Many experts worry about the fact that so many college students need remedial help or even drop out because they're struggling with their studies. When it comes to whether college students succeed in class, however, surveys find the public believes it's primarily up to the student to keep up. Most professors tell Public Agenda that incoming freshmen aren't prepared for college work. But in surveys, strong majorities of the public say it's mostly the student's responsibility to keep up with their studies and that the benefit a student gets from college depends on how much effort they put in. That doesn't mean the public absolves the college of all responsibility - nearly seven in 10 say a college should give extra counseling to a student who slacks off. But when asked to set priorities for college administrators, the public ranks cutting dropout rates and providing extra tutoring much lower than controlling costs or finding the best faculty.