<p>Thank you, Sybbie, Sally, and Brand. I am forever impressed by the breadth of knowledge available on College Confidential… and grateful for the generosity of posters who are willing to share that knowledge.</p>
<p>My son had a rather disappointing first freshman semester (grade-wise) at his LAC. I mean, it wasn’t a disaster or anything, but not up to his usual standards. It was mostly due to acclimating to the new 24/7 social environment and all the tempting distractions that go with that. He is really happy where he is, and having a wonderful time, but he had that splash-of-cold-water-in-the-face experience when he saw his grades for the Fall semester. He’s now resolved to not let that happen again.</p>
<p>He has long had a wish to go to a top tier law school, and honestly, the GPA expectation at those schools is very high. Just doing the math, you can’t really afford to take a hit to your GPA like he did this semester.</p>
<p>He does have excellent grades in the college classes he took here at home before entering as a freshman at his current LAC. It would only help mitigate his so-so grades for this past semester if his transcript from the state univ. here were factored in. He may take a couple more classes there in the summers upcoming. Mostly because there is a professor there who very much inspires him and he’d like to take a couple more classes from him.</p>
<p>Anyway, thanks again for the info. It sounds like it could be helpful for him… I mean, if he sticks with his law school plan. He’s only 19 and has a lot of undergrad ahead of him, so I know things are likely to change. But still, it’s a help.</p>