Salem Rashid
201609707
Qatar University
English 202-004
In university there are some at risk students. Students who do not do their tasks as they
should, are considered low-performance students and they may not get good grades. That may
lead to fail the course. However, some universities provide a help center for underperforming
students to help them improve. There are several causes of students underperforming problem
One major cause of student low performance is bad time management. Most
underperforming students are struggling from managing their time. It's an important factor in
accomplishing work. When a person manages his time successfully; it helps him improve as
student. For instance, making a schedule for studying during the week could improve the student
performance. Moreover, skipping homework and courses assignments until the due date. Thus,
Moreover, low grades can also be a result of study pressure. For example, students are
required to have 6 or 7 courses in each semester. That lead to put more stress on them due to the
many tasks that he should do. In addition, even if the student is smart and hard-working, this
stress can affect his mental health negatively. In addition, a student may put pressure on himself
to get high marks in every subject. Thus, it could lead to the opposite result. Therefore, students
Furthermore, a student low grades may be a result of their family problems, every student
should be supported by his family, but unfortunately some families do not care about their
children. This problem could be one of the major causes a lot of student problems such as his
low-performance in university. For example, some parents do not even know their children
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university requirements and do not ask about their grades and results and lacking information's
about their children. However, some parents are careful towards their children but sometimes
they might be busy working and could not afford enough time for their children. As a result,
there could be some negative emotions that get into the student's mind, and lead to low grades
from student.
In conclusion, time, college stress, and family conflicts are the main causes of
underperforming students. These main causes should be fixed to avoid the student's low grades
and other related issues that come from family conflicts. It's recommended for the family and the
students to meet occasionally and try contact with each other more frequently, another possible
solution from the university is to provide a psychologic help center to understand the student and
know the main causes of the student problems and to provide efficient solutions.