How long do you give it? ...

2collegewego
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:58:05 +0000

Thank you everyone for your words of support.

I don’t think the school is too hard for daughter. I think part of the problem is they tested and placed her into advanced classes in 2 of her 4 courses. (In another subject, they placed her so high that she could only take 1 class offered by the dept this semester and it didn’t fit in her schedule.) Also, her classes require lots of time: they not only have labs, they have required study sessions, group homework, and evening exams. Most of the science kids spend a lot of time in class and studying-- which is why I think their social activities end up being so important: because the science kids don’t have a lot of spare time. From what I can tell, the kids who are involved in most of the leadership/ RA activities are majoring in humanities.

I’m keeping an eye on her and, to their credit, so is the school. The administration has impressed me with their quick response.

Busyparent, I have asked her about the drinking thing. She doesn’t think it’s a factor and I do. She has said there is a significant amount of drinking at the school. And I do agree that she should join the diversity club-- she is just resisting. Aj725, thank you for giving me a different way of framing this. I am hoping that she will find her niche. And, if she doesn’t, we will look at transferring.