<p>I think for many people who take heavy courseloads, their GPA and comprehension suffers. My dad raced through undergrad, law school & MBA on the GI bill. He would NEVER recommend any of us do likewise. I think he got his JD & MBA together in 3 summers and 2 years! We have never been tempted to do likewise.</p>
<p>Yes, the person I spoke with did seem to act like this could amicably resolved when I finally get to speak with the person who has authority to act. I should find out on Tuesday, when she has a chance to call me back (she’s currently traveling).</p>
<p>My daughter had a roommate who was pre-med and had something like 2 majors and several minors, and some extraordinary accomplishments – and was definitely piling on credits. She was an amazing young woman and my impression was that her GPA was quite strong. With her pre-med goal, I’m sure she would have cut back if she needed to, since she would have been very aware of the need to keep her grades up.</p>
<p>But at any college there are going to be some students who are just brilliant – they can take on the extra load in part because they are able to integrate and understand information very quickly. They are the ones who don’t seem to need to study to get A’s – at least you won’t find them sitting up until 3:00 am trying to work through problem sets. I guess they are just another group of students who need to check on tuition policies before they enroll. </p>
<p>I actually wasn’t looking at that for my daughter, but spent time focusing on college policies for study abroad, tuition & financial aid – since I anticipated correctly that d. was likely to want to spend at least a semester abroad, and that is another issue where tuition policies are all over the map. (Does the student pay the home college it’s full tuition? or does the student pay directly to the study abroad program, and if so, are there any fees that must also be paid to the home college? If the student is receiving financial aid, will that cover the study abroad tuition, travel, and housing costs? etc.)</p>
<p>Great News–VP is allowing D to drop the course & get a refund. Will counsel D to be MUCH more careful in the future or it will be her problem to tackle alone. Thanks, everyone for a very interesting discussion of the many issues.</p>
<p>I’ve been following this thread with alarm since we are great fans of the college in question, and I’m so happy to see that the problem was resolved in a reasonable, student-friendly way! </p>
<p>Calmom, there is a special program where students with double majors with myriad requirements are able to take more than 18 units without financial penalties if they maintain a certain gpa, but it isn’t like schools where a student is allowed to take as many credits as she can handle for the same tuition cost.</p>
<p>Thanks–we’re relieved that the U was willing & able to work with us to reach a reasonable and sensible solution. We have been fans of this school and continue to be. We have cautioned our D to be MUCH more careful going forward and counting her credits to avoid any repeat of this situation. She is duly chastized.</p>
<p>Yea, I was surprised that it needed the VP’s approval & that I actually had to speak with her about the situation. Oh well, I guess that’s how they keep things accountable. H said he was not surprised that it needed a VP of somewhere to approve & says they probably have MANY VPs.</p>