<p>Does anyone know what Tufts' policy is on rescinding admissions?</p>
<p>In other words... how commonly is it done, and how badly do you need to screw up for it to happen to you?</p>
<p>For instance, I got into Tufts with a 1570 and a lot of EC's, despite fairly weak grades. Senioritis hit me hard and my mid-year report had three C's, and yet somehow Tufts still wanted me. After the college apps went out, I got even lazier, assuming that my job in high school was done once my applications were in. I got two C's and two D's in the third quarter, but still managed to keep my class rank in the top 15% of my class, thanks to some heavy weighting on an AP-heavy courseload.</p>
<p>I now realize that I've screwed up majorly, and I'm praying that I didn't ruin my chance at attending my dream school. On one hand, no school should want a student with these grades, but on the other, colleges don't put too much emphasis on senior-year grades.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>If I were you I would pull it together and get my grades up before finals. And also pray. :p jk Good luck!</p>
<p>Yeah, that's a no-brainer, I'll definitely get to work. But does anyone have knowledge of how big a problem this is at Tufts, i.e., how much danger am I in?</p>
<p>I don't know about Tufts specifically, but my general advice is to be proactive. Really proactive. You don't want to wait for Tufts to get upset and rescind. Talk to your guidance counselor on Monday and explain the situation. Talk to your teachers and find a way to bring up the grades. Keep track of what you are getting from this point forward, and make sure that it is darned good. </p>
<p>That way, when Tufts does get upset (colleges are less squeamish about sending threatening letters) you might have someone in your corner. You'll also have a slew of currently decent grades, which might make them more inclined towards clemency.</p>
<p>Essentially, you're going to have to <em>work,</em> both scholastically and in terms of talking to teachers and your guidance counselor.</p>
<p>By the way, those horrendous grades I named are only for one quarter... my final grades should be all that Tufts will worry about, I believe.</p>
<p>I got in despite two A's, two B's, and three C's for my senior year (Tufts saw those... they were on my midyear report).</p>
<p>I'm shooting for two A's, one B, and four C's for final grades... I think several of my C's are lost causes, but I can keep those D's from becoming permanent. Since this doesn't represent a significant downfall, I think I should be okay.</p>
<p>Any holes in my logic?</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>Said holes: waiting and hoping that nothing will come of it. Honestly, talk to your guidance counselor and teachers. If Tufts sends you a letter, you'll have people in your corner. Bring the grades up, so you can point to a single bad quarter, not a trend. </p>
<p>It's one of those things that makes perfect sense to the old folks on the board and that just doesn't make sense to teenagers - nothing personally meant by that, I was the same way. BE PROACTIVE. It is a lot harder for a college to make the choice to rescind if the student, sua sponte, has recognized the problem and tried to ameliorate it.</p>