<p>Thank you everyone for your kind and thoughtful suggestions. </p>
<p>I have an independant (or shall I say stubborn) child that isn’t very open to our suggestions about seeking help, speaking with professors, and how to perhaps manage his time better or be more organized. My husband’s approach is to just let him continue on what might be a C or D path and then pull him out at the end of the semester. On the other hand, I would hate for him to lose the opportunity, he may never get back in to USC or in to any other relatively good institution after pulling him out. I would rather explore all avenues at USC (Center for Academic Support, tutors, etc.).</p>
<p>I don’t think he has ever talked to an advisor, but I do think he is not allowed to register for next semester classes without doing so. We did recently discuss with him that our expectation is to maintain a minimum 3.0 so I hope the reality of that is sinking in with him as he approaches his second set of midterms. </p>
<p>I think vinceh, you hit the nail on the head, he needs to step up his game. He’s being graded against a much more selective group of students. He perfected his approach in high school to I think do the minimum amount of work to achieve the grades that he achieved, and that isn’t working for him at USC.</p>