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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, also, because it is so early in junior year, can DH make an impression on her that it's really important to pick up her grades this year, right now? Junior year grades are probably more important that any other year -- if she has an upswing in grades. Also maybe look at GPA requirements for some state schools, visit a few. Pay for an SAT or ACT prep class. Get her interested in the process. [b]I can't tell from your post if 2.7 is all she is capable of if she's under performing. [/b] [/quote]

I don't know how to answer that.  She's always been a C student.  She goes to a private hs (not locally) and they bend over backwards to make sure she passes.  DH put our home phone down as her contact info.  I get the calls that say she has not turned in X,Y,Z assignments, failed a test, did not participate, etc.  And then the school provides opportunities for her to pull up her grade.  Every single semester, this happens.  She is in danger of failing but if she turns in A B C, then she will pass.  I know her mother works with her and tries to give her the leeway to take responsibility for her academic career, but so far, it has not gone well.
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Ugh. I have a DD with stronger grades but she also gets a ton of "support" from her independent high school. I'm starting to worry about her ability to succeed in college without the safety net. So we are also wondering if a small private college is better so she'll have smaller classes, etc vs say a JMU which I fear will just be a cesspool of bad opportunities for her. No one here is a fan of CC, mostly because DD really needs to get put on her own so we can all see if she can make it. [/quote]

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