<p>Hi ya’ll, I have a bit of a problem here. Due to stressful family circumstances and some bad decision-making on my part, I ended up with less than a 3.0UW GPA both semesters averaged (precisely 2.785) and am at risk of getting my admissions offer revoked. </p>
<p>Now, I had written up a ~300 word explanation on notepad and planned to paste it in box on the bottom of the PP form when I realized that I’m only allowed a maximum of 500 characters.</p>
<p>I feel that 500 characters isn’t enough to adequately explain what lead to my drop in grades, so I’m considering e-mailing my explanation to them separately. If I do this, will they actually read it? Or is 500 characters all that I am allowed, no exceptions?</p>
<p>I’m also interested in hearing from people who were rescinded or were at risk of getting rescinded due to a drop in senior year grades. How badly did your grades drop and did they hear you out? Is there any chance that they’ll be lenient and put me on academic probation, or allow me to retake my C classes at a community college over the summer? </p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>You did the best you could, in all honesty. There would be more of a problem if you did NOT inform them at all. Chances are, since you let them know, it’ll be all right. I had that problem first semester, so I let them know (as I had extenuating circumstances) and they told me my admission still stood as is. Cross your fingers, and expect to appeal with all you have if they don’t let your admission decision still stand. In my honest opinion, you should be fine since you let them know. Good Luck. :)</p>
<p>UCLA does not guarantee that additional materials will be reviewed for something like this. It’s best to be concise and fit your explanation into 500 characters.</p>
<p>I’ve had few students whose acceptances were revoked by various UCs. Generally students with very strong academic backgrounds who had extenuating circumstances get to keep their acceptances.</p>
<p>I would suggest you fit a “solution” into those 500 characters. UCLA will want to see that you own up to your mistakes, offer a reasonable explanation, and provide a solution to make up for the bad grades such as taking additional courses over the summer.</p>
<p>Hi NotRich16 and AskMsSun, thanks for your input! </p>
<p>Just a quick update on my situation: I submitted my PP form four days ago and received an e-mail from admissions yesterday, informing me that my admission decision still stands. Needless to say I’m relieved. :)</p>