<p>I was just celebrating my admittance into the CAS when I realized this morning that I was going to have a "W" for my anatomy class second semester. I'd dropped the class because we had to dissect cats as a part of the curriculum and I'm ashamed to say that I seriously could not bear the thought of dissecting what looked like my best furry friend. I dropped the class and now I have a withdrawal on my transcript. I do still have reasonable grades, all As and 1 B in all my AP classes. Will Cornell rescind my offer of admission? I'm kind of freaking out right now because I didn't get in anywhere but Cornell and Cornell has always been my dream school :( :( I'll be devastated if I get rescinded my offer of admission because of something stupid like this :'(</p>
<p>No they won’t but you might want to send them a letter with the explanation so they
See it in context,</p>
<p>Would it be better if I just called them Monday about it? I don’t want them to think that I dropped because I was failing the class</p>
<p>As long as it wasn’t required for admission, you’re fine.</p>
<p>Ok, thank you so much. So relieved now haha</p>
<p>@DarkIce</p>
<p>Wait, don’t most unis want you to complete the courses you listed on your mid term transcript?</p>
<p>Good luck at Cornell!!</p>
<p>@Stickmale - yes, but it’s not set in stone. It takes a lot for a school to rescind an offer of admission. Example: I transferred schools in APRIL of my senior year. I didn’t get grades for any of my final semester classes and because I started the other school so late they only let me enroll in two (very easy) courses since I could catch up. I called every school and they all understood and didn’t rescind my offer.</p>
<p>I had an A in the course, I just dropped purely because of the dissecting stuff. I feel like if I explain that to them they’ll hopefully understand…</p>
<p>They will understand. They picked you and want you to come. Enjoy!</p>
<p>What about something like dropping from Calc BC to AB?
I had major issues with my BC calc teacher so I switched classes. My GC told me that it’s not a huge change so I shouldn’t bother informing colleges but now I’m kinda scared!</p>
<p>^ I don’t think that even shows up on your transcript</p>
<p>Masala, don’t worry it will be fine. My D’s freshman roommate started out on an academic warning because she had a big dip in senior grades which included some Cs( not one, but 2 or three as I recall in her last semester of high school. The did not rescind her, but did keep an eye on her once she started. Dropping to cacl ab is no big deal, it’s still an AP class</p>
<p>TKs mom. at what point do you think Cornell starts becoming concerned and giving a rescinded threat. I am in heavy danger of getting a C in AP Calc AB for the 2nd semester. My overall grades 4 the 2nd sem is likely gonna be 3 As, 2 Bs, and a C assuming I can’t raise in calc in time. Will the C in calculus be of concern and put me in danger of being rescinded? This is only for 2nd sem, as my first sem was perfectly fine.</p>
<p>^ Bump! I’d like to hear (see) the answer as well</p>
<p>No, 1 c should not matter. More than 1 yes, they may give you a warning but even then I have not heard of getting rescinded. My daughter knew a lot of kids with 2 or more Cs who didn’t get rescinded but did start out on some sort of academic warning. I don’t know the details, but they had to be careful first semester to prove themselves. Now D’s and Fs are another story. And keep in mind this based on what Cornell has done in the past. That could always change.</p>
<p>Hopefully the person getting the C in Calc AB is not an engineering major or physics or something like that, because it’s possible that could raise some concern.</p>
<p>I’m a natural resources major so hopefully I’m just enough out of the calculus spectrum to have my calculus grade relatively irrelevant if it ends up being a C.</p>