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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP does your DD have any EA offers open?  I personally would have her focus on accepting one of those offers and NOT draw attention to the poor grade. Presumably the EA schools are in receipt of the report with the F and still keep the offers open, so this is transparent. I’d want to nail it down to try to foreclose them coming back and saying they rescind. I’d think it’d be less likely they’d rescind if your DD has already paid the deposit. She can keep the counselor letter in her back pocket in case an EA school raises an issue. Good luck.  [/quote]

Thanks for the constructive feedback. Are you an admissions counselor? Thanks for taking the time to respond.
DC applied mostly EA and has several offers. Already put down a deposit for one before this grade fiasco and course change which happened early February. None of the EA schools requested mid-year grades so we are not sure if they actually looked at the mid-year report that the school sent. DC met with HS counselor mid-Feb. They suggested that we send a letter so schools are not surprised by the change when they get the final grade. The thinking was, its better to find out if there are any negative consequences now, rather than after acceptance deadlines have passed for all schools and we are out of options. Also want to decline the other offers so other students may benefit but we are hesitant due to the uncertainty.

RD: Applied to two RD schools, got accepted into one of them after the school sent in the mid-year grade but mid-year grades were not something they requested. However, this is a SSAR school and I wasn't sure if the SSAR needs to be updated as well.

The schools DC applied to and got into are all ranked in the 40s and lower if that matters at all in terms of determining how they may react. [/quote]

Do not decline any offers (they tend not to benefit other students anyway; colleges plan for this.) I would also research schools that are still accepting applications, to give yourself more options. In the last couple of days, my son received emails from Lynn and Franklin Pierce.

I think your counselor is giving you good advice (not that I'm an expert or anything.)[/quote]

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