Scared Straight (As) for Kids with Senioritis

Parents Forum
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<p>Have a student suffering from senioritis?
Check out the below, which I found while Netsurfing.</p>

<p>"Do you think you have it?* The following are examples of letters that students have received from the colleges where they have been accepted that address senior grades:
We have received your final transcript and are writing to express our disappointment with your progress during the second semester of your senior year.*** As you will recall, your letter of acceptance stated that you were admitted to First Choice University on the condition that you maintain the same level of performance throughout the remainder of your high school career.
Unfortunately, you did not live up to the terms of your acceptance.
We regret to inform you that:
1.* We have decided to withdraw your admission to First Choice University. Please make arrangements to attend another institution.* If you are able to demonstrate more responsible behavior during your tenure at another institution, we will reconsider your application for a future year.
or:
2.* We have decided to alter the financial aid package you were offered by reducing the amount of grant aid (which was based on merit)* and increasing the amount of work study and loans.
or:
3.* We have decided to require you to attend a seminar for at-risk students during your freshman year.* Attendance is mandatory.
or:
4.* We have decided to limit the number of courses you may* take during the first semester of your freshman year.* You may only enroll in three, rather than four.* This may affect the number of years it takes you to complete the requirements for a bachelor’s degree unless you make up work by attending summer session.
or:
5.* Because of your drop from a B to a D in Course X,* we have decided to place you in a remedial English (or math) course for the first semester.
or:
6.* Because we are concerned about your level of maturity, we have decided
to house you in Dorm X rather than the dormitory of your choice.* Dorm X is
more carefully supervised and study conditions are strictly enforced. "
<a href=“http://www.cyberguidance.net/schofile.htm[/url]”>http://www.cyberguidance.net/schofile.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>This could be urban legend with all the dorm x and school fc. Whatever, take with grain of salt. Also the link is a scholarship page? I’m sure moving from an A to a D will be a problem for most kids. I’d think this is pretty rare, and those who do should expect problems; and hopefully have back-ups. How about great students who get expelled Sr year?</p>

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<p>whoa…expelled senior year would almost certainly mean cc</p>

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<p>If a student is expelled senior year, he or she was not actually a great student, IMHO…</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, even good students can make really really bad life altering decisions that can lead to even worse things than expulsion. :(</p>

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<p>From what I can figure out, the page is connected with Staunton Prep in Jacksonville, Fla., one of the country’s top public schools.</p>

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<p>A letter from a <em>Top 5 USNW college</em> was distributed to the senior class at our high school last year that reads like the letter above. I forget what the consequence was but I remember that the grade drop was not that significant–something like from an A to a B or C in AP English. I never saw the letter or heard its complete contents but I remember that it caused a lot of reaction from kids/parents. Scaring them with a copy of a real letter I guess is not that bad an idea.</p>