How bad do grades have to get for admission to be revoked?

jake1111 · 12-07-2010, 05:33 PM

I've applied to a total of 8 schools through early notification.
I've been getting A's in school (except a few B's freshman year & a B junior year) & I was wondering if I would get admission revoked anywhere if my grades slipped & I got several B's or maybe even a low B- this first semester. Do colleges only revoke admission if grades become D's or F's?
Would top tier schools revoke admission because of several B's or B- in first semester of senior year?

anotherparent · 12-07-2010, 06:26 PM

Bs should be ok, but do not push it. Since they do not say, they can exercise to recind your admission for any drop. If you were a borderline acceptance at a school, they might be less forgiving...

T26E4 · 12-07-2010, 06:37 PM

Jake: this question is asked literally hundreds of times each year -- especially about May or June. Maybe do a search?

aspire2011 · 12-07-2010, 06:37 PM

B's are okay. B-'s are pushing it if it's in several different classes. Mostly, it depends what kind of schools you applied to, though.

DunninLA · 12-07-2010, 07:19 PM

Every school is different, however UCLA and Berkeley are known to rescind admissions for a single D or F grade, as well as a Sr. Yr. GPA below 3.0 UNWEIGHTED. For other schools, Bs are probably OK. One C probably OK accompanied by mostly As. 2+ Cs probably not OK with most elite Unis, and D or F definitely not OK.

General rule of thumb is that you shouldn't have a final report card semester GPA which is more than 1 point lower than the GPA you applied to colleges with. Since you have straight As junior year, anything below 3.0 would raise multiple alarms!

Skydancer017 · 12-07-2010, 10:47 PM

I was accepted early to the College of William and Mary and I asked my dean the same question (but phrased more tactfully.) She said a few B's were fine, but a straight C semester could warrant a revoked admission.

ezbreez · 12-08-2010, 05:09 PM

My good friend just got accepted ED to W&M as well, and she was told that if her GPA shifts by .1, her acceptance will be pulled. So...don't let your GPA shift too much.

Hunt · 12-08-2010, 05:14 PM

As pointed out above, this question gets asked over and over...and very rarely is there a report of somebody who actually had admission revoked over grades. I think it's highly unlikely that a couple of Bs or a GPA shift of .1 will have such an effect--maybe if your GPA shifts by 1.1...

ezbreez · 12-08-2010, 05:19 PM

Nope. My friend was told flat out, a change of .1 (and by that, I mean if her GPA drops by .1, obviously going up is good) would result in rescinding of application. But that might just be because it was an ED and it's W&M

Skydancer017 · 12-08-2010, 06:06 PM

Ebreez...thats strange. There is clearly a mix up then in the info. Here is the email my dean sent me:
"Congratulations! As for your question; no, a B or 2 in your AP courses would not warrant a revoked offer. An all C semester would certainly be enough of a reason for a letter to your counselor and possibly a meeting with the admission committee, but I’m certainly not worried that that will be the case with you."
Someone has to be wrong. a .1 is about one B.

anotherparent · 12-08-2010, 06:12 PM

Presumably the .1 would be your overall grade, and presumably unweighted. So, if you applied to college with a 4.0, you would have to get 2 Bs to bring your overall to a 3.9.

Hunt · 12-08-2010, 06:14 PM

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Nope. My friend was told flat out, a change of .1 (and by that, I mean if her GPA drops by .1, obviously going up is good) would result in rescinding of application. But that might just be because it was an ED and it's W&M

Your friend may have been told this, but I don't believe for one second that it is true. W&M would be rescinding multiple kids each year if this was true, and I certainly don't think that's happening.

Skydancer017 · 12-08-2010, 06:15 PM

Thanks Hunt, I agree. That is very harsh. A GPA can easily drop .1. If it dropped from a 4.0 to a 3.0, that would be more understandable.

ezbreez · 12-08-2010, 06:15 PM

Well yes. She currently has a 4.19 (this is an average of the first three years, plus first semester), so if her GPA slips below 4.09, then her acceptance will be rescinded. I dunno about you guys, but in my school, .1 is the difference between the #1 rank and the #10 rank..

Anyway, I may have heard her wrong, and considering she was screaming and freaking out about getting into her top choice, one and done, it's entirely possible it's not just .1 . But you never know.

I think the idea is that you just don't slack off.

Skydancer017 · 12-08-2010, 06:18 PM

Of course, its the same at my school too, but a 4.19 can easily drop to a 4.09 if she receives one or 2 B's.
Idk haha, I'm scared.
Like what if you get a B in Calc BC or AP Econ or something? I am kind of doubtful they'd rescind you for that.