Roger_Dooley

Question: I am a high school senior and I have been accepted to my first-choice college. However, I’ve had a series of problems this fall, along with senioritis, and my first-semester grades were all D’s. Is there anything that I can do to salvage my acceptance or will it be revoked for sure? Yikes! You [...]

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angad19

a quick qeustion to you all:

In the NU acceptance letter it says something like "you will be allowed to attend NU, provided that you maintain your grades".. or something like that.

Now, I have been absent from school for 12-13 days this year because of college interviews, so my grades have seriously suffered (I have straight Bs right now, and prolly like 2-3 As and 2-3 Bs by the end of the semester). Would that be considrered an "academic falteration" worth enough to keep me from entering NU?

thanks for your help!

BrandoIsCool

no i belieeve if you keep A's and B's your in good hands. Sr year at my school is the HARDEST of all 4 years. Only ~23 of the 230ish kids got A's BLAH

BayAreaCAMom

Help! Do private colleges rescind offers of admission for one D on the report card? (never even had a C before!)

Cum GPA is 3.43 for 7 semesters. With one D, GPA could be 2.94 - 3.0 this last semester.

dntw8up

Some schools will rescind for a D, others won't. The overall GPA doesn't matter; the reason for the grade drop does.

jazzzmomm

That sounds harsh. One D?

jasoninpines

Well, honestly, no reason to get a D in ANY high school class, let alone really any college class. So, can't offer much sympathy here

Sally_Rubenstone

Read the whole "Ask the Dean" column at the start of this thread, not just the comments that follow, and you'll get some advice on how to handle falling grades once you've been admitted to college. Admission committees really don't want to dump students who have already been accepted--it's a hassle for all concerned--so they are usually willing to work with you to preserve your place in the entering class.