Roots of college students’ academic failure

     Beverly Sills (b. 1929) said that "You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
     A lot of students in college these days actually fail roughly on all of their subjects especially now that the grading system of the school is by performance based. They fail because of their poor performance. The problem is until at the present unidentified because we can never really know which is which is the problem, if it is of the students or of the professors.

     Lack of motivation or determination is one of the reasons or causes why most college students fail. Some students honestly do not want to be in their college or major only because their mom and dad made them go and they are the ones who choose the course. Another one is misplaced priorities where students put work, social life, athletics, hobbies, etc. above class work and tend to be awful in their class work. Inability to perform in class since each really does have an academic limit in ability and it would be hypocritical to think that all people in the world are able to do college level work because in reality some simply are not. Failure to deal with their weaknesses for a lot of students comes to college without the proficiency that college professors expect of their students. Furthermore, a bad advice roughly can break a student. This is particularly true in writing and math skills. There are far too many friends and parents that do not have a college degree themselves and yet suggesting young students how to go about getting a degree.  Unrealistic expectations where a lot of students think "I tried hard..." is sufficient for a college grade or that "pay your fee - get 3" is the typical rule. Personal problems can also affect their performance in class because most students now are into intimate relationships and they take it very seriously. But the very reason that makes the students fail is when they are not attending classes.

     Students have always had the attitude of taking things for granted. They do not realize that the more interference there is, the greater the academic damage. Students that refuse to learn to write or do math would suffer from those weaknesses in classes that rely on the skill. Some of the advice, no matter how good it is, can be academically, mentally and emotionally fatal. They should learn how to get a degree from people that actually have one - if at all possible people that have one in what you are studying. Professors almost universally grade on performance and not on effort. They should learn to realize that College and High school are not the same deal. The High school has to let you stay (in most cases) but a college does not. A professor will definitely fail you if your performance is poor.

     The most efficient way to avoid failing a subject is to attend the class and participate. A professor does not need a right answer every time but what is important is that you show that you have interest in his lessons and try your best to participate with them.

     Even if a student is not the brainiest but is always present and participates in the class, he/she has a greater chance of passing the subject. Not skipping classes shows the professor that you do not take his subject for granted and you are showing that you have learned somehow would be a great deal to your professor. Even if you are not in your most chosen field because your parents wanted that for you, you can avoid failing by trying everything you can and by learning to love what you are doing. A huge part of what college is all about is learning to balance your responsibilities.