Question from a college frosh

UCDAlum82
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:42:23 +0000

What’s the worst that could happen if her mom calls the dean? I’m guessing the worst that could happen her idea of taking the class elsewhere, which might be okay’d if she asked, will be denied if her mom makes a scene. So she will still end up in the class with the teacher she doesn’t like. He dean/counselor will lose some respect for her, when he or she realizes she can’t hack this on her own and doesn’t trust the counselor to help her. And then the dean would be less likely to help her in the future. I’m pretty sure the OP understands this would be the downside and is okay with that.

Long term, will the OP learn to deal with stuff like this herself? Probably no reason to as long as mom is ready to step in. Though in the work world, I’ve had friends that put their new college grads on probation because their parents called…