Nicola Koper provides tips for faculty on how to help students who seem to be struggling. Some of her suggestions are:
- Give some consideration to the idea that a failure to meet requirements may be a symptom of over-achievement, not underachievement.
- One important role of a professor or adviser is to make students feel comfortable and confident in reaching out to resources that can help.
- It may help to remind students that anxiety may be another side of a personality trait that have led to previous success.
- Allow students to find the right solutions for themselves by offering little help and guidance.