<p>Just out of curiosity, (hypothetical situation) lets say i submitted my deposit to school, can they still revoke me if i get like 1 C- or D+ in a class?</p>
<p>a school can take away your acceptance if your grades are too low or for any other reason that shows that you arent doing well or are in trouble (suspensions, etc). maybe they wouldnt if it was just ONE class, but it depends on your overall record. they dont want your upward trend in grades going that far down; c- and d+ is really pushing it. low bs or bs would be the lowest you can go to be safe, but then again thats risky if you usually get as and a couple bs because it shows youre slacking–especially if the other 3 years you were able to get usually as and a couple bs</p>
<p>so as long the GPA is still good, that one class (D) wont really get them revoked?</p>
<p>they will probably ask for an explanation and it will be very risky most likely…unless you got a concussion or had a traumatic event or something. i went to a conference thing with a director of admissions and they said sometimes they will make you explain why you got a grade that low and if its not for a good reason they could take it away.</p>
<p>its really in general too big of a risk to take for grades lower than a c+ or really b- because its a risk that could end up with you taking an accidental gap year if you get your acceptance taken away that late (this would happen like in the summer time by the time they get 2nd semester grades), and if you take an accidental gap year and try to apply to other schools, those other schools are going to want an explanation of why you took a year off. it might get you into a sticky web</p>
<p>I don’t know about Pitt specifically, but I know a young man who had his college admission revoked for a D in second semester senior year. After all the appeals and such, he was not re-accepted. So it would be a good idea not to do this, even hypothetically.</p>
<p>DD threw in the towel senior year and got the first C of her life her last semester. Neither her acceptance nor her full tuition scholarship was revoked at Pitt. It was religion and to an academic subject.</p>
<p>thank you very much for the inputs. I was only saying this because my AP Lit teacher is notorious for giving students bad grades. For example the highest grade any one has got in his class during first semester is a 79%. Therefore im preparing myself for the worst. If i did had to explain to the university why i did poorly, would “bad teacher” be an adequate response?</p>
<p>Same, I was wondering the same thing. I received a 79% in my AP Calc AB course just this 2nd marking period. However, that class has it’s own class curve (the only class in our school to offer such a thing, yes, because it’s that hard) and then we get the 1.125x weight to it. However, the AP Calc AB course is also mixed in with some IB Calc students, and we learn the same things as them (crazy, right?). All of my other grades in the second quarter (AP Physics C, AP English, AP Econ etc…) are 85% without the AP weight, and my college prep courses are at a minimum 95%. My overall GPA for the second quarter is a 96.54%, so do you guys think that ONE 79% in an AP Calc course would cause them to reconsider my acceptance? I already paid the deposit :P</p>
<p>My last 3 years I had great grades, but the course load was not nearly as heavy as my senior year (95-96% overall junior year [included Honors, and AP English, AP US History])</p>
<p>idt a 79 would do that to you, but thats as low as you should dare to go. i think an 85 is safe. ik what you mean about senior year being harder…ive had to try a lot harder to do well this year than usual and was successful last semester, but got my first ever b in bio (ap bio this year) and only just barely with an 83…it was almost a b- but i got it to a flat b which is the lowest ive had and i got accepted</p>
<p>my friends with senioritis are “aiming” for low to mid bs to pass satisfactorily and still be okay for colleges (since the rest of their grades are mostly bs with some as) lol</p>
<p>My college counselor always said this:</p>
<p>Colleges will accept one C anywhere on your transcript as you not getting the material or maybe having a rough time with the teacher. Once you have two or more, though, they’re going to start questioning you.</p>
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Getting a D is pushing it after acceptance in my opinion. You have to think about the kind of grades you showed Pitt you were capable of when you applied. If you were an A/B student, you need to maintain that A/B standing. Pitt is going to be confused why you’re suddenly doing poorly, and ask for an explanation of what happened to the stellar student they accepted.</p>
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<p>Is this a 79% without the weighting? I can’t imagine it would. Pitt is also considering how tough your classes are, and AP Calc is no joke. Besides, wouldn’t a 79% be a B-? That’s acceptable for the most part, and with a curve, it would go up. And since your overall GPA is not being poorly affected, I don’t think they will mind.</p>
<p>A random aside: At my high school, on AP Calc was offered (we were an AP school). My sister’s high school was an IB school (so IB Calc). The year I took AP Calc, my sister was doing IB Calc…turns out we were using the same textbook! It was great because if I ever forgot mine, I’d just run to her room and use hers. So…even though it’s IB and AP, it’s Calc. You can’t really change the material taught, lol.</p>
<p>Yes, the 79% in AP Calc AB is without the 1.125x weight to it, same with my 85%'s in my other AP courses. The 79% itself shows up as a D (eww, gross) but once the weight is applied to it, it becomes an 89% (B+). I completely forgot about the weight when I was writing my first response above, so seeing it as an 89% as opposed to a 79% relieved me. Thanks</p>
<p>Nice you have a weighting for your AP courses!</p>
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<p>A 79% is a D in your school?! Is that even possible…that means that from B+ to D, you have a tiny range of 10% (89-79). What the what?!</p>
<p>But yeah, definitely know that Pitt will be more lenient about doing slightly worse (and a 89% is pretty good!) in an AP class.</p>
<p>Oh whoops just saw the actual grading guidelines and the 79% is a low C. For some reason online it’s showing up as a D.</p>
<p>Yeah thanks, I couldn’t even imagine what I would do if my acceptance was revoked from Pitt for some reason lol.</p>
<p>I know that UMich’s policy is 3 Cs, 1 D or 1 F for a second semester final grade sends your transcripts and file for full re-review.</p>
<p>i would prolly go insane. lol</p>