My son had a D and retook the course - it didn’t seem to impact his ability to get into college. I don’t think a D would cause rescinding of acceptance unless there is clear information indicating that in the acceptance letter or from admissions.
I suggest that if anyone from the university contacts your son and indicates they might or will rescind his acceptance, he offer to retake the course or take a community college calculus course in the summer.
But to be honest, many kids end up in college with no calculus at all, so I would not fret.
Here is a page from your son’s college, it sounds like if it is one D, he should be fine, but maybe he should call the numbers given:
@singermom4 I will be crossing my fingers for a quick (and positive) answer for your son. I know the feeling of holding your breath while awaiting news…oldest was on delayed graduation from college. At one point we weren’t sure if the school was even going to let him stay. Time ticks by even more slowly when waiting. Hang in there and please keep us posted.
We already called when we saw the potential issue in April. They would not give us a definitive answer - just that they had to see the final transcript. He has more math credits than he needs to graduate so it is feeling particularly irksome that this class could cause such serious issue. He is planning to re-take that level of calculus anyways. Rest of his grades stayed fairly consistent (two B’s but he had B’s on his transcript already and the rest A’s). i just hope that they make a decision quickly once the transcript is in hand and not wait until August. We have orientation in July and don’t want to go through the expense and time for naught.
@singermom4, I would never be able to wait. I’d be calling now (do they have the transcript?) and asking for a definitive answer so you know whether it’s OK to book the July orientation trip. I don’t think that’s asking too much. Fingers crossed for you guys!
@shoboemom, so sorry to hear about your mother. My condolences to you and your family.
DS has graduated and is getting ready to leave on a trip to England and Scotland in 8 days led by his favorite HS teacher.
As far as my DH health, I had been waiting for good news before I posted, but that does not seem to be coming. He has a treatable but not curable form of cancer and it is quickly destroying his kidneys. He has finished his first round of chemo and immediately started round 2. We are praying for some improvement in kidney function, but so far it is only getting worse. We decided this week to put off the family vacation we had planned for the end of the month and are hoping we can reschedule in the fall.
Life is surreal here, trying to keep everything normal for the younger kids, school doesn’t end for them until next Friday and weekly chemo dates with my husband.
Oh, @Mom24boys – I’m so sorry to read this. Seems like the goal for many types of cancer is “management” rather than “curing.” I will send additional healing thoughts your way…I can’t imagine how difficult the “keeping everything normal” for your younger ones is.
@shoboemom - my condolences on the loss of your mother - so much to handle at once. @Mom24boys - sad to hear the news is not more positive. Will be keeping your family in my thoughts.
Hang in there Mom24boys; it’s tough being a caregiver too, let alone all the “regular” caregiving we all do raising kids and running a household…
I guess the only advice I have (hoping not to offend in any way…) is to see about the little things - my friend and my mom talked about what kinds of snacks they got in the hospital during chemo. My friend used to get these vanilla Oreo cookies in little 6 cookie packets, and my mom had one nurse who brought her rugelach (which she had never had before).
Hope things stabilize soon and that his and your work are understanding, let alone the kids’ schools. I always remember that although normalcy is a good thing for kids, it is also important to let them, even your younger ones, have a say in how much they want to change their routine to help out dad or even just see him more. There can be grief for losing normalcy, but trying to tough through as if nothing is happening isn’t always the answer. (my parents were of the magical thinking 1950s era school of thought, they didn’t tell us, all in our 20s, about my mom’s illness, until I happened to stop by and saw her with bandages from surgery)
Our thoughts are with you and your DH and your DS’s during this tough time. And hope that you can find a little time - and relaxation - for yourself somehow, even it seems impossible.
Graduation is finally over. My mistake was allowing myself to be volunteered to work the after-party, which lasted until 5 a.m. I slept all Saturday.
She still has a week of classes, since she also attends the local community college. This is strange, with her having classes after graduation. Then she gets a few weeks’ break before her orientation July 6-7. She is also taking a couple of easy summer classes at the local community college to keep herself occupied.
So maybe some parents on here can help me with my problem… As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been trying to get my private pilot’s license this summer, but things haven’t been going as I’d hoped. The plane ended up in maintenance for a couple weeks because of a broken baggage door, and weather had gone bad, the pilot had gotten sick, etc., so I only got a few hours in during May. It’s back now and I will be flying about 5 times a week, started up again a few days ago. So, I have the rest of June, July, and only a bit of August before I leave. As it is, I will have to make rapid progress, have good weather, and not have the plane break again in order to have an even slight chance of getting the time I need and passing the checkride before I leave.
However, I’ve also got a 9-day long glider encampment in early to mid-July that I want to go to. I’ve gone to this encampment for the last 3 years and loved every minute - this will be my last chance to go as a cadet. I might be persuaded to give it up if it weren’t for one thing… my long-distance cough significant other cough is going, and it might be one of the last chances we get to be together before I leave. But if I go, it lessens my chances of getting my license even further.
So, there you have it… I have to choose between a greater chance of getting my license and being with the someone I hope will become a lifelong partner (I know, highly unlikely at our ages and with long distance, etc.). It’s not that she wouldn’t understand if I chose not to go, as she also flies planes through CAP and shares my passion for aviation, but we would both be very sad not to see each other. Besides, we’d be flying gliders together of we went to the encampment, it’s just that I’m not trying for my license in gliders. If only summer could be longer…
