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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Four classes, none of which  are STEM, are typically not overwhelming.  My guess is that your dd’s high school was not particularly rigorous and it will take her a a semester or two to catch up,  just be patient and support her, she’ll figure it out.[/quote]

I don’t think that’s the driver here.

I think her course mix is. She’s in too many courses with heavy reading and writing loads at once.

I never had this issue as I was Econ (weekly problem sets), a core class, my foreign language (daily classes, weekly tests), and a for language lit or linguistics class (10 or 20 page essays due each month, plus discuss a different book every ten days).

Next semester she should try to get the class syllabus and mix up the type of homework, essay deadlines, and test dates. [/quote]

Ha! OP here. I am a little surprised to see my old post was activated. It IS about course selection balance. she consulted multiple professors and advisors when selecting courses for the second semester and ended her first year with a 3.96 GPA. The only course she didn’t get an A was one for which she missed turning in a project because engagement in a national competition. The bottom line is the SLAC is quite rigorous but the support is there. [/quote]

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