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My son was in your situation once in high school. He was doing a project singlehandedly after his teammates bailed. Since some of their work was essential to the project, he knew he couldn't avoid a low grade. But he met with the teacher, and the teacher allowed him to do an individual project for extra credit. It had been my understanding that he would get BOTH grades ... the C- that the team had earned for the lousy project plus the A that my son got on his individual one. Yet, when the dust settled, the teacher expunged the low grade and gave my son only the high one. I guess he realized that he'd stuck my kid with a bunch of slackers. ;-)
So, if there is enough time left in the semester, you can suggest some sort of extra-credit work to your teacher, too. If you can't do that, write to Purdue. But emphasize the efforts that YOU put into the project rather than spending the whole message trashing your teammate!! You should be fine.
I was accepted to Yale. This semester I will be receiving 2 A's 4 B's and 2 C's. Last semester I had 6 A's and 2 B's. In addition, I had all A's before senior year.
The only improvement I had this semester was that I had a B for AP Lit first semester, but this semester I got it up to an A. the 2 C's are in multivariable calculus and this independent studying class I am taking (I forgot to turn in assignments because of family issues). Will I be rescinded?
Thank you!
If your son did indeed get B's in two or more community college classes in the fall and then one D in the spring, it shouldn't affect his Emmanuel acceptance. BUT ... he should write to Emmanuel to try to explain his low grade. He shouldn't wait for Emmanuel to contact him to ask about it.
IF, however, you find out that your son's other community college grades were lower than B's, that could be a different story. If he struggled in community college classes, it might suggest to the Emmanuel admission officials that he isn't adequately prepared for Emmanuel classes.
So I think your next step should be to determine exactly what grades he received at the community college (and in what classes) and then to ask your son to write to Emmanuel to explain what he thinks went wrong in the bio class.
As I explained above, if his community college classes turn out to be B's except for the one D, he should be okay at Emmanuel.
Once you find out what the other community college classes were and what grades your son received in them, feel free to write back with this additional information ... either here or via Private Message.
I recently got off the waitlist at Syracuse and could not be more excited. I am waiting for my financial aid package before making my final decision. I have always struggled with math I ended with a B- freshman year, C sophomore year, and a B- junior year. It has always been by far my worst class and the only C I have ever received in high school. In Pre-Calc this year I ended the first semester barely getting a B- however, I have struggled a LOT second semester and I think I will end the year with a C/C- I know this especially since I just took the final which I do not think went well at all. I plan on majoring in Communications/English the FARTHEST thing from math possible. I am just worried that my offer might be rescinded because of this one C. I take all honors and AP classes except math and I anticipate receiving B+ and A's in all of those classes. I would just like a bit of insight and possible reassurance.
Good luck as you make your final decision.
I attend Dual Enrollment courses through my high school and am currently enrolled to attend University of Pennsylvania in their School of Nursing. Earlier this semester, in February, I withdrew from a community college math course due to large amounts of struggle despite my attempt to keep up and learn the topics outside of class. As a Nursing major, this class was not required for the major nor was it necessary to graduate as I had already satisfied my Graduation requirements. It was also the second math course I had enrolled in that year. It didn't drop my GPA but was entered into PowerSchool for each quarter despite being a semester class.If you can't determine it from my post, I'm worried as I didn't expect to get into this university in the first place! Thank you for your assistance.
I committed to Cal Poly Slo as a freshman architecture major, however I received D's in AP Art in both semesters of senior year. Both times it was due to my teacher not updating my grades before the transcript deadline (I would've had a passing grade if she had). I've taken 2 other art classes previously (in my sophomore and junior years of hs, they were prerequisites to AP Art) and gotten A's both years. I know SLO says you can't get D's but also that they review it on a case by case basis. How likely is it that I won't get rescinded?
I also wanted to know if they would consider putting me on academic probation for my first quarter rather than rescinding me - is that something that CSU's can do/have done?
I'm grateful for any advice you can give me. Thanks!
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You need to write to your admission rep before s/he contacts you and try to explain where you went astray in AP Art. If all of your other senior grades were strong, be sure to emphasize this. I agree that it's worthwhile to suggest that you start the fall term on academic probation. And certainly if there were any problems in or out of school that affected your grades, you can mention those as well, as long as they sound reasonably serious.
Please let us know what happens because it's helpful to future seniors to learn how previous seniors fared in situations like this one. Good luck!
I’m an international student in an American school, and I graduate with the American, my country’s diploma and IB Diploma.
I was accepted at UC Berkeley for the fall. In my UC application I was confused with how to list the diplomas and one of my conselours ended up suggesting to list “IB Diploma” in which diploma I get. (High school diploma box). They told me that the university would know I will be getting all three diplomas since they have the school profile and that universities check the profile when admitting students.
I have graduated with mostly As and two Bs in the second semester of my senior year, s I would be ok in the conditions. I also did not submit any predicted scores. However, I was sick and stressed and anxious during my IB exams and ended up having a horrible performance and will most likely get less than a 30 in my IB Diploma (I do believe it is very unlikely that I would NOT get the diploma). Would getting a low IB score be an issue (a 3 in a course or simply below 30)? Would a low IB score lead to a rescinded admissions given that my school transcript is good and I do receive the diploma? I am attaching my conditions here:
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I understand that I must complete all senior-year courses listed on my application with a minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA for each term, and earn no grade lower than a C for any individual courses.
I will graduate from high school/secondary school.
I will submit all required official documents in a timely manner for admissions verification (review documentation requirements below).
I will notify Undergraduate Admissions via the Undergraduate Admission Update form available on [email protected] if:
I do not meet the 3.0 GPA condition for any term of my senior year.
I receive a grade lower than a C in any course
I have made/will make changes to my senior year class schedule.
I am having difficulty sending a final transcript from my school
I have not earned/will not earn a passing score on the TOEFL/IELTS exam
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Students completing secondary school in another country will be required to submit the final results of their exit exams and/or completion certificate. (Review a by-country list to ensure that you are submitting all required documents by the deadline).
Send us ALL official test scores:
SAT Reasoning or the ACT plus Writing (required)
An official TOEFL or IELTS exam result
SAT Subject Test (if applicable)
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You are responsible for monitoring your CalCentral task list and email accounts for status changes, admissions updates,and notifications; and working with your sending institutions and campus to resolve any delivery problems.
CANCELLATION OF ADMISSION
Your admission to Berkeley may be immediately revoked or modified if we determine:
You did not satisfy all of the above conditions
You did not respond to our communications regarding missing documents and updates.
Any information you have submitted on your application for admission was not verified by received official documentation.
You completed any college/university coursework after high school graduation (except for summer session coursework immediately following high school graduation).
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