Self‐perceptions of both general and specific factors affecting achievement were collected from 67 students on academic probation. Half the students were assigned to a treatment group which received academic support from staff members trained as advisors. Self‐perceptions revealed students faced with significant time management problems and few study skills with which to compensate. Intervention through interaction with advisors revealed problems for which solutions might be facilitated through referrals and specific college programs, that one semester was not a sufficient length of time to effect measurable change in academic status, and that better strategies need to be developed to encourage student participation in such intervention programs.