Lena's CaseLena, a community college freshman, stopped by to discuss her plans for spring enrollment. Lena was a good student who graduated from high school with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 and was actively involved as treasurer of her senior class. Lena was confident that she would be successful in college and was excited to be the first person in her family to attend college. With her experience working in her family's grocery store in Latina and as a class treasurer, Lena was certain she would excel as an economics major. Once Lena completes her business degree, she hopes to transfer to a local four-year university to earn her business degree. Although it is a struggle for her family, they are encouraged that with a business degree, their daughter will one day be able to find a well-paying job. When you ask her what field of study she would like to focus on in business, Lena says she didn't know there was a choice. Lena says her first semester went pretty well with her general education course work. However, she is disappointed to have received a D in her introductory business class. He notes that he has found financial concepts difficult to understand and is beginning to question his ability to succeed (Hughey, Nelson, Damminger & McCalla-Wriggins, 2009). Lena talks about how interesting the psychology class was and that she even volunteered to participate in a research study conducted by a psychology faculty member. Lena says she would like to take additional psychology courses, but that her parents are adamant that she get a college degree that will allow her to earn a good salary. Lena thinks out loud: “What could I do with a grade…half of a paper…a lot: Group Strategies. In V. N. Gordon, W. R. Habley, & T. J. Grites (Eds.), Academic advising: A comprehensive handbook (2nd ed., pp. 283). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.McDonald, D. (2010). Improving the academic success of Latino students. Academic impressions. Retrieved from http://www.academicimpressions.com/news/improving-academic-success-latino-studentsMilem, J.F., Chang, M.J., & Antonio, A.L. (2005). Making diversity work on campus: A research-based perspective. Washington DC: American Association of Colleges and Universities. Retrieved from http://www.aacu.org/inclusive_excellence/documents/Milem_et_al.pdfMiller, M.A., & Murray, C. (2005). Counseling for academically underprepared students. Retrieved from NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources website http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/Academically-Underprepared.htm