<p>OP – I would not advocate a transfer at this point; whatever the issue is – be it an academic problem or an adjustment problem – would just follow him to the new school. It’s better to stay at this school, where there are advisors who have more of a vested interest in helping out since they don’t like to see a current student drop/fail out; a new school wouldn’t have that type of vested interest.</p>
<p>Do you think being a student-athlete was part of the problem? What has he said about his team? In college, most athletes hang out together all the time bc their practice/game obligations take up so much time. Also, lots of sports team have a very “party” culture – there are lots of athletes who only care about sports and having a good time in college, to the exclusion of school; they end up being cool with the other kids on the team who are like that, and the rest end up feeling like they don’t fit in. It could be a problem like that with your son – he is an American but he hasn’t lived here since age 6, so things are new to him yet he’s around people who don’t really understand that and may not care to understand bc they’re so busy with sports, college life, school, going home for vacations etc.</p>
<p>If it’s more of an academic/time mgmt problem, any chance he could take fewer classes or even drop down to part time status next semester without hurting his eligibility for the team?</p>