I'm assuming after final grades have been sent to UVa. Dean J would know a lot more about this obviously; it just makes sense that if these letters were sent because of academic reasons, they would come out in the summer.
If your son has a tough courseload, then UVa is generally willing to overlook one or two Cs if all of the other grades are the same. They usually send out academic "explain yourself" letters to those students who have fallen from consistently getting A/Bs to consistently getting C/D/Fs.
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years of sweating every detail has bought us to this ugly place"
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but if you're going to obsess that much, you're going to have a horrible time in college. You need to learn to prioritize and let things go (if necessary). In the big scheme of things, a B or C won't kill you. Italian, as I told galosien, you're overstressing for no reason. Just make sure that your son understands that he needs to compensate for those Cs 4th quarter but let him enjoy the little time he has left of high school as well.
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so lets hope he is not part of the handful and doesn't end up going to the community college.
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Don't even entertain the idea that your son may be going to community college because he slipped to a C or two. You'll put unneccessary stress on yourself, your son, and your relationship. If he continues to slip and somehow manages a few Cs and Ds on his final transcript (which seems highly unlikely since senioritis hasn't caught him) AND gets the dreaded letter, UVa will give him a chance to explain himself. Some schools also ask for a teacher recommendation and generally will put the student on academic probation (i.e. he'll have to meet certain requirements 1st semester). They try not to pull admissions offers completely away. The most probable case senario IF he gets a letter: he will need to explain himself and will be put on academic probation. If he commits a felony: chance to explain and then rescind admission.
But good luck! Stop overstressing and enjoy the spring.