<p>The schools in the University of California system have specific cutoffs–other schools may as well, but I haven’t heard of them. Since the semester is over for almost everyone, what I would say to current high school graduates–don’t worry about it unless your grades dropped drastically. If you had all As, and then in your final semester got several Bs or even a C, you are not going to be rescinded from any school in the land. You may get a letter expressing concern and disappointment, and telling you that success in college requires hard work, etc., etc., etc. You might have to write a letter “explaining” your lapse in grades. If you have to do that, come back here for ideas on what to say in the letter.</p>