reb569,

I am glad your daughter is commuting her first year. I was going to recommend she go to a college close by. College away from home is so scary to a lot of freshmen and its much better if your child is already struggling that she take the least stressful path. You may want to suggest that she consider going easy with how many classes she takes that first year too, the best way to go about it is low stress approach.

Just out of curiosity, is your daughter on any birth control? Sometimes at the ages you have described her being it can have a lot to do with hormone levels.