You're Not the Only One

Typically, students who struggle at Ross offer a range of comments on their lack of success. These include:

• I studied really hard.
• I had personal problems.
• There wasn’t enough time to do the work.
• I had to look after my children.
• I’ve been out of school a long time.
• I suffer from test anxiety.
• The exam questions were unfair.
• The lecturers were not good enough.
• I’ve struggled to adapt to the new environment.
• I didn’t try hard enough.
• I didn’t take it seriously.

If you find yourself identifying with any of these, come and see us!

The reality is that, while these may be genuine issues, it often doesn’t make much difference why students think they had problems. The solution almost always comes down to improving a handful of factors:

• Self-awareness.
• Time management.
• Efficiency of study habits.
• Understanding and retention of information.
• Critical reasoning skills.
• Appropriate levels of literacy/numeracy