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<p>The parents are paying. They have a right to know.</p>
<p>Jessiehl is right about being open with your parents. No one wants you to succeed more than they do! They are likely hoping that by telling you that they won’t keep paying for C’s, it will scare you enough that you’ll do better. My guess is that they believe you are not giving it your all, and that’s why they are rethinking putting out all this money.</p>
<p>Here is an idea of a plan you could offer your parents for next year. Tell them you will pay for next semester upfront. I am guessing that means you would have to take out student loans to do it. Then, if you make no more than 1 C or if you make X GPA next semester, they will reimburse you for the semester. If you don’t meet the terms, then they haven’t lost anything because the cost was all yours. That will show them you are dead serious about getting your grades up.</p>
<p>If you decide to do this, make the terms of the agreement reasonable. In other words, I wouldn’t make the reimbursement contingent on you getting a 3.0. That’s probably too big a leap to expect.</p>
<p>Another thing you can do regarding this semester (in addition to the excellent suggestions above) is to bring your grades up significantly on any tests you have left. While it might not bring any of your final grades up above a C, you can at least show your parents the improvement. I think they would respect that.</p>