Lost my Grandmother

KurushM
Sat, 06 May 2006 19:19:40 +0000

To whomever it may concern,
Hello, I am a high school student who applied to RIT, was accepted, and I assume I will need to send a final transcript. All my grades for this year are ok, and I am taking as many AP courses as possible. However, during 3rd quarter (after I was accepted), my grandmother died. She was always very close to my family, as she had been living with us for as long as I can remember. As a result, I didn’t do so great in school around the end of the 3rd quarter. My grades did not markedly drop in any of my classes, however, except calculus, as my teacher gives one relatively large exam at the end of each quarter, of which I did very poorly on, bringing my average into the 50s. My guidance counselor said that if a student gets a failing grade any quarter in one of their classes, they would be required to drop down to a lower level class. However, was able to convince her to let me drop down to a standard level English class instead of making me drop calculus, since I my planned major is in the math / science realm. I have since managed to bring up my grade in calculus, and I am doing alright now, and I am sure I have done ok in all of my classes this quarter. I am not failing any of my classes this year. However I am deeply scared as to the effect the one failing grade for third quarter and the drop to a standard level English class will have on how my transcript will be evaluated. Is there any way I can preserve my positive admission decision by prove to the admissions department the circumstances under which I got a bad grade in calculus and needed to drop to a standard English class? Thank you for your time. I’m sorry this message was so long.