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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Define “subpar” grades: what is her gpa right now?[/quote]

around a 2.0 GPA[/quote]

Okay. 
So put the housing situation aside for a moment. What does your kid have to say about her grades? How much does she “own?” Is she blaming “unfair professors” or is she admitting that she didn’t ask for help when she needed it or focused on partying and not studying? What’s her plan for a different outcome? [/quote]

Don't take this the wrong way, why would answers to those questions appeal to us as parents? I promise I'll study harder and longer, mum and pa? :roll: Meaningless words, while we write very hefty cheques. A 19 yearold is going to say whatever they think we want to hear. But bottom line, tell me how living a mile from classes and libraries is in any way beneficial to a struggling student. No campus security, no RA, no proximity to academics. Seems antithesis of wise idea. And I'm not quite so sure we should be rewarding the poor performance with such fun and freedom?[/quote]
Well, clearly living in the dorm didn't work out for her, so I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do here...[/quote]
"my kid got sh*t grades when she lived in the dorms! since she performed so poorly while living in the dorms and we want her to do better, we're going to make her live in the dorms again."

Gee, how logical. [/quote]

Rewarding her with a more expensive apartment, which gives far more freedom, detachment from campus, and less university oversight is logical? I don't follow.[/quote]

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