If you think personal problems are the main reason you are not doing well, start to figure out how to resolve those difficulties now, before school becomes just one more problem. The Counseling Center 581-6826 has trained counselors available to help students deal with personal issues. You might also consider reducing your course load until you get things back under control. Talk with an academic advisor for more information about resources and options. If you want to be a successful student at the U, you will need to develop good study skills.
Students are sometimes able to make it through high school without studying much at all.
At the University, it will be hard to do well without good study techniques. It might also be helpful to get some tutoring. Tutoring for a fee is offered through the Tutoring Center. Another problem for some students is test anxiety. If you go into tests well prepared, but then get so nervous during the exam that you can not recall the information you studied, you may have test anxiety.