| lighten the course load too, usually probation has some restrictions, but maybe he can take 12 credits vs 15-18. Are you absolutely sure gatech won't accept credits from another comp college or university for calc? How about if he took one of his electives at a local college or university over the summer? If he does well and the credits transfer, the fall wouldn't be so stressfull. Also, be sure that you (mom & dad) understand all his options. For example, can he take a semester off and take classes at another university in the fall and return to gatech for the spring? The whole thing is so stressfull, he may not be thinking clearly himself, or sharing all his options with you (and coming off a difficult year, the last thing he might want to do is take summer classes). It is not unusual for freshman to get in trouble and colleges do want to keep their students (that's why many tech schools like MIT use the pass/no fail system freshman year), but once on probation you only have one semester to get off it. Next year could be much worse if he is not successful and has to leave in the middle of the year. |