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This is an important point since your D is a freshman and hasn’t been there a full semester/quarter yet. More important than these particular grades is how she’s doing relative to everyone else in those classes - top, middle, or bottom third. Does she have an idea of that yet? Sometimes despite those mediocre grades students end up doing well enough on the exams, which are usually what really count in math/science courses, to get a decent final grade (even if the actual percentage on the test was lousy). It’s all usually a matter of relativity to the other students in the particular class.</p>
<p>You say she’s met with the profs - what do they say? What does your D think her issue is? Does she think the material is just too difficult for her?</p>
<p>I’m not suggesting she do this right away but a lot of students find themselves miserable after the first reality check of getting grades at what’s likely to be a college where the rigor is higher than she’s used to from HS, decide that the math/science/engineering based major really isn’t for them, and switch to a different major at the same college and end up happy.</p>