University Withdrawing Acceptance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is suffering with sudden and severe asthma since April, and fourth quarter and final exams brought 2 final grades down to c+. He has never had asthma before and he has been on and off large doses of prednisone and literally unable to sleep more than a few hours a night for weeks at a time, which makes studying and focusing quite difficult. His teachers have been unwilling to provide extra opportunities to bring his grade up. He is normally a solid b student, but has never had a c before.

Should he contact his college? He doesn’t want to make excuses and seem like a whiner, but I don’t want them to think he’s just slacking off. He has actually worked twice as hard this quarter to keep up with his work. Should we just wait and see if the college asks for an explanation?

It depends on the school. If he was accepted as a "solid B student," I doubt it is an institution that will rescind because of two C's. I would just wait and see what happens, and if there is an issue, you can explain then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only stories I've heard about colleges rescinding offers are when accepted students have been found to be members of Facebook groups who have mocked other races.

Wasn't that about 2 or 3 years ago? It was Yale or Harvard and they kicked back maybe 6 students?

Someone else on this site is sure to have the absolute details...

So my point is, the change of heart about accepting a student would normally be due to the reporting of some extreme behavior.

I do know that some schools say they fully expect grades to remain at the same level through til the end of the year, but I don't know if the college you name has this policy or if they enforce it by asking for report cards.

Harvard kicked out 12 students who had liked a racist joke or meme on Instagram or Snapchat. Their frenemies fellow students had captured the screenshot and sent it to Harvard after these students got admitted. 6 of the students apologized and were remorseful - Harvard kicked them out. 6 denied and lawyered up. They went to Harvard.

In anycase, the university will not withdraw acceptance for one C. Usually they withdraw acceptances for bad behavior and failing. Taking drugs, driving while drunk, DUI, causing accident, disruption of school property, marching with the KKK, these are the kinds of things that will kick you out.

Oh, also, any stupid thing you do on FB (picture of you with beer in hand, breaking the law, racist meme, killing an animal)....

[Anonymous]

Is one D on the transcript going to hurt admissions (not revoking an offer after the fact)? Otherwise stellar grades. Do they look at overall GPAs or specific grades? Not looking for top 25 school but state flagships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is suffering with sudden and severe asthma since April, and fourth quarter and final exams brought 2 final grades down to c+. He has never had asthma before and he has been on and off large doses of prednisone and literally unable to sleep more than a few hours a night for weeks at a time, which makes studying and focusing quite difficult. His teachers have been unwilling to provide extra opportunities to bring his grade up. He is normally a solid b student, but has never had a c before.

Should he contact his college? He doesn’t want to make excuses and seem like a whiner, but I don’t want them to think he’s just slacking off. He has actually worked twice as hard this quarter to keep up with his work. Should we just wait and see if the college asks for an explanation?

He should contact his college to start the accommodations process for his housing! Don't focus on the grades--letters from his doctor and the school counselor can explain those if asked. Any college will understand. Focus instead on ensuring he stays healthy when away at college. He may need to request things like an air conditioner in his dorm room (not all dorms have them or allow them except as a formally requested accommodation). He may need to request a single instead of a shared room depending on what sets off the asthma. He may need not just access to the student clinic but also a relationship with a doctor in the place where he's going to school. These things are a far bigger deal than those two grades. Maybe you're on top of all that already though! I hope the asthma improves, PP.

[Anonymous]

Is there anything in her acceptance letter that states their conditions? My D’s acceptance clearly states that if she received a final grade lower than a C, they would have the right to rescind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there anything in her acceptance letter that states their conditions? My D’s acceptance clearly states that if she received a final grade lower than a C, they would have the right to rescind.

His letter didn’t state anything like that. I just double checked. He was accepted ED and his mid year grades were all in the b and b+ range. Maybe one A or A-. His final grades are A-, B+, B+, B, B, C+, C+. Every single class is IB and every single class is weighted and additional 1.0 in the GPA. I just keep reading about how colleges don’t like senioritis, and this is definitely not senioritis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there anything in her acceptance letter that states their conditions? My D’s acceptance clearly states that if she received a final grade lower than a C, they would have the right to rescind.

His letter didn’t state anything like that. I just double checked. He was accepted ED and his mid year grades were all in the b and b+ range. Maybe one A or A-. His final grades are A-, B+, B+, B, B, C+, C+. Every single class is IB and every single class is weighted and additional 1.0 in the GPA. I just keep reading about how colleges don’t like senioritis, and this is definitely not senioritis.

I would not borrow trouble. If they send a letter rescinding they should be an appeals process -- and them you can provide documentation regarding the illness. I'd make sure to have that in hand now, just in case.

If it is hanging over your and your kid's head and stressing you out, then have him reach out proactively to his admissions rep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is one D on the transcript going to hurt admissions (not revoking an offer after the fact)? Otherwise stellar grades. Do they look at overall GPAs or specific grades? Not looking for top 25 school but state flagships.

They look at grades, not just GPAs but I don't think it would matter to a state flagship. I knew a kid who got a D and was required to re-take the class over the summer and get a minimum of a B or the Ivy he was accepted to would rescind its offer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only stories I've heard about colleges rescinding offers are when accepted students have been found to be members of Facebook groups who have mocked other races.

Wasn't that about 2 or 3 years ago? It was Yale or Harvard and they kicked back maybe 6 students?

Someone else on this site is sure to have the absolute details...

So my point is, the change of heart about accepting a student would normally be due to the reporting of some extreme behavior.

I do know that some schools say they fully expect grades to remain at the same level through til the end of the year, but I don't know if the college you name has this policy or if they enforce it by asking for report cards.

Harvard kicked out 12 students who had liked a racist joke or meme on Instagram or Snapchat. Their frenemies fellow students had captured the screenshot and sent it to Harvard after these students got admitted. 6 of the students apologized and were remorseful - Harvard kicked them out. 6 denied and lawyered up. They went to Harvard.

In anycase, the university will not withdraw acceptance for one C. Usually they withdraw acceptances for bad behavior and failing. Taking drugs, driving while drunk, DUI, causing accident, disruption of school property, marching with the KKK, these are the kinds of things that will kick you out.

Oh, also, any stupid thing you do on FB (picture of you with beer in hand, breaking the law, racist meme, killing an animal)....

Ah, the Harvard hypocrites who didn’t even have a coed college until the 1970s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only stories I've heard about colleges rescinding offers are when accepted students have been found to be members of Facebook groups who have mocked other races.

Wasn't that about 2 or 3 years ago? It was Yale or Harvard and they kicked back maybe 6 students?

Someone else on this site is sure to have the absolute details...

So my point is, the change of heart about accepting a student would normally be due to the reporting of some extreme behavior.

I do know that some schools say they fully expect grades to remain at the same level through til the end of the year, but I don't know if the college you name has this policy or if they enforce it by asking for report cards.

Harvard kicked out 12 students who had liked a racist joke or meme on Instagram or Snapchat. Their frenemies fellow students had captured the screenshot and sent it to Harvard after these students got admitted. 6 of the students apologized and were remorseful - Harvard kicked them out. 6 denied and lawyered up. They went to Harvard.

In anycase, the university will not withdraw acceptance for one C. Usually they withdraw acceptances for bad behavior and failing. Taking drugs, driving while drunk, DUI, causing accident, disruption of school property, marching with the KKK, these are the kinds of things that will kick you out.

Oh, also, any stupid thing you do on FB (picture of you with beer in hand, breaking the law, racist meme, killing an animal)....

Ah, the Harvard hypocrites who didn’t even have a coed college until the 1970s.

Any Radcliffe grad will tell you they are incredibly proud of that affiliation. Many were horrified when the schools were merged. One friend fought to have her diploma say Radcliffe, not Harvard (one of the last classes)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The College Confidential forum always follows this. Last time it happened was a kid who failed 2 core courses senior year and had his Stanford admission revoked. One C is NOTHING to worry about and do NOT contact admissions.

+1

This is the best advice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is suffering with sudden and severe asthma since April, and fourth quarter and final exams brought 2 final grades down to c+. He has never had asthma before and he has been on and off large doses of prednisone and literally unable to sleep more than a few hours a night for weeks at a time, which makes studying and focusing quite difficult. His teachers have been unwilling to provide extra opportunities to bring his grade up. He is normally a solid b student, but has never had a c before.

Should he contact his college? He doesn’t want to make excuses and seem like a whiner, but I don’t want them to think he’s just slacking off. He has actually worked twice as hard this quarter to keep up with his work. Should we just wait and see if the college asks for an explanation?

I'd save the excuses for when and if they ask for them. If they don't ask, they don't care, and no one will ever see his high school transcript again.

[Anonymous]

My friend is a college advisor at a top 20 school and I asked her. She said that felonies and bad public attention (like the pps discussion of racist tweets) are the only reasons she's seen offers rescinded. Pretty much everyone is understanding of senioritis and know one or two bad grades at the end of high school isn't a reflection on them over all

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about a photo of the student in blackface? Whitman HS students were just caught on Snapchat in blackface.

I thought they were posing in mud masks and a different student forwarded the pic with a racist message. this is like a really bad game for telephone.

[Anonymous]

Our sophomore got two Cs+ this year due to PTSD/depresssion...all in AP Courses. You people got me worried!!!!!!