My daughter is an emotional girl and has self doubt and depression issues, she was often bullied because it was easy to get a reaction from her. She is also musically talented, and her audition for college landed her straight into her major as a freshman. Her schedule was almost all music classes, choir, voice lessons and rehearsals, with two required freshman level courses. Along with homework, it was intense, and competitive. Then in October, her grandmother passed away due to Alzheimer's - a really tough thing for my daughter, as they were close.She missed some classes, both when she came home for the service, and a few when she returned to school. She did go to the Health Center, talk with a counselor, was dx'd with depression and started on an antidepressant, though it didn't work for her.. Her profs were not sensitive, telling her she was overreacting and needed to "get over it" and was making a bad first impression. A month after her grandmother died, a string of tornadoes swept through our area, leveling over a thousand homes and businesses and affecting people we know. My daughter came from college with a team of students and spent a day on site doing recovery and clean up. It was another blow.

She worked hard to pull up grades that slipped due to missed assignments and passed her music classes - but found the two require classes she did not pass - not on grades, but because of attendance in one - he did not give her any extra consideration for her grandmother's death or being dx'd and treated for depression. The other class required students attend several outside-of-class events and write papers on them - and she could not bring herself to go out to concerts and plays in the weeks she was dealing with all this, as well as the rest of her demanding schedule. I've talked with the Dean of Students but am not getting much of anywhere. we are working with our PCP on finding the right anti-depressant.

It is a great school for Music, and that's what she's always wanted to do. But her closest friends there are transferring due to finances or to be closer to home. And because the profs were not supportive, she wants to leave. I don't know what is best at this point!

Thoughts? Advice? Does she have a way to appeal these failed classes under a Mental health disability? I'm worried and frustrated and kind of at a loss : (