Worried about acceptance being rescinded

[Anonymous]

DC really struggles with school (ADHD, autism). He was accepted to a school he loves with a 70% acceptance rate with a steadily declining gpa, plenty of Bs, a couple Cs. He got a D in a final grade. I am worried about his acceptance being rescinded.

(We know he's not college ready. He's deferring for a year and taking a couple community college classes. The school has approved this and it won't affect freshman standing)

[Anonymous]

I thought you can not take any college courses during a gap year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought you can not take any college courses during a gap year?

That might be generally the rule, but this school allows you to take up to two classes a semester as a non-matriculated student. You just can't enroll as a degree seeking student elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

In OP's particular circumstance, I suspect the college will express concern but stop short of rescinding acceptance. The truth is, however, no one outside that college knows how they will react.

[Anonymous]

College counselor here. This is likely not a problem but it sometimes can depend on the course and the major. Your DC should contact the admissions rep from your area. Don't wait until the transcript arrives in their office later this summer.

[Anonymous]

OP, he'll likely be fine. AND he has earned an acceptance to a 4 year college, he gets to go.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know what will happen with his acceptance but I wanted to offer a suggestion for the community college time. People think CC is easy but the classes are the same as what will be taught at a 4 year school and the expectations will be the same.

I highly recommend registering with disability services early on. At my sons school if you don’t register by a certain point very early on you don’t get accommodations. And you have to register for every single class - there was no generic accommodation that covers you.

Also check out resources like tutoring. My son’s school offers some generic assistance and also offers tutoring for specific classes by people who know the course content, which was so helpful. Signing up is through different systems.

And this probably goes without saying, we’ve seen that if my son’s school offers falls behind in the beginning he’s not going to catch up. There is no breathing room. You’ve got to start strong and keep up.

My sons issues are slow processing speed and ADHD. he has to have his medication to be successful. And even with that he spends at least 15 hours per week of work for each class. He doesn’t really struggle with the content once he understands what they are looking for and math and science are much easier than humanities. Still the time commitment outside of class is a lot.

Anyway, good luck to your son. I was really impressed with the resources available to struggling students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what will happen with his acceptance but I wanted to offer a suggestion for the community college time. People think CC is easy but the classes are the same as what will be taught at a 4 year school and the expectations will be the same.

I highly recommend registering with disability services early on. At my sons school if you don’t register by a certain point very early on you don’t get accommodations. And you have to register for every single class - there was no generic accommodation that covers you.

Also check out resources like tutoring. My son’s school offers some generic assistance and also offers tutoring for specific classes by people who know the course content, which was so helpful. Signing up is through different systems.

And this probably goes without saying, we’ve seen that if my son’s school offers falls behind in the beginning he’s not going to catch up. There is no breathing room. You’ve got to start strong and keep up.

My sons issues are slow processing speed and ADHD. he has to have his medication to be successful. And even with that he spends at least 15 hours per week of work for each class. He doesn’t really struggle with the content once he understands what they are looking for and math and science are much easier than humanities. Still the time commitment outside of class is a lot.

Anyway, good luck to your son. I was really impressed with the resources available to struggling students.

OP here. He is registered with disability services, identified an executive function coach, and agreed to subject specific tutoring if necessary. He wants to do better than in high school.

[Anonymous]

We are in the same boat as OP and this is the plan for our rising senior. OP, which classes are your DC going to take? And will they do a full year of classes or only a semester? We are currently figuring out how to work CC classes into a gap year. Our DC wants to struggle less in college and feel more confident in their skills. The fact is that you can graduate from high school with a 3.5 and still flunk out of college and we want to shore up their skills and confidence as much as possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought you can not take any college courses during a gap year?

I think you can’t be enrolled as a degree-seeking student, but you usually can take isolated classes. Obviously check with the school, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College counselor here. This is likely not a problem but it sometimes can depend on the course and the major. Your DC should contact the admissions rep from your area. Don't wait until the transcript arrives in their office later this summer.

Great advice. I also think your plan works with the D. He’s taking a year to work on his skills to be ready to do well in college. I think if you explain that the college will see a proactive, positive approach. Good for him. I hope it works out.

[Anonymous]

Who has ever known anyone personally who has had their offer rescinded? I haven’t and have been a HS teacher for 28 years now.

Your kid will be fine.