Terms of admission

AdvisorMom
Mon, 14 May 2007 19:44:00 +0000

Nichole, no worries! Dropping to a B will not hurt you, especially since it sounds as if this is the only class in which you have slipped a bit. When colleges include that language, it is to prevent “senioritis” in which some students decide it no longer matters and drop to seriously sub-par grades. If you got a D or E, then you might have cause for concern. You’ll be fine. Go for the B, but don’t worry about your AU admission.

I did once know of a student who truly blew off his last semester after signing for a Lacrosse scholarship, got E’s (F’s), and the school dropped him from the HS LAX team and then the college dumped him. But, seriously, he got less than a 2.0. That’s why colleges include that language!