I would ask your student if they would like you to come and support them (and not attend the meeting ). Some kids would like that and some wouldn’t.
Is this a freshman? For a freshman to be dismissed this early means the semester was reallly bad
If it is a sophomore and above, how did they do up until now? What changed?
You will need to support your child…but also figure out what the issue is.
Wrong college? Too intense?
Wrong major?
Increase in the difficulty of the classes?
Girl/Boyfriend troubles?
Health issues?
Mental Health issues?
Drug issues?
Too much partying?
Too much sports/clubs?
Too much working?
Too much gaming or other avoidance behavior?
I have a friend who’s son started at Cornell. He was very into the robotics program, but not into his school work. He was also told to take classes elsewhere for a year. He went went to a local 4 year college, and after a year decided he would finish there. He now works in robotics at Amazon.
I know other kids who dropped out because of mental health issues, and another for undiagnosed Aspergers.
So talk to your son and tell him to find out what is expected for him to return. Make sure he is not falling in the trap of magical thinking…that he doesn’t have to do anything different and everything will magically be ok.
Also tell him that returning may or may not be the best thing. Support him but have expectations of him to do something (work, go to CC, get healthy, get mentally healthy, volunteer).