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This year, 'senioritis' may have dire consequences
Senioritis"
— skipping
class,
missing
tests,
attending
parties
instead of
athletic
practice,
and
generally
slacking off
at the end
of the last
year of high
school — is
practically
a rite of
spring. But
this year
there may be
serious
consequences
— including
having
college
acceptance
withdrawn —
for those
who don't
finish with
a strong
academic
record.
In the past, when students received the fat envelope, the suspense of the college application process was largely over. That's not necessarily so this year. Because in the 2009 college admission season — with the largest high school graduating classes in history, record numbers of applications and dwindling economic resources — colleges simply don't know how many students are going to be able to accept their offers. To cope with that uncertainty, many colleges are admitting more students than in the past. If they find they have over-enrolled their incoming class, they may be more likely to revoke an offer of admission to those who haven't maintained top grades or fallen short in some other way... MORE>> |
