suggest that you get off CC for a few weeks and focus on your second semester grades. I know this is a stressful time, but from your many posts it seems that CC is fueling your anxiety.</p>

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<p>Take a look at this thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-2014/965545-does-mean-im-screwed-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-2014/965545-does-mean-im-screwed-2.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The fact of the matter is that getting accepted into Yale isn’t the end of your struggles. Your goal in your education is not to get into a good school and have a lot of prestige. The goal should be to learn. By slacking off the end of your senior year, you show Yale (and any other college you apply to) that you aren’t in school to learn, but rather to get good grades. I doubt Yale wants little A-achieving machines. I’d bet Yale wants learners.</p>