If they are that worried about his dedication to his studies maybe they should consider a “pay per performance” format. Basically they pay for his first semester and then the percentage of the following semester that they pay for will be based on his GPA.
4.0 = 100%
3.0 = 75%
2.0 = 50%
1.0 = 25%
Or whatever scale they wish to use. This puts him in the position of having to fund the remainder with grants, student loans, ect. Put the pressure on him to do well and you may be surprised where his focus will go. Or it may just cause him to wash out all together (which is not always a bad thing).
I would not have done well going directly into college after high school. When I finally went I was a parent, and I was highly motivated to better our family situation. I went full time, and worked full time and still got my BS with a 4.0 GPA. I could not have done that right out of high school.
Yeah, but you avoided the satanist trap of online poker.