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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

OP here. All good questions.

They said they made some friends.
Grades were not good and they admitted attendance was an issue.
They said they want to go back but also said they don't know if they want to go back. 
I know that this will be an ongoing conversation until second semester starts mid-January and I know they have to decide and commit or decide to stay home and take classes here.
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Why was attendance an issue?  What steps did they take to address it?  If they haven’t thought about or taken concrete steps to improve their situation, what would be different either returning second semester or if they came home to take classes here?

I’ve known a few people to turn things around after a rough start - sometimes it’s the parents pulling financial support that motivates the change, sometimes they needed to transfer to a school closer to home or a smaller environment where professors would know that you missed class and it’s obvious if you didn’t do homework, sometimes they needed to address health issues (mental or physical health) but key to all of this was the person pinpointing what they needed and being able to advocate for themselves when they needed help before it became an even larger issue. [/quote]

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