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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We can afford. One idea to take the $9000 (the merit) out of her bank account as a way of getting “skin in the game” 
She is not a partier, like at all. She is introverted and has a bad case of ADD. She did not take advantage of any of the supports in the school, or what they had to offer. In terms of accommodations, even though she was entitled to some like extended test time. She said socially, She loves it. [/quote]

Don’t punish her.  It sounds like she needs support to figure out what happened.  Help her find solutions.  [/quote]

Yes baby your adult. That will work.[/quote]

Same college prof here.  Traditional undergraduates (this is a term in the profession used to refer to students aged about 17/18-21/22) are legal adults, yes, but having worked with them for decades now, I am here to agree with the psychological science: they are not cognitive adults.  There is some important growth that takes place in the sophomore-junior age group, but generally only seniors close to graduation actually 'read' like grown-ups, even though their brains are still maturing.

Traditional residential undergraduates are often living independently for the first time, and it can be surprising to people outside the education field how much help and support even those without challenges actually need with that--not just now, but in decades past, as well.  Undergraduates are further members of an age group that is highly prone to the onset or exacerbation of mental illness, are flooded with hormones, are disposed towards risk-taking, and are traversing legal age milestones that give them increasing access to substances that can be abused.

This isn't to say that they are incapable of good decision-making, only that they need lots of practice with it in lower-stakes environments so that they can make the best choices possible when the chips are really down.  Those of us in higher ed try to support that goal every day, and the most successful students have families who support that from afar, as well.[/quote]

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