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[quote=Anonymous]I would definitely probe more as to why:

- Is the school not a good fit? Does she feel isolated in H'burg? Would she do better at a smaller school? At a more religious school?

- Did something traumatic happen?

- Is she depressed?

- Is her living situation not the right fit (this can be huge!)?

- Does she have a boyfriend locally, or did her main group of HS friends all go to school together?

The reason is going to drive the solution.

Generally, I would make her go back for spring semester, and then make a decision. But for some of the reasons listed above, I would let her stay home and go to CC (and maybe get a PT job), or see if you can get a transfer now. If she can't articulate why she wants to leave, I would send her back with the goal of deciding what it is she doesn't like by spring break, and finding a college that fits her needs by the end of the semester.

I know about a dozen people who left their colleges after the first year. Most of them are all doing well in life. Most of them left because the first school they enrolled in was not a good fit for them. The ones who left for a boyfriend/group of HS friends definitely floundered for awhile.[/quote]

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