<p>For those of you whose children are disappointed with where they are going to college, how did you deal with them…say to them, help them with that disappointment or embarrassment. I see this in my future. DS finished this last semester with a D and a D+ (Algebra 3 and Chem). He was tutored quite a lot and gave it his best shot right until the end as their finals are worth 20% of the grade (horrible!), as he really wanted the state academic honors diploma (nothing can be less than a C-). He has a 3.08 weighted GPA end of Junior year. He only has a 1410 SAT and is thinking about taking the ACT. He has ADHD inattentive, plus in my opinion, just really isn’t quite as smart academically as the average person. I really feel the SAT is a cousin to the IQ test. He is a really hard worker, whip smart socially and has a lot of common sense. Flagship school is out, even maybe the 2nd tier level school. He might get into the flagship urban campus, or a directional school. There is a chance he will have to do this. He knows he can transfer.</p>
<p>However, that doesn’t mean he won’t feel dejected, bad about himself, embarrassed…all that stuff. For those of you who went thru this…how did you handle it with your child and how did he/she react, come to grips with it and move on? Or are you still having to talk with them? I’m going to also put this in the 2013 class thread. Thanks for any help. </p>