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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shaky grades delayed his graduation. He was already deeply embarrassed when he couldn’t walk with all of his friends last spring. Now embarrassment has returned as he fears returning to campus. He feels old and thinks classmates will mock him behind his back and ask a million questions. This is a private university with an excellent graduation rate, so I empathize with him and know it is not possible to slide under the radar.

Trying to encourage him this will fade and the year will go by fast. But now he mentions wanting to transfer and graduate from somewhere else, anywhere else, to avoid this. Is that something we should entertain? Of course we worry about his mental health and success, but I don’t know if we should allow him to use our money to run away from a briefly embarrassing situation he created.[/quote]

I would support him and not use money against him. You are already planning to spend money at original school. My brother did this and went on to receive a graduate degree. He needed a fresh start and was totally focused on school and not distractions. If you do convince him to go then visit frequently and also see if some potion of year could be abroad. Ignore all the mean posts. Boys are so much more vulnerable than girls and his mental health is what I would focus on.[/quote]

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