Anonymous wrote:This is made up drama.

To the OP: Just step back and allow your kid to watch this play out. He or she seems unusually well-informed about these kids’ senior year grades. So I assume he or she will be equally well-informed about any consequences, if any.

My understanding is that there are no real consequences from the colleges unless a kid is getting Ds. (Maybe some schools send a letter asking for an explanation? Fine. Not a big deal. Send in a paragraph or two. That’s not a consequence.)

Will the kid graduate from high school with a lower GPA and class rank? Sure. But again, there’s no consequences for that. Literally, nobody except braggy parents care about high school GPAs. Once the college application process is over, it’s irrelevant.

That’s totally false. Ever applied to any internships during your college career? Many ask for both hs and college GPAs these days.

Anonymous wrote:High schools send one last set of grades around January/February, then as long as all remaining classes are passed, rescinding doesn't happen.

wrong, they require a final transcript

This is made up drama.

To the OP: Just step back and allow your kid to watch this play out. He or she seems unusually well-informed about these kids’ senior year grades. So I assume he or she will be equally well-informed about any consequences, if any.

My understanding is that there are no real consequences from the colleges unless a kid is getting Ds. (Maybe some schools send a letter asking for an explanation? Fine. Not a big deal. Send in a paragraph or two. That’s not a consequence.)

Will the kid graduate from high school with a lower GPA and class rank? Sure. But again, there’s no consequences for that. Literally, nobody except braggy parents care about high school GPAs. Once the college application process is over, it’s irrelevant.

Anonymous wrote:Bs are totally fine. C's start to get problematic. Ivies will often send a letter asking for an explanation for even one. I don't know about UVA.

Yes UVA will require a letter of explanation for Cs in senior year even if from spring semester.