"It is the purpose of this paper to look at the relevant research done in the area of group counseling with underachieving college students in order to acquaint the reader with what has been done and the results of the research. Although there have been many studies concerning group counseling and underachievement, little has been done in the way of compiling all of the research for any one level of education...this study will consist of three chapters. Chapter Two will concern itself with reviewing the literature on group counseling with underachieving college students that has shown positive results. Chapter Three will review the literature on group counseling with underachievers that has shown negative or no significant results. Chapter Four will summarize the data reported in Chapters Two and Three. It will discuss interaction effects of the different characteristics unique for each study and will attempt to draw some conclusion as to the effectiveness, as reported by the research, of group counseling on underachieving college students."--Leaves 2-3, 15.