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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What was his tuition at that small (presumably private) liberal arts college? With enough money, the worst student can go to college. I am thrilled your nephew did well and that the school was a good fit. I was also an average student who blossomed in college. However, most people don't have the $100k to send their average kid to a school like that. Just because a kid is accepted, doesn't mean he should go there. Even if it's a great school it's a mistake to go into that much debt or allow your kid to go into deep debt to attend the expensive private school.[/quote]

That's what we're struggling with now.  Our DD has a 2.42 GPA after her freshman year.  She's at a 2nd tier state school.  After a year she has 18 credits because of what she dropped.  I'm really having a hard time agreeing that that she should return in the fall.  It's not that I don't think she should ever go to college, but right now, it doesn't seem to be the right place for her.

Before anyone asks, there are no SN, no learning disabilities.  She's just a C student.[/quote]

Why not? Only A and B students deserve to finish college? I would see how she does her sophomore year. Is she happy? Is she enjoying her classes? Did she take hard courses? Maybe she is just having too much fun & staying out late. Most students do their worst freshman year.  For college, it's not so much your grades that count it's whether you finish and get a degree. If it was my child, I would do everything I could to keep her enrolled in college. Her future, depends entirely on it.  She may have qualities that better students lack: is she enterprising? creative? resilient? curious and interested about world events?  Don't sell her short. [/quote]

+1000    7:10, listen to 11:26 and ignore all the nasties.  Your daughter loses a lot of options if she doesn't have the diploma because it absolutely [i]is[/i] about whether she finishes and gets a degree.  A college degree is expected for many entry-level jobs these days.  Having a degree already also puts her ahead of the game if further down the road she discovers a career in which she not only needs a BS or BA but she [i]also[/i] needs a masters or some other graduate degree.  If you can afford it AND if she isn't resistant, then I would highly encourage you to have her return in the fall and to keep her in college until she graduates.  Like 11:26, I would do whatever it takes to keep her enrolled with a GPA sufficient for graduation.  Don't close doors on her because she isn't meeting arbitrary GPA standards established by a bunch of people you wouldn't recognize on the street and whose opinion you wouldn't want if you knew who they really are.  Honestly, how many jobs have you had where you were asked about GPA during the interview process?  For most employers looking at entry-level positions, the GPA is not an issue but actually possessing a diploma is.  You and your spouse have put a lot of time and effort into getting your daughter this far towards self-sufficiency and sustainability, get to the finish line.  It is just a little bit further and it will make a world of difference in your daughter's future.  Go for it.
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