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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS had a very hard time academically at CMU last year; however, he decided to give it a try by coming back this year.  Based on the past two weeks, he feels like it is going to get much harder and he will not make it.  Today is the last day to drop classes for a full refund.  He wants to take off at least this semester to decide what he will do next, possibly transfer to a state school in Virginia.   He admitted that CMU is a difficult place to succeed even when he spends at least 70 hours a week to study and it is effecting his mental health.

Anyone with kids dropping out of CMU recently?  [/quote]

Totally let him do whatever works for him. His mental health is more important. He is a smart kud, who'll find something where his hard work makes him happy and successful.[/quote]

OP here.  DS just confirmed that he cancelled all of his classes for this semester and going home once he can find someone to take over his lease.  He will take off this semester and is looking into transfer.  He still wants to major in Computer Engineering at another university.

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He has shown maturity by having a pause. He already proved his intellectual excellence by his successful admission to CMU. Every school has its vibe and this school may not be the best kind for your DS who may operate in his own way toward excellence. Just need to find another school whose environment can better fit him, or if he still wants to try, come back in the spring and see if he feels more comfortable after some relax. In any case, your DS is smart and doing very courageous thing. Best luck to him!
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Maturity by showing a pause? The kid wasn’t prepared and quit rather than using resources available to push through. [b]This will not look good for future college applications[/b]. [b]He should get an associates from a community college[/b] so the next real college won’t  notice he dropped out.[/quote]

I'm a professor and this about as wrong as you can get.  Kids transfer out of schools all the time, take off a semester for a variety of reasons and it doesn't look bad.   A kid who got into CMU for Computer Engineering will have no difficulties finding an excellent school to transfer into.  My advice would be to take the semester to seriously research schools and try to enroll in the Spring.   Sure it would have been better if he had made the decision last spring to seamlessly transfer somewhere else in the Fall, but better to make the switch than persist somewhere you are clearly unhappy.  The reason I encourage him to quickly research other places and try to transfer in the spring is 1)not to lose momentum, and 2) not to let some of the foundational knowledge fade.  [/quote]

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