@sarapheena The 4 pt scales makes her GPA better. She will probably do well in her major but may be turned off in the gen eds. Illinois does require two semesters of writing to graduate. While mine was in the honors sessions, she found them boring but knew she had to get the grades for the honors program. One thing Millikin does have is the Office for Student Success. If her GPA falls below a certain point they will get hold of her and make her take a seminar and meet with them. Besides the standard writing and math labs, they also offer one on one tutoring for any subject. They usually have a list up for the classes that the majority of students struggle in, but if a class isn’t listed, you contact them and they will find a tutor. All of this is at no cost to you. Best not to wait until she is in over her head to ask for help. Millikin does make an effort to help students who need help but they also expect the student to make an effort. They also expect you to go to class (sizes are small enough they know when someone is missing) and to stay off your cell phone while in class. Profs make it clear to the students that they will deduct points for those things which can add up to a full letter grade. Dd was surprised that a lot of her friends didn’t take notes in high school but had guided notes. Most of the classes at Millikin, you take notes directly from the lecture, so no guided notes.