waitlisted but bad senior grades

lenasharb
Sat, 21 Apr 2018 19:36:12 +0000

So I was waitlisted at a top school and am doing all I can to get off it (LOCI, extra rec, etc.). However, my 3rd quarter grades are worse than my midterm report, so it won’t do me any good to send them in. Am I at a disadvantage if I don’t send in my grades? Can I just have my counselor address in a letter that I am in “good academic standing” and leave it at that?

I’d be interested in knowing if there is anyone who was waitlisted at a top school, didn’t send grades for whatever reason, and still ended up getting off.

Keep in mind that I was waitlisted at a top school, so I am really hesitant to send bad grades because top schools look for every little excuse to not enroll you. Plus, I am not hooked in any way.