Can they drop you for bad final semester grades?

[desertcat]

OK I just got accepted to a school 🙂 and in the packet of stuff they sent was a little blurb about how they expect me to continue my academic performance blah blah blah... So being totally over school at this point and doing just well enough to graduate, I'm wondering if anyone has heard of someone getting their acceptance rescinded because they got like a 2.5 or something their last semester of college?

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[An Yong]

Yea I've been wondering about this as well.

I wonder if medical schools would be more understanding if you slip this semester then next, after all we all have to skip class, delay work + studying just to go to their interviews. I hope so, because this semester doesn't look so good =P

 

[OnMyWayThere]

just don't get D's or F's.

 

[swimerpaco]

I haven't even been accepted yet, but I still totally feel like slacking..............It is going to be even worse if I get in somewhere

 

[superdevil]

just don't get D's or F's.

exactly. even straight C's your last quarter/semester shouldn't cause them to take any kind of action (but you never know 🙄 ) .just make sure you graduate by the time your AMCAS says you will, and don't get put on probation or anything stupid.

 

[kenmc3]

I dont think I would need to - but can you withdraw from a class your final semester?

 

[superdevil]

I dont think I would need to - but can you withdraw from a class your final semester?

of course, as long as you don't need it to graduate.

 

[stoic]

I dont think I would need to - but can you withdraw from a class your final semester?

Sure. One or two W's doesn't even raise eyebrows.

During my interview a group of us were talking with the dean of admissions the question of "what kind of grades do I need to get after being accepted." The dean just laughed and said as long as you graduate and don't get D's or F's you'd be fine. I'd say that's a fairly strong source of reassurence that senioritis is not considered grounds for dismissal.

 

[IndyZX]

this is what i like to hear.

 

[evines]

Some schools (UVA comes to mind) may make you "explain" any C's you get in classes after being accepted. And I think their policy is that they can re-review your file if you make below a C in a class. So be careful.

 

[Firelizard]

bump. This semester isn't looking too hot. Do any schools require final year transcripts?

 

[Supercluster]

bump. This semester isn't looking too hot. Do any schools require final year transcripts?

Every school requires that you send a final official transcript verifying that you finished all of your classes and (more importantly) that you graduated. Don't freak out over this, but don't tempt fate either...we've all worked too hard to mess around when we're so close to being in med school. 🙂

 

[JDAWG07]

I would advise not slipping during your last year. Someone at Hopkins said that they and many of their classmates had to submit their college transcripts in residency program applications.

 

[yaypoker]

yea i could be

but dont think the college transcript will matter too much even if you have to submit it.

after all, not like people really care any more about high school after you graduate from college. at the point u are at residency, i think they want to see how good of a doctor u will be in the field, not what classes and how u studied in college.

I would advise not slipping during your last year. Someone at Hopkins said that they and many of their classmates had to submit their college transcripts in residency program applications.

 

[bewitched1081]

yea i could be

but dont think the college transcript will matter too much even if you have to submit it.

after all, not like people really care any more about high school after you graduate from college. at the point u are at residency, i think they want to see how good of a doctor u will be in the field, not what classes and how u studied in college.

they might not care much about what classes you took or how you studied, but why give them a reason to doubt your character? how would it look if you got straight A's for 3 or 3.5 years, and then straight B's and C's afterwards? they can infer what they will from that kind of pattern and no reasoning on your part will help you.

 

[Fermata]

Is it really that hard to get good grades your last semester or two?

Quite frequently the classes tend to be easier(if you schedule it right).

 

[evajaclynn]

Yes, schools can and will drop you for two reasons:

(1) you don't finish your B.S. like you were supposed to do

(2) D's and F's in your final semester


I have heard of people who have been dropped for both of these reasons.

In addition, some schools are now doing background checks on their new students, so you may want to keep that in mind and make sure that your record is clean!

 

[krelian]

Yes, schools can and will drop you for two reasons:

(1) you don't finish your B.S. like you were supposed to do

(2) D's and F's in your final semester

Do all schools share the same general policies? What if, say, you got into Harvard with a high gpa and then start pulling mostly B's and C's?

 

[superdevil]

Do all schools share the same general policies? What if, say, you got into Harvard with a high gpa and then start pulling mostly B's and C's?

seriously, how would anybody here know? there is so much unknown "gray area" here; you can add conditions and hyopthetical qualifiers all night. all we know is: get your degree. D's and F's are bad. 😉

 

[45408]

Do all schools share the same general policies? What if, say, you got into Harvard with a high gpa and then start pulling mostly B's and C's?

Well, as the chair of the adcom at Harvard, I think I am uniquely qualified to answer.

:crickets:


Actually, we're all just guessing from anecdotal evidence. I'll probably be shooting for a 3.0 or better my last semester, personally.

 

[fielight]

just take a couple of easy classes your last semester. my last semester in undergrad, i took 12.5 credits (just barely enough to qualify as full-time and get my scholarship), and still graduated summa cum laude. believe me, you want to enjoy that last semester and summer break before you get into med school.