<p>lawnguy, S2 had the same issue first sem. freshman year…ended the sem w. 4 F’s and 2 D’s. Told us that whole time he thought grades were OK, not great but Ok. He was depressed, skipped/slept through too many classes/assignments, made the mistake of thinking he could catch up at the end like in h.s. and was basically overwhelmed. Of course he hid all this from us.</p>
<p>In the spring he repeated three (maximum retakes allowed at his univ.) of the four F classes. The fourth F was a 1 credit hr. freshman orientation class. He was on academic prob. With the retakes plus two additional classes, he managed a 2.5 in the spring which brought his cum. gpa up to 2.1 getting him off probation. First sem. was just a wash. Second sem. was when he really learned how to be a college student. He has done well since with a 3.0 or better every sem. He’s now a senior set to graduate in May.</p>
<p>I did insist he give me his Blackboard password for that spring sem. so I could check in on how things were going and he was held accountable. I think that really helped. Didn’t have to do that after that semester. Good luck to you. It can get better if the kid really wants it to.</p>