Listed below are the courses for which your instructors have submitted Early Progress Reports, along with the reason(s) you are earning less than a C in each course. Advice about ways to improve your grades is also provided for each reason.

Course	MATH 141
Instructor	Blfstkig, Joe
Reason	Excessive absences
Advice	Medical or personal problems? Talk to your instructor and your adviser about options and resources. Problems managing your time? Consider these time management tips. Different priorities? Think about what's really important to you now and what impact that will have on you later. Get help prioritizing your life. Working too much? Consider the reasons. Are you working to pay for tuition and other living expenses or just so you can buy nice things and have fun? Can you cut back on your work hours? Prioritize. Don't like the subject? Course required in your major? Discuss this with your adviser, since it may mean you should consider alternative majors. Use the eLion Major Themes application for some ideas. Course not required in your major? If you grade doesn't improve, you may want to drop this course. Use the eLion Late Course Drop application to learn about the pros, cons, alternatives, and outcomes to late dropping this course. Some other reason? Discuss it with your instructor or your adviser.
Reason	Late, missing, or incomplete assignments
Advice	Medical or personal problems? Talk to your instructor and your adviser about options and resources. Turned in an assignment late? Try these time management tips. Didn't know about an assignment? Double-check your syllabus. If you miss a class, check with your instructor, TA, a classmate, or ANGEL announcements to be sure you have all the assignments and correct due dates. Too busy to finish on time, so turned it in incomplete? Try these time management tips.
Reason	Unsatisfactory skills
Advice	Not sure what you're doing wrong? Check with your instructor. Need more time to practice? Try these time management tips or reorder your priorities. Need extra help? Contact the appropriate department(music, dance, kinesiology, etc.) to ask about private instructors. Different priorities? Think about what's really important to you now and what impact that will have on you later. Get help prioritizing your life. Working too much? Consider the reasons. Are you working to pay for tuition and other living expenses or just so you can buy nice things and have fun? Can you cut back on your work hours? Prioritize.
Instructor Comments	Please see me as soon as possible.
Course	PHYS 212
Instructor	Brown, Charlie
Reason	Low quiz scores
Advice	Medical or personal problems? Talk to your instructor and your adviser about options and resources. Trouble studying for tests? Try these test preparation tips. Trouble taking tests? Try these tips for test taking and dealing with test anxiety. Too busy? Disorganized? Improve your time management skills. Poor study skills? Try these note-taking and study skills improvement strategies. Problems understanding the subject? Visit the Penn State Learning centers for tutoring, or contact the course department to ask about tutors. Don't like the subject? Course required in your major? Discuss this with your adviser, since it may mean you should consider alternative majors. Use the eLion Major Themes application for some ideas. Course not required in your major? If you grade doesn't improve, you may want to drop this course. Use the eLion Late Course Drop application to learn about the pros, cons, alternatives, and outcomes to late dropping this course. Not prepared for this course? See your adviser—you may need to drop this course. Different priorities? Think about what's really important to you now and what impact that will have on you later. Get help prioritizing your life. Working too much? Consider the reasons. Are you working to pay for tuition and other living expenses or just so you can buy nice things and have fun? Can you cut back on your work hours? Prioritize.
Reason	Excessive absences
Advice	Medical or personal problems? Talk to your instructor and your adviser about options and resources. Problems managing your time? Consider these time management tips. Different priorities? Think about what's really important to you now and what impact that will have on you later. Get help prioritizing your life. Working too much? Consider the reasons. Are you working to pay for tuition and other living expenses or just so you can buy nice things and have fun? Can you cut back on your work hours? Prioritize. Don't like the subject? Course required in your major? Discuss this with your adviser, since it may mean you should consider alternative majors. Use the eLion Major Themes application for some ideas. Course not required in your major? If you grade doesn't improve, you may want to drop this course. Use the eLion Late Course Drop application to learn about the pros, cons, alternatives, and outcomes to late dropping this course. Some other reason? Discuss it with your instructor or your adviser.
Reason	Late, missing, or incomplete assignments
Advice	Medical or personal problems? Talk to your instructor and your adviser about options and resources. Turned in an assignment late? Try these time management tips. Didn't know about an assignment? Double-check your syllabus. If you miss a class, check with your instructor, TA, a classmate, or ANGEL announcements to be sure you have all the assignments and correct due dates. Too busy to finish on time, so turned it in incomplete? Try these time management tips.
Reason	Low test scores
Advice	Medical or personal problems? Talk to your instructor and your adviser about options and resources. Trouble studying for tests? Try these test preparation tips. Trouble taking tests? Try these tips for test taking and dealing with test anxiety. Too busy? Disorganized? Improve your time management skills. Poor study skills? Try these note-taking and study skills improvement strategies. Problems understanding the subject? Visit the Penn State Learning centers for tutoring, or contact the course department to ask about tutors. Don't like the subject? Course required in your major? Discuss this with your adviser, since it may mean you should consider alternative majors. Use the eLion Major Themes application for some ideas. Course not required in your major? If you grade doesn't improve, you may want to drop this course. Use the eLion Late Course Drop application to learn about the pros, cons, alternatives, and outcomes to late dropping this course. Not prepared for this course? See your adviser—you may need to drop this course. Different priorities? Think about what's really important to you now and what impact that will have on you later. Get help prioritizing your life. Working too much? Consider the reasons. Are you working to pay for tuition and other living expenses or just so you can buy nice things and have fun? Can you cut back on your work hours? Prioritize.
Instructor Comments	None
Course	EARTH101
Instructor	Van Pelt, Lucy
Reason	Unsatisfactory performance on assignments
Advice	Don't know why you didn't do well? Review the assignment with your instructor or TA. Medical or personal problems? Talk to your instructor and your adviser about options and resources. Don't understand the assignments? Review them with your instructor or TA before they're due. Problems understanding the subject? Visit the Penn State Learning centers for tutoring, or contact the course department to ask about tutors. Too busy? Disorganized? Improve your time management skills. Procrastinating? Don't put off overcoming procrastination. Need help writing? Check out the Writing Center (at University Park) or the Penn State Learning centers at other campuses, as well as Writing and the College Experience and Written Reports. Different priorities? Think about what's really important to you now and what impact that will have on you later. Get help prioritizing your life. Working too much? Consider the reasons. Are you working to pay for tuition and other living expenses or just so you can buy nice things and have fun? Can you cut back on your work hours? Prioritize.
Reason	Excessive absences
Advice	Medical or personal problems? Talk to your instructor and your adviser about options and resources. Problems managing your time? Consider these time management tips. Different priorities? Think about what's really important to you now and what impact that will have on you later. Get help prioritizing your life. Working too much? Consider the reasons. Are you working to pay for tuition and other living expenses or just so you can buy nice things and have fun? Can you cut back on your work hours? Prioritize. Don't like the subject? Course required in your major? Discuss this with your adviser, since it may mean you should consider alternative majors. Use the eLion Major Themes application for some ideas. Course not required in your major? If you grade doesn't improve, you may want to drop this course. Use the eLion Late Course Drop application to learn about the pros, cons, alternatives, and outcomes to late dropping this course. Some other reason? Discuss it with your instructor or your adviser.
Reason	Unsatisfactory skills
Advice	Not sure what you're doing wrong? Check with your instructor. Need more time to practice? Try these time management tips or reorder your priorities. Need extra help? Contact the appropriate department(music, dance, kinesiology, etc.) to ask about private instructors. Different priorities? Think about what's really important to you now and what impact that will have on you later. Get help prioritizing your life. Working too much? Consider the reasons. Are you working to pay for tuition and other living expenses or just so you can buy nice things and have fun? Can you cut back on your work hours? Prioritize.
Reason	Low test scores
Advice	Medical or personal problems? Talk to your instructor and your adviser about options and resources. Trouble studying for tests? Try these test preparation tips. Trouble taking tests? Try these tips for test taking and dealing with test anxiety. Too busy? Disorganized? Improve your time management skills. Poor study skills? Try these note-taking and study skills improvement strategies. Problems understanding the subject? Visit the Penn State Learning centers for tutoring, or contact the course department to ask about tutors. Don't like the subject? Course required in your major? Discuss this with your adviser, since it may mean you should consider alternative majors. Use the eLion Major Themes application for some ideas. Course not required in your major? If you grade doesn't improve, you may want to drop this course. Use the eLion Late Course Drop application to learn about the pros, cons, alternatives, and outcomes to late dropping this course. Not prepared for this course? See your adviser—you may need to drop this course. Different priorities? Think about what's really important to you now and what impact that will have on you later. Get help prioritizing your life. Working too much? Consider the reasons. Are you working to pay for tuition and other living expenses or just so you can buy nice things and have fun? Can you cut back on your work hours? Prioritize.
Instructor Comments	Please come to class. Snoopy misses you.

Additional advice

Use the recommendations above to improve your grades, and continue to monitor your progress.

If your grades don't improve, you may need to consider one of these "last resort" options:

• Late course drop (deadline: end of twelfth week for most courses)
• Deferred grade (with instructor's approval)
• Withdrawal (deadline: last day of classes)

• Not all instructors participate in the Early Progress Report process.
• You may not be included in the group of students who are being evaluated in this process.
• Your instructors may not yet have submitted an evaluation of your performance.

More resources

• iStudy for Success
• Penn State Learning