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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it so bad she can't return for spring term?

I would: 
Get her home and take a break.   Look to see if there were any mental health issues that drove it - if yes, get her the support she needs.

Have your daughter work with the school to create a schedule that works for her in the Spring.   Top 10 schools do not want kids failing out.  They want to help them be successful.

Does she need a gap year?   [/quote]

Sorry, didn't mean to suggest she won't return in Jan; she will still finish out freshman year. It's just the process of transferring begins basically now with, I think, March deadlines in order to set up attending a different college next Aug/Sept. I don't think another semester is going to make a huge different in gpa, so assuming it's still pretty mediocre, what is the best case? And will they factor in high school stats (which are terrific) or just seize on low current gpa? And is it any hook at all to be applying from a top private?[/quote]

The HS grades are good in the sense that they show her potential, bad in the sense that they suggest something is going wrong for her now that she hasn't figured out how to address. Can she explain the situation in a way that makes sense? Have you reached out to the HS counselor for advice?

But it also depends on what you mean by "mediocre"  (B pluses? C's? D's?). I know of a kid who transferred successfully from a highly ranked SAC to a lower ranked one, but the kid had a girlfriend at the lower-ranked school and spent all his time there, so he was able to make a good case for why it was a better fit for him. That's probably going to be key for her.

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