IN THREE SUCCESSIVE SEMESTERS (SPRING 1965, FALL 1965, AND SPRING 1966) MERRITT COLLEGE ENTERING FRESHMEN WHOSE LOW TEST SCORES INDICATED PROBABLE LACK OF SUCCESS IN COLLEGE WORK WERE OFFERED BLOCK PROGRAMS OF CLASSES DESIGNED TO HELP THEM GAIN INSIGHT AND PERSPECTIVE REGARDING THEIR SELF IMAGE, THEIR VALUES, AND THEIR INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. IN FALL 1965, STUDENTS REGISTERED IN THE PROGRAM EARNED HIGHER MEAN GRADES THAN THOSE IN A CONTROL GROUP, AND THEIR PERSISTENCE INTO THE NEXT SEMESTER WAS GREATER. WHILE CONTROL GROUPS WERE NOT USED FOR COMPARISON WITH THE OTHER BLOCK PROGRAM STUDENTS, THEIR RECORDS SHOWED CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS, AND A COUNSELOR'S EVALUATION INDICATED THAT THESE STUDENTS, WHO HAD BEEN READY TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL, HAD BECOME MORE REALISTICALLY GOAL-ORIENTED, HAD GOOD MORALE, AND FELT THAT THE PROGRAM WAS VALUABLE TO THEM. (WO)