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[quote=Anonymous]There are some "natural consequences" that I would allow to happen.. forget a jacket, forget lunch, forget to pay for a trip...

But, not college. That is too important.

As for her assurance that she thinks she can get into xyz college of her choice.. well, it *could* happen I suppose... but.. my magnet kid with super high stats got rejected to T15 (granted, it was for CS).  Just read the college forum here, or reddit about how super high stat kids are getting rejected.

She doesn't *have* to go to a top tier college, but even some of the flagship state universities are getting harder and harder to get into, even with highish stats.

I would take away her phone until she can show that she is responsible with her phone and get her grades back up.  Reduce the data she's allowed, for example, or cut the data off completely. You can block the IP on her phone on the router so that she cannot use wifi either. She can make calls, but not get any data.  I believe an iphone uses data for text (I think, I use an android so not completely sure).

I know that my magnet kid is super smart, and if their grades slip, it's because they are being lazy not because they don't understand the material.  If they start sliding, I'd take away certain privileges. For my DC, that would be the car.  As a matter of fact, DC was supposed to do something for the college app, and they kept procrastinating. I put my foot down, and told DC they cannot go out or use the car until that thing was completed, which they finally did.[/quote]

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