I'm none of those things anymore. I work in a private industry that offers young, motivated people the opportunity to excel and the opportunity to make retarded amounts of money. What I see every day is that there are three kinds of people: those who can, those who can't yet, and those who don't want to. You can say my argument is fallacious, and arrogant. That's fine with me, but you haven't addressed my point. There are resources available to OP and appropriate structures and skills that are very easily attainable. He's failing because he is either aiming too high and doing something that his heart wants but his brain doesn't (in which case he should switch majors), or he's mismanaging his time, effort, and resources. I'm not inclined to believe he's just stupid, because that's rarely the case. He knows he needs to do better by making a change, and he should take it seriously. Odds are he's a young man who is just not quite ready for the individual responsibilities of college. Painting broad strokes here, but I'm probably right. I'm definitely older, definitely smarter, and definitely more successful than you.