Why do some parents let their kids drop out?

[HQWest]

This does still happen. The scenario that I have seen is Nancy New Member goes to Big State U. and either does not get a bid from her legacy or gets a bid, but all her BFFs from High School that go to North State U join a different NPC. Either way she's heartbroken and drops.

Twenty or thirty years ago - we went away to college to make new friends, but Nancy now has Facebook every day to remind her how much fun she is missing. Nancy convinces her parents she needs to transfer to North State U - where her BFFs will help her get a bid to SUPER SORORITY next fall. Mom and Dad go along with it in the hopes that she will at least be going to class and not upset OR Mom helps her pack telling her the whole time "see I told you, you weren't ready for Big State U."

[33girl]

What Nancy (and her dumb mom) fails to realize is that the course offerings at North State U may be poo, and she'll probably end up transferring back to Big State U halfway through her junior year so she can actually - gasp! - get a degree in the field she wants to be in.

I guess it's different if you actually liked the people you graduated with, but I can't imagine going the rest of the way through college with the same old people you've seen since you were 12. I AVOIDED several colleges for that very reason.

And if you are an 18 year old girl and you would rather live on Facebook than in real life, that's a problem that has nothing to do with a sorority.

[Kennedyy]

Originally Posted by HQWest

This does still happen. The scenario that I have seen is Nancy New Member goes to Big State U. and either does not get a bid from her legacy or gets a bid, but all her BFFs from High School that go to North State U join a different NPC. Either way she's heartbroken and drops.

Twenty or thirty years ago - we went away to college to make new friends, but Nancy now has Facebook every day to remind her how much fun she is missing. Nancy convinces her parents she needs to transfer to North State U - where her BFFs will help her get a bid to SUPER SORORITY next fall. Mom and Dad go along with it in the hopes that she will at least be going to class and not upset OR Mom helps her pack telling her the whole time "see I told you, you weren't ready for Big State U."

That makes sense! Some parents might go along with it or turn it around for her sake.