<p>I keep getting C+s in AP Physics and Calculus BC. Should I call or something? Coz I'm afraid I'm gonna get kicked out of Honors. Anyone with similiar past experience?</p>
<p>I don't know if they'll kick you out or not - they don't ask for mid-year grades so you've got the rest of the year to make it up. I wouldn't be all that concerned about being in Honors anyway. Lots of students who could be, don't bother with it - and engineers aren't even eligible. You'll get a fine education in or out of Honors.</p>
<p>Especially for me, an OOS.</p>
<p>If you are really concerned, call them up. I am doubtful that they'd rescind your admission. Even if, the world will not end.</p>
<p>KB</p>
<p>zhonggong, if you are getting C+s in AP Physics and Calculus BC in high school, you may want to reconsider whether you want to be in Honors at U-M. Afterall, most of the students that are in Honors were probably getting A's/B's in their high school AP Physics and Calculus BC classes. </p>
<p>You will be less stressed out taking regular classes and doing well, rather than being in Honors and struggling.</p>
<p>Oh, I just heard something new. Is it true that U-M's GPA scale is 80-89=B? If that's true, then I should be fine coz in my school 80-83 is C+.
But if that's not true that I guess I should be seriously worrying. As far as struggling in Honors go, I'll just take Calculus I again and take other natural science courses to complete my area distribution.</p>
<p>If you were admitted to the Honors, it was because of your overall scholastic achievements and qualifications, not because of how you did in one or two courses. If you plan to take the AP exams in Physics and Calculus BC, you will have an opportunity to redeem yourself.</p>
<p>Zhonggong -- some students don't choose Honors because they don't like the academic requirements. You have to take Great Books or Classical Civilization, take Honors sections, write a thesis. Not saying it's not a good program - but it's not the end of the world if you're not in Honors.</p>
<p>lol, of course it's not the end of the world. Even if I don't go to college, I can still live with myself by being an honest, simple, tax-paying, common worker. There's nothing wrong with that. I just don't want to go to Ann Arbor in August and find out that I've been kicked out of Honors, lol. Plus, given that U-M's such a big university, at least it feels good to know that you don't have to compete for housing anymore (that's definitely not my #1 for attending). So in principle, I agree w/you, but on a pragmatic note, I'm still quite worried.</p>
<p>COOL! I've been updated to "junior member". LOL!</p>
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<p>That's not entirely correct. Underclass honors (which is what most people here are concerned with, requires GB or CC, along with honors sections and w/e. Writing a thesis is departmental honors, and is something different. You don't have to be in underclass honors to write a theis and graduate w/ honors. Similarly, being in underclass honors doesn't require you to write a thesis, nor does it guarantee that you will graduate with honors.</p>
<p>KB</p>
<p>okie dokie. But anyways, I don't think it will be a good idea to call coz I don't want to give the wrong impression that this kid's trying to find out to what degree he's allowed to slack. But I would LOVE to find out the mysterious GPA grading scale from 0-100 that Michigan uses in order to adjust for the different letter grade assigments for different numbers throughout the US.</p>