<p>Has anyone ever heard of someone that has ever been rescinded after being accepted early decision?</p>
<p>Yes, I have.</p>
<p>But only if your grades drop below a B average or if they are unlike what the admissions committee saw when you first applied. If you are a straight-A student and get a few Bs at the end of the year, your acceptance will not be rescinded. It has to be an extreme case.</p>
<p>geekorathletic: Do you mean you know someone who has, or you have personally?</p>
<p>someone in my school got in early and is now barely passing and hardly even comes to class. He is taking up a place for someone like me who is dying to be accepted regular decision.</p>
<p>As someone said before, it depends on how far the person’s average grade has fallen. Usually, if something looks fishy, colleges will send warning/check-in letters before they outright rescind (colleges don’t want to rescind unless it’s really bad). Unless your classmate is truly failing or getting D’s/low C’s when he should be getting A’s, unfortunately, chances are he won’t get rescinded. </p>
<p>I’m basing this off my friend’s senior slump and subsequent research on rescind policies (mostly on MIT), in case you were wondering. I’m guessing Penn would have something similar.</p>
<p>I’ve been wondering the same thing for some time. . .from what i can tell you can drop from a straight A student to a B and C student and not get rescinded; i’ve even heard of a case in which one student failed a class and one didn’t get a single A during the second semester and they both still ended up at Penn. It happens, but not very often because if you’ve committed to Penn, and thus turned down offers elsewhere, and Penn rescinds you, then they are basically forcing you to take a year off and reapply at other schools the following year</p>
<p>I know someone who was rescinded.</p>
<p>geek, don’t scare me like that. How bad did their grades get ?</p>
<p>Lowest grades he got were C-'s. (Now, this is according to him. He may have stretched the truth a bit) But he’s the only case I’ve heard of without D’s or F’s who got rescinded with that.</p>
<p>I’ve been telling people Cs are a cause for rescinds. Don’t slack off too much, now.</p>
<p>a girl i know got into wharton ed, she’s failing like 3 classes and she hasn’t been rescinded yet…</p>
<p>@boom!rejected</p>
<p>I hope her acceptance is rescinded. She’s obviously now undeserving and shamelessly occupying space when people who are more deserving and still working hard are being waitlisted.</p>
<p>For any ivy league school, plus MIT and Stanford: You run the risk of having your acceptance rescinded if you receive below a B in a course.</p>
<p>I am taking 6 AP classes my senior year. If I get 5 A’s and 1 B, my GPA would be 4.83 on a 4.0 scale. If if I get 4 A’s and 2 C-'s, my GPA would be 4.33 on a 4.0 scale. Do you expect me to believe Penn would rescind my acceptance if I scored a 4.33? Some of you aparently believe a 4.83 GPA would put me in danger. I can’t believe any of that.</p>
<p>Just know that Penn looks not only at your GPA, but also at the grades in your INDIVIDUAL classes. A student from my school was rescinded from Cornell after having gotten one C. I wouldn’t start to get lazy during this final run. It’s just not worth it to run the risk of missing out on this incredible experience.</p>
<p>Hang in there during these final months of high school, everyone. You’ll be on Locust Walk before you know it!</p>
<p>^If that’s the case, isn’t in a student’s best interest to drop all difficult classes second semester after receiving an ED acceptance in December? If I were accepted ED, wouldn’t it be best for me to drop all 6 AP classes in favor of 4 easy A classes and then early release? Why should I continue to break my neck post-ED acceptance if doing so may cost me an acceptance? Why would Penn perpetuate such a policy? It doesn’t make any sense.</p>
<p>By the way, getting a C isn’t always due to laziness. Classes like AP Calc and AP Physics can be a b**** for anyone. If you have a tough teacher, even a student working hard can get a C in those classes.</p>
<p>Yes, I know AP Calc and AP Physics are hard- I’ve been there, I know (although, I don’t see a reason for getting a C in either one of those courses). And, strategically, it would make sense to take an easier load your second semester if your school is on a semester system. You’re right. I’m not arguing in favor of the policy of the Ivy League with regard to rescinding, I’m just saying be careful so that you don’t risk having all of your hard work go to waste.</p>
<p>I think that you really just have to be smart about getting your work done. I have been able to spend way less time on homework than I did last semester but still have been doing well because I get everything done that needs to get done and spend time efficiently. I guess you can say that after being in high school for four years, you kind of know what you can get away with.</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^^^we’ve become masters at doing the smallest amount of work necessary to get the best possible grades… it’s an art</p>