<p>Tell her not to give up, and to hang in there. She is soooo not alone. LOTS of kids struggle to get the hang of college…it’s not just about hours worked but how you work. It can be a steep learning curve to discover how to work smart and to know what is expected to succeed. </p>
<p>I teach a freshman class in a large public where every student had an equivalent 4.0 in highschool (its a very selective program). Average on the standardized midterm across all 15 sections of this course? 68%. But most will go on to do perfectly fine. </p>
<p>Continue to see the prof, TAs, get into tutoring (usually there is peer tutoring or more formalized tutoring around). Talk to classmates to find out how they are studying, find out real averages (and not just hearsay), and get into study groups. </p>
<p>Lots and lots of students find the first semester tough until they get the hang of it, and especially in some courses such as the ones she’s taking.</p>