| Yes the excitement about moving on, getting out of high school and a little bit of a slump is normal. However I would advise your DD to bounce back especially because there is merit $$ on the table.
Remind her that all college admissions are conditional on :
Successfully completing high school
Maintaining the pretty close to the same grades which got you admitted.
Let her know also that her final transcript must be sent to the college and depending on how low the slump, she could risk her merit $$ or she could start out on probation (I have seen both situations happen).
In addition, these are not good habits to get into (or even start) as she will not have the benefit of having an understanding professor on the other end. |