I know DS is feeling like "better luck next time" as far as scholarships go.. That is reality. It is great that your Rat has that attitude. Mine is confident that he will bring it up, but not willing to put a number on it. He just wants to remain in good standing and pass everything that he needs to remain on schedule within his major. Just hope he can buckle down even more once breakout is over... We shall see. One of the benefits of repeating a class is that the D in Calc will get replaced which will really help the GPA for scholarship consideration. Not sure if he will re take the same History class which would seem to be the wise choice.
It is getting really tough for scholarships. My DS was told that it takes a 3.7 now to be competitive for a Marine nrotc side-load. He was bummed (he had a 3.3 at the end of the first semester). He is not nearly as bummed as I am. Let's not forget that the average gpa for the Ratmass at the end of the first semester is around 2.02. Our kids are doing ok.