UMD revision/warning

[Anonymous]

Ugh I am with these posters. My senior may fail this last quarter. It shouldn’t mean actually failing the course bc he got a good grade last quarter but I am so irritated.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand how these seniors are willing to risk their college for the sake of goofing off the last few weeks of school. Just get through it.

My kid is at UMD, just finished their first year. They also had a back case of senioritis, but I told them that colleges can and do rescind offers if the student fails to maintain a certain GPA or does something egregious.

[Anonymous]

^bad not back ..oops

[Anonymous]

Our principal said that last year *FOUR* seniors at our public HS had college offers rescinded (it was in a warning speech to seniors). He didn't give details-- I kind of assume the kids actually failed/maybe didn't graduate on time. Note this wasn't specifically UMD (he didn't name the schools).

[Anonymous]

Possible scenarios: 1)The kid fails, UMD rescinds and the kid has to deal with the consequences (perhaps community college). 2) The kid pulls up his grade just enough and nothing is rescinded. 3) He fails, not rescinded goes to UMD.

Here is the biggest issue I see - is he ready for college?

My freshman just finished an intense first year - he told us that the class work was hard, covered a lot of material very quickly, and grades were largely dependent on a few tests so easy to get lower grades if you messed up. Assessments were stressful. This is something the student has to be willing to manage and handle.

Of course he's not the only student going through this right now but schools want student who want to be there, without a good reason for a sudden drop in an important class UMD may not want that student.

[Anonymous]

Having senioritis is not uncommon -- hence the name. Stop trying to make it into an issue about their future. This person said their kid was a straight A student before. Rescinding is very uncommon, as much as it gets talked about constantly this time of year. It usually is for kids who literally stop handing in work and completing assignments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Having senioritis is not uncommon -- hence the name. Stop trying to make it into an issue about their future. This person said their kid was a straight A student before. Rescinding is very uncommon, as much as it gets talked about constantly this time of year. It usually is for kids who literally stop handing in work and completing assignments.

True. Last year my kid got a B+ his last semester of HS. Lowered his GPA to 3.96UW.

[Anonymous]

I have a hard time believing big colleges are organized enough and want to spend the time rescinding offers based on Cs and Ds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having senioritis is not uncommon -- hence the name. Stop trying to make it into an issue about their future. This person said their kid was a straight A student before. Rescinding is very uncommon, as much as it gets talked about constantly this time of year. It usually is for kids who literally stop handing in work and completing assignments.

True. Last year my kid got a B+ his last semester of HS. Lowered his GPA to 3.96UW.

Are you for real, PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time believing big colleges are organized enough and want to spend the time rescinding offers based on Cs and Ds.

I’m crossing my fingers this is true

[Anonymous]

It is rare for a college to resind.

Two cs and a d nope that’s passing they won’t care

More than one D yes some colleges will rescind

A F might mean they don’t graduate and yes any F grades strong chance rescind

Cs get degrees no college cares .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would a school like UMD rescind admission if the student was suspended during the last week of high school?

Talk to your college counselor and see if the suspension will show up on the transcript (they usually don’t). Then check the college’s policy on reporting discipline. Most schools have backed off strict policies about discipline. It varies, but some only require reporting ethical (cheating) and criminal incidents. If a kid got suspended for participating in the senior prank or whatever (assuming it wasn’t criminal), they’re probably fine.

[Anonymous]

My kid will end up with a D for calculus on transcript. He is clearly not trying to be a math major. Hoping his big state school doesnt have the time to comb through each transcript.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having senioritis is not uncommon -- hence the name. Stop trying to make it into an issue about their future. This person said their kid was a straight A student before. Rescinding is very uncommon, as much as it gets talked about constantly this time of year. It usually is for kids who literally stop handing in work and completing assignments.

True. Last year my kid got a B+ his last semester of HS. Lowered his GPA to 3.96UW.

Are you for real, PP?

They are, and they get the BEST PARENT award. Let’s all clap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would a school like UMD rescind admission if the student was suspended during the last week of high school?

Talk to your college counselor and see if the suspension will show up on the transcript (they usually don’t). Then check the college’s policy on reporting discipline. Most schools have backed off strict policies about discipline. It varies, but some only require reporting ethical (cheating) and criminal incidents. If a kid got suspended for participating in the senior prank or whatever (assuming it wasn’t criminal), they’re probably fine.

Not criminal. Just really stupid and juvenile.