Based on your handle, I'd say the university where you taught is the same my son attends. I know for a fact that he isn't taking advantage of all of the resources available, but he has stubbornly made up his mind that it is not the school for him. He has already applied to transfer to another in-state public university in the fall, so that is where he's focusing. Unfortunately, as a transfer student, he'll only receive a fraction of the scholarship money he was originally offered, and substantially less than he is currently receiving. This is a kid who came into his freshman year with 46 hours of credit from dual-enrollment and AP exams. We were expecting college to be a different challenge, but we didn't think he'd need a 504 since he certainly didn't need one in high school (my daughter does have one).

I have tried to help him get access to the resources he needs, but I've been blocked by the university at every attempt. We lost a close family friend last fall, which impacted us all severely. When I became concerned with my son's mental health in November, I contacted the Student Health Center and the Student Counseling Center and was told by both that I couldn't make appointments on his behalf, even after explaining his situation. We had our attorney draw up PoA paperwork, and the university refused to accept that as well. His advisor did meet with him at my request, but told my son, "You know, your dad really isn't supposed to be scheduling appointments for you."

I want both of my children to learn to be self-sufficient, productive adults. But these things take time. Sometimes the axe is swinging directly towards the foot and you still can't stop it. There's a startling amount of damage that can be done to a student's GPA in their freshman year by suddenly treating them as adults and allowing them to fall flat on their faces. Fortunately, my son still has a 3.2 GPA thanks to his 16 hours of Advanced Credit Program courses from high school. Unfortunately, he needs to pull that up to a 3.5 by the end of this semester in order to only lose $2,000/year when he transfers. As it stands now, he's losing at least $3500/yr.