Freshman year: surviving but not thriving; take a gap year?

[DragonLady]

<p>

@Cardinal Fang

And you’re right to be worried. His problem, I expect, is planning, scheduling, managing his time and following through. (Sound familiar, Missypie?)

Yep, that’s it.</p>

<p>BC, thanks for all of your thoughtful responses. I am very glad that you and your son were able to work through his problems, and get to a point where he is capable of managing them. That is what I hope for.</p>

<p>

@delamer

@BCEagle91

He eventually got to the point where he wants to get as much done as soon as possible so that he can relax. If he has something pending, he takes care of it and then relaxes when everything is under control."

</p>

<p>That is what an adult does – deferred gratification. If I could get my son to that point, I’d consider myself a successful parent.

Me too.</p>

<p>

@poetgirl

So…we do know some families who have had kids attend the Landmark summer program. Mixed results. But I will say this unreservedly, if it was a kid who really wanted to find the solutions to the problems? The kid got a ton out of it. If it was a kid whose parents wanted him/her to find a solution, not so much.

poetgirl, of the students you know who attended Landmark, did any of them attend the semester for “visiting college students” (as opposed to enrolling in Landmark’s degree program)?</p>

<p>I have been able to find very little info on Landmark College here on CC. In fact, it isn’t even included in the “Alphabetical List of Colleges”.</p>