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not according to the federal government.</p>
<p>iamtim - I think you are going to be ok. Time to cut the apron strings. Don’t call your parents with the result of every test/paper. Don’t complain either, about how hard it is.</p>
<p>I have sent 3 kids off to college and went myself. Regardless of what you all read on CC from parents and their dean’s list prodigies - college is HARD. Engineering is HARD. Many kids struggle the first year.
Most kid’s grades improve. Tim - this doesn’t mean you are dumb or can’t succeed at RPI. If you are otherwise happy, work hard, see your profs, join study groups and stick it out.</p>
<p>I am not going to tell your parents how to parent or what rules to make. I will say I think it is absurd for a parent to pull a kid out for C’s the first year in engineering.<br>
No way will my kid spend my money in school for failing and/or not progressing and I made a 4 year and you are out rule.
I have no idea what kinds of conversations are being had between parent and student here but many times parents call or kids call and the conversation turns to school. did you have any tests? what did you get? etc etc…
kid says it is hard and Mom or Dad want a summa cum laude. They equate their brilliant high school student to impecable grades in college OR worse they are using C’s as a threat - do better or else.</p>
<p>So Tim - I stand by my advice - talk to mom and dad about the weather, roommates or that cool chem lab - for now. Ease off the grade discussion.</p>
<p>I think you are gonna be ok -
Good Luck!!</p>