My DC attends a DMV private school. The CCO told parents that a 2025 student had their offer rescinded over the summer. They didn’t say the school or the grades, but said the student slacked off in the spring and after the final transcript was sent in June the offer was rescinded. I would do tutoring 2 days a week, OP.

I know of a student this year who committed to a less competitive school for a sport - and the school rescinded their interest due to grades. It was a few weeks ago and the student was left scrambling for a new school

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Anonymous wrote:Hmm...whether a single C or D causes a school to rescind might be specific to the school.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/can-your-college-admissions-offer-be-revoked
But if your kid is really in danger of a D (or even a C), can they get a tutor and try to bring that up? It's still early in the school year.

Or drop the class? A D is pretty bad at most high schools. I would think a single C would be forgiven but if an elite university, who knows?

If you drop any class senior year / change schedule for what you submitted to colleges, you are supposed to inform them.

Take a deep breath - get a tutor for the class and get the grade up to a C+

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Anonymous wrote:What are scenarios where offers of admission would be rescinded?

Would it happen with one low grade in a senior class or would it need to be multiple low grades in senior year?

Kid applied ED to one and EA to multiple but is struggling in one ofvtheir AP classes but otherwise has A or A- in other classes including 3 more APs. Would a C or D result in rescinded offers? It seems like it would negatively impact RD apps that will see semester grades, but the early apps won't have first semester grades.

How does it work if an offer is rescinded, can you contact other schools that you turned down and see if they would still take you or are you out of luck?

Why would you turn down all schools? Can you leave at least one school (other than your first choice) and pay the deposit? If you end up not going, all you lose is the deposit?

If you are accepted ED, you pull all your applications and decline the EA offers you may already have. It is right in the contract.

I remember some Sidwell kids had offers rescinded about 10 yrs ago and it was for behaviors unbecoming - basically racist tropes on social media. I think it was Yale that dropped them.

We will definitely be getting a tutor and I'm hopeful that they can end the year with at least a B but currently they have a D+ and with only 3.5 weeks before end of semester not sure it will make it up to a C. They did apply to selective schools since before this class they had a high GPA and are nmsf.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm...whether a single C or D causes a school to rescind might be specific to the school.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/can-your-college-admissions-offer-be-revoked
But if your kid is really in danger of a D (or even a C), can they get a tutor and try to bring that up? It's still early in the school year.

Or drop the class? A D is pretty bad at most high schools. I would think a single C would be forgiven but if an elite university, who knows?

Just posted above. It is just one school, but I was told by an admissions office that the school would rather see the bad grade than someone drop a class because that is giving up.

Dropping a class by itself can be a material change justifying rejection, or if already admitted, rescission. For example, I wouldn’t test Cal or UCLA on this.

With UCs if you aren’t Asian or white, you are fine unless the course was a required A-G course.

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Anonymous wrote:Hmm...whether a single C or D causes a school to rescind might be specific to the school.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/can-your-college-admissions-offer-be-revoked
But if your kid is really in danger of a D (or even a C), can they get a tutor and try to bring that up? It's still early in the school year.

Or drop the class? A D is pretty bad at most high schools. I would think a single C would be forgiven but if an elite university, who knows?

Just posted above. It is just one school, but I was told by an admissions office that the school would rather see the bad grade than someone drop a class because that is giving up.

Dropping a class by itself can be a material change justifying rejection, or if already admitted, rescission. For example, I wouldn’t test Cal or UCLA on this.

Anonymous wrote:Hmm...whether a single C or D causes a school to rescind might be specific to the school.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/can-your-college-admissions-offer-be-revoked
But if your kid is really in danger of a D (or even a C), can they get a tutor and try to bring that up? It's still early in the school year.

+1

Yes, getting a tutor is an excellent idea, preferably one that gives your kid more confidence.

As for rescission, it can also be dependent upon the major if the school admitted for a specific one such as a STEM one, including business.

A C in Calculus AB may be less of a problem for a humanities or social sciences major and vice versa with an AP English class for a STEM student.

It may sound crazy, but I called the admissions office at the Top 30 school that admitted my DS last year and talked to someone generally without giving out our family’s name and got some good guidance.

Don’t recall if OP mentioned ED but there might be more latitude for a student admitted ED.

Definitely not a one size fits all situation for anyone.

No college in the country is going to rescind for a C. Stop being melodramatic.

Anonymous wrote:What are scenarios where offers of admission would be rescinded?

Would it happen with one low grade in a senior class or would it need to be multiple low grades in senior year?

Kid applied ED to one and EA to multiple but is struggling in one ofvtheir AP classes but otherwise has A or A- in other classes including 3 more APs. Would a C or D result in rescinded offers? It seems like it would negatively impact RD apps that will see semester grades, but the early apps won't have first semester grades.

How does it work if an offer is rescinded, can you contact other schools that you turned down and see if they would still take you or are you out of luck?

Why would you turn down all schools? Can you leave at least one school (other than your first choice) and pay the deposit? If you end up not going, all you lose is the deposit?

Anonymous wrote:Hmm...whether a single C or D causes a school to rescind might be specific to the school.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/can-your-college-admissions-offer-be-revoked
But if your kid is really in danger of a D (or even a C), can they get a tutor and try to bring that up? It's still early in the school year.

Or drop the class? A D is pretty bad at most high schools. I would think a single C would be forgiven but if an elite university, who knows?

I know a kid who just stopped going to class second semester senior year. His offer was rescinded.

Hmm...whether a single C or D causes a school to rescind might be specific to the school.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/can-your-college-admissions-offer-be-revoked
But if your kid is really in danger of a D (or even a C), can they get a tutor and try to bring that up? It's still early in the school year.

What are scenarios where offers of admission would be rescinded?

Would it happen with one low grade in a senior class or would it need to be multiple low grades in senior year?

Kid applied ED to one and EA to multiple but is struggling in one ofvtheir AP classes but otherwise has A or A- in other classes including 3 more APs. Would a C or D result in rescinded offers? It seems like it would negatively impact RD apps that will see semester grades, but the early apps won't have first semester grades.

How does it work if an offer is rescinded, can you contact other schools that you turned down and see if they would still take you or are you out of luck?