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so you\u2019ve just been accepted into college<\/a>. congratulations! the next question you might ask yourself is whether or not that acceptance really is final<\/em>. do colleges or universities ever rescind an acceptance letter, contacting you to say you didn\u2019t make it in after all? the short answer is yes\u2026 although colleges and universities don\u2019t like<\/em> doing this, and do it sparingly.<\/p>\n

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reasons acceptance may be rescinded<\/strong><\/h2>\n

the most common reason for getting an acceptance into school rescinded have to do with high school grades and high school completion.\u00a0 typically, students apply for undergrad study before the end of their senior year of high school, possibly applying as early as their junior year.<\/p>\n

this in turn means that nearly all college acceptance letters are sent out to students before they actually finish high school, in spite of the fact that finishing high school is a prerequisite for entering college. as a result, acceptance letters are sent out with a caveat that acceptance is conditional on successful completion of a high school diploma. so obviously if something happens to delay your graduation from high school (hopefully not!), your acceptance into college might be rescinded.<\/p>\n

you can also get your acceptance into school rescinded even if you do graduate, but your grades slip considerably in the process. if you were maintaining a 4.0 or close to it at the time you applied, and your grades slip to\u2014say\u2014a 2.5 or below, there\u2019s a definite chance that your college will change its mind. the general rule of thumb is that your average shouldn\u2019t drop more than one grade point or letter grade between your application date and your high school graduation.<\/p>\n

another reason that colleges rescind acceptance relates to bad behavior. if it\u2019s revealed that a student cheated on their sat, act, or high school courses<\/a>, that\u2019s grounds for acceptance to be rescinded. the same goes for deliberate lies or misrepresentation in any other application materials\u2014false information in an admissions essay, fraudulent letters of reference, and so on.<\/p>\n

being convicted of a crime can also lead to a rescinded application. this is especially likely to happen if the crime is serious and involves a victim\u2014convictions related to violence of fraud may cause a school to view an already-accepted student as a potential threat to others on campus. in this case, the accepted student may be barred from entry into the school they had hoped to go to.<\/p>\n

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things that won\u2019t<\/em> cause acceptance to be rescinded<\/strong><\/h2>\n

it\u2019s also important to know what types of things will not<\/em> get your acceptance rescinded. in most cases, a drop in just one letter grade or grade point is something universities will forgive if you\u2019ve already been accepted into school.<\/p>\n

moreover, an incident of cheating that doesn\u2019t cause you to fail a class and only results in internal discipline at your high school will probably<\/em> not lead to revoked acceptance. (but you should treat that as a wakeup call to behave from then on!)<\/p>\n

similarly, pending criminal charges seldom cause a school to retract acceptance, as criminal accusations are not the same as actual guilt. minor, non-violent offenses (underage drinking citations, disorderly conduct, etc\u2026.) do not matter to most universities, even if a conviction has been handed down after the student received his or her acceptance letter.<\/p>\n

above all, universities will not<\/em> rescind your application because they later decided to make room for other applicants, or because they simply changed their minds. rescinding an acceptance to school without good cause is very much frowned upon in higher education. so if you haven\u2019t seen a significant drop in your late high school grades, haven\u2019t cheated or been accused of cheating, and haven\u2019t been convicted of a serious crime, you don\u2019t need to worry about losing the acceptance you\u2019ve been granted.<\/p>\n

if a college has rescinded your acceptance or if it looks like it might happen, there are steps you can take to possibly still get accepted. in my next post on this subject, we\u2019ll look at what you can do if your acceptance into college has been reversed\u2026. and what you can do to prevent<\/em> this from happening, if it\u2019s starting to look like a possibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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