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[quote=Anonymous]Both of my kids have merit scholarships that require them to keep a specific GPA - DC 1 needs a cumulative of 3.2 or higher and DC 2 has to keep a 3.0 each semester to keep the merit award. Both also have an outside scholarship that requires a 2.0 (and if they're not getting that, I'd think we'd have a different problem on our hands).

We would certainly not be paying for the full cost of their schools without their merit aid, so I do drive home the importance of staying on top of things...if they don't, the natural consequence is simply that they'd either have to make up the difference themselves if they lost the aid, or they'd have to find a cheaper school to transfer.

Now, lucky for us we have a pretty close relationship with both kids and they always tell us not only their class grades, but when a big test/project/presentation is coming up and after, what the got on it. I think keeping the lines of communication open is key (rather than checking the final grades after they're posted and freaking out)...but of course getting to the point where your kids feel comfortable sharing their grades with you/knowing you won't freak out is a process that starts loooong before college.[/quote]

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