Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan University ? If so, he'll be fine.
Huh? First of all op said it’s not a liberal arts college. Second, I went to Wes and can literally remember only two people who took an extra year or semester to graduate. One did a study abroad on his own and the credits didn’t transfer well and the other was editor in chief of the paper and took a super light load in order to manage the workload of putting out the paper.
Yea, well you obviously didn’t know a lot of your classmates because according to Wes’s own website the four year graduation rate has never even hit 90 percent and typically is closer to 80 percent. So lots and lots of Wes students aren’t graduating in four years.
https://www.wesleyan.edu/ir/graduation-retention.html
Anonymous wrote:This happened to me at an elite school that I won’t name. It was a credit transfer mix up but I also had shaky grades so it looked like I had failed out. It was embarrassing because the only other people in my grade who didn’t finish were a famous actress and someone who took time off for cancer treatment.
But I stayed for the summer and did my credits. It sucked. I know people talked about me behind my back but I also knew I didn’t have a choice. I felt embarrassed for 5 years or so (when I had to put a fall graduation date in for month and year of graduation in job applications) but I don’t think about it much now.
My parents kept the shaming going much longer than I felt the shame, if that informs OP’s approach. It was not their money being spent, which made it that much worse.
Anonymous wrote:It is pretty common for it to take 5 or even 6 years to graduate from the large state universities.
He really needs a college degree in todays work force unless he wants to work $15 per hour jobs.
Anonymous wrote:This happened to me at an elite school that I won’t name. It was a credit transfer mix up but I also had shaky grades so it looked like I had failed out. It was embarrassing because the only other people in my grade who didn’t finish were a famous actress and someone who took time off for cancer treatment.
But I stayed for the summer and did my credits. It sucked. I know people talked about me behind my back but I also knew I didn’t have a choice. I felt embarrassed for 5 years or so (when I had to put a fall graduation date in for month and year of graduation in job applications) but I don’t think about it much now.
My parents kept the shaming going much longer than I felt the shame, if that informs OP’s approach. It was not their money being spent, which made it that much worse.
Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan University ? If so, he'll be fine.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Worth knowing what caused the shaky grades. Is he in over his head or were his priorities off? to state the obvious if he didn't graduate it means he didn't pass the classes. And not just one or two but enough to have to stay a whole year
If in over his head I might consider letting my kid finish elsewhere but not at a school that will cost more.
if priorities are off he might need a life coach/mentor/therapist to help him get on track. Kids often need to hear tough talk from adults other than their parents.
Not just a class or two this fall, he will have to be on campus for courses the entire academic year. Slacking off, partying, and got in over his head. Doesn’t seem interested in partying anymore. All of his friends moved on and are working big city jobs or off the law and medical school.
Anonymous wrote:Worth knowing what caused the shaky grades. Is he in over his head or were his priorities off? to state the obvious if he didn't graduate it means he didn't pass the classes. And not just one or two but enough to have to stay a whole year
If in over his head I might consider letting my kid finish elsewhere but not at a school that will cost more.
if priorities are off he might need a life coach/mentor/therapist to help him get on track. Kids often need to hear tough talk from adults other than their parents.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan University ? If so, he'll be fine.
Huh? First of all op said it’s not a liberal arts college. Second, I went to Wes and can literally remember only two people who took an extra year or semester to graduate. One did a study abroad on his own and the credits didn’t transfer well and the other was editor in chief of the paper and took a super light load in order to manage the workload of putting out the paper.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan University ? If so, he'll be fine.
Huh? First of all op said it’s not a liberal arts college. Second, I went to Wes and can literally remember only two people who took an extra year or semester to graduate. One did a study abroad on his own and the credits didn’t transfer well and the other was editor in chief of the paper and took a super light load in order to manage the workload of putting out the paper.
Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan University ? If so, he'll be fine.