<p>How bad do your senior grades have to be to get your acceptance revoked? Assume you have a 4.0 starting senior year. I know there are other threads like this but I'm sure this is a question on many people's minds.</p>
<p>I heard you need a few Ds and maybe some Fs to get rescinded. I’m pretty sure <10 people get their acceptances taken back every year. So I would think it would be pretty hard to get rescinded.</p>
<p>^Correct. Stay in the 2.5+ range second semester and you should be fine. And, as ilikeUW said, don’t get any Ds or Fs. Cs are okay as long as your overall GPA for the semester is decent (i.e. all As + Bs and 1 or 2 Cs).</p>
<p>I remember the first year they rescinded admission, they rejected 50+ students. Now that students know about the possibility, very few slack enough to get rescinded, although it still happens to 10 or so people every year. Don’t let it be you!</p>
<p>wait so does first semester matter more than second or something? i thought UW would look at them equally since they dont see senior grades till both semesters are over</p>
<p>@Jumpshooter… Yeah that’s what I’m thinking. I mean they don’t see the grades from either semester until after they accept you (assuming they do). I have finals right now, and my grades haven’t been so hot lately haha… Pulling my grades up last second.</p>
<p>My grade situation isn’t too bad but its still significantly worse than the 4.0 I’ve had up to now. </p>
<p>What if someone hypothetically gets straight C’s and they’ve had good grades up till now? Would this put them in danger?</p>
<p>It definitely wouldn’t look good. As far as they’re concerned, it means you’re walking to the finish line instead of sprinting. But you may be able to defend it.</p>
<p>I get your dilemma, though. I’ve had great grades all throughout high school, and then first semester I had AP Calc which I got a C- in…since it’s just that one class, though, I hope it can be forgiven.</p>
<p>Straight Cs would NOT be good. Like I said, stay safe with 2.5+. And regarding first semester, I mentioned it because if you applied to any Common App schools, they may require a midyear report.</p>
<p>If i have a 3.98 through junior year and then this is my senior grades for both semesters what would they do?</p>
<p>A (AP)
C+ (AP)
A- (AP)
A
A
B+</p>
<p>Is that bad enough? 3.62 GPA after having close to a 4.0 each year for the first three?</p>
<p>Dude… you are fine…!!!</p>
<p>yeah seven7seven your grades are fine. so does everyone concur that a 2.5+ means no worries?</p>
<p>Yes, I concur.</p>
<p>Alright, So i thought i’d bump this thread, i didn’t want to make a new one.</p>
<p>So I got my letter of acceptance the other day! But, I’m failing calculus right now, second semester of senior year and I think I’m going to end up dropping the class. I have all A’s in my other classes, and i have the required 3 math credits completed. However, I saw on the UW site that a senior year math class is required even if you have 4 math credits? If I fail calc, will i get rescinded?</p>
<p>I emailed the admissions office with this same question and the lady told me: </p>
<p>“Unfortunately, Im not able to speculate on how a low grade or dropped calculus class would affect your application. It really depends on everything else in the application and your final transcript, which we would require if you accept our offer of admission.”</p>
<p>Above people have said that you’d need like all d’s and f’s to get rescinded, but could failing a senior math class do it too?</p>
<p>I think you’re fine. One class will not be a dealbreaker if the rest of your schedule is looking good. Obviously you’ve been doing something right if you got accepted. Congrats btw!</p>
<p>First, congrats!</p>
<p>Edit: Nevermind I read this wrong >_>
Edit again: Actually, I might just be confused.</p>
<p>So you have 3 years of math? Or 3 credits…?</p>
<p>1 math credit should be equivalent to 1 semester of high school math. If you have 4 math credits, it means that you only took two full years of math. Since UW requires 3 years of math, then you would need a senior year of math credits.</p>
<p>Without talking in terms of credits and such, how many years of math have you had? If you’re taking calculus, the situation implies that you have had three years of high school math, right?</p>
<p>If you have had three years of math, dropping calculus should not get your admissions spot rescinded. You have had the minimum required years of math in high school to be considered for admissions, so don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>However, do NOT take any person on this forum’s word for granted. We do not make the final decision with the admissions office.</p>
<p>I think if I was an admissions officer I’d rather see a student try hard and fail, than simply drop out.</p>
<p>Then again, calculus is hard to apply in the real world unless you’re in a math-heavy field. It’s really just a test of your mathematical understanding/how responsible you are keeping up with homework/rote memorization of your differentiation/integration rules.</p>
<p>Of course, I also know plenty of excellent (liberal arts) students who didn’t take a math course senior year and went to great colleges.</p>
<p>I got accepted to the UW!!</p>
<p>BUT I have a question. I have a 3.99 unweighted GPA for the years of from freshman through junior. I took 3 APs in Calc, Physics, and US History during my Junior year and ended up with a 3.95. I decided to take Running Start full time and take community college courses instead of high school courses (i basically ran out of courses to take at high school).
I have 3.9 GPA for the last quarter but this quarter is looking horrible. I am suffering a case of senioritis. I am most likely to get 1 B and 2 B-s for this quarter. How bad is that? I am strongly determined to get 4.0 next quarter with 4 courses. If I do that, I would get 3.65 GPA for the whole year…</p>
<p>^Are you for real right now? Don’t be ridiculous. A couple B’s will not get you rescinded, especially when you have a 3.99 GPA…</p>
<p>Yes for real. UW is my dream school. I am very aware I am overreacting. Another reason is that I am going to be majoring in CSE. I am a candidate for the CSE direct admit. But thank you for your honesty.</p>