Lee Academia Educational Consulting, LLC
  • About Us
    • Mission/Philosophy
    • FAQ
    • Testimonials
  • Educational Consulting
    • Secondary School Admission
    • College Admissions Planning >
      • Early Guidance
      • College Application >
        • Brag Sheet/Resume
      • Scholarships & the FAFSA
      • Interview Training
      • BS/MD Program Consultation
      • Gap Year / Transfer Students
    • Graduate School
    • Ivy League Package
    • College Major & Career Counseling
    • Athetics Program
    • International Students
    • Pro Bono Counseling
  • Test Prep/ Academic Tutoring
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • Enroll >
      • Online Courses
    • Seminars
    • Partnership Programs >
      • Referring for Educational Consulting
      • Services for Corporations
    • Jobs
  • 中文
    • 學院諮詢
  • 한국어
  • 2016 College Application Essay Boot Camp
  • Student Profile - Grace Xu
  • College Board SAT

Senioritis! Do not let this happen to you...

3/25/2013

0 Comments

 
Seniors, check out the following comments from colleges in reaction to performance deterioration in senior year. Do NOT let this happen to you!

· Stony Brook:

Your final high school grades have been received.  We note with regret that your performance in some academic subjects has declined from the level that led us to offer you admission.  While it is not clear to us what has caused your academic slide, we can say with reasonable certainty that matriculation at Stony Brook will be much more difficult if your senior year level of effort is continued after you enroll.

The purpose of this letter is to alert you to our awareness of your final grades and to urge you to reflect upon the attitude and work habits during your final year in high school that produced such disappointing results.  Meanwhile, in the time remaining before the first day of classes, we urge you to develop an improved outlook and re-dedicate yourself to achieving a level of performance commensurate with your ability.

· An Ivy League School:

I was concerned to learn of the reasons for and details surrounding the significant decline in your senior year grades at XXX High School.  Your very disappointing academic performance and your explanation of the factors that contributed to it raise serious questions for me about your ability at this time to be successful in an academic environment.  After reviewing all of the information you shared with me, I am faced with a very difficult decision.

I underscored my expectations for the successful completion of your academic year in your offer letter of early admission in December.  The last sentence of the fifth paragraph of my letter states, “While we have every reason to believe you will complete this school year successfully, please remember that this offer of admission is contingent upon your continued strong academic performance”.  Furthermore, as stated in our freshman application materials, “The university reserves the right to withdraw your offer of admission if you show a significant drop in academic performance” prior to matriculation.  While I would like to avoid taking this step in your case, I remain concerned about your readiness to face the demands of the freshman academic experience this fall.  

I am, therefore, writing to inform you that, although I will not be withdrawing your offer of admission altogether, I have decided to defer your offer of admission to ______________________ University for one year.  I encourage you to use the coming year to reset your priorities so that you will be ready to immerse yourself in a rigorous academic environment in the fall of 2011.  As you map out your plans for the year ahead, please be in touch with the Assistant Director of Admission, ___________________, who oversees our deferral process, to gain approval of your plans.  In addition, Mr. __________________ will send you some paperwork to fill out which will assure your place in our class that will enter in the fall of 2011.  Mr. _____________________ can be reached at __________________.    

    

(Student’s name), this letter is a difficult one to write, and must surely be a difficult one to receive.  You are so talented and have so much to offer.  I am hopeful that we will be able to welcome you to __________________ University in September of next year with the same confidence and enthusiasm I did in my original offer to you last December.

                                                                  Yours truly, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Stephenie Lee

    Stephenie, having been a tutor/instructor/mentor since 1996, discovered her passion and founded Lee Academia Educational Consulting, LLC. after she left the dental and medical field. She loves teaching/mentoring and counseling her students.  Her passion lies in educating others and helping them pursue their educational path. Today, certified in College Counseling and with more than 10 years of experience, Stephenie and her team continues to blog about current updated educational news and events.

    Subscribe to our newsletter

    Archives

    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    May 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    March 2012

    Categories

    All
    Academic Success
    Act
    Admissions Officers
    AMC
    Application Essays
    Art Portfolio
    Art School
    Art School Application
    Athletes
    Blogging
    College Admissions
    College Advice
    College Athlete Game Report
    Collegebound
    College Campus
    College Essays
    College Graduate
    College Life
    Colleges
    College Transition
    College Visits/tours
    Common Application
    Doctors
    English Test
    Extracurricular
    Fafsa
    Financial Aid
    Financial Aid Application
    Gap Year
    Graduate School
    Graduate Schools
    High School
    High School Guidance Counselor
    Homework
    IELTS
    Independent Schools
    Instruction
    International Students
    Internship
    Interview
    Ivy League
    Leadership
    Lee Academia Consultations
    Mathematics
    Mba Program
    Mcat
    Medical Admissions
    Middle School
    Motivation
    Note Taking
    Notetaking132adf906e
    Parents
    Paying For College
    Performing Arts Students
    Private School Admissions
    Psat
    Rankings
    Resume
    Root Words
    Safety Schools
    Satact
    SAT/ACT
    Scholar Athletes
    Scholarships
    Seniors
    Sports
    Ssat Test
    Student Athlete
    Student Life
    Study Abroad
    Study Skills
    Summer
    Teacher Letters Of Recommendation
    Teachers
    Test Prep
    Test Scores
    Time Management
    Toefl
    Transfer Student
    Tutoring
    Ultimate SAT/ACT
    Universal Application
    Us Colleges
    Visual Arts Students
    Vocabulary
    Waitlist

    RSS Feed

Lee ACademia Educational Consulting, LLC

646-266-6084