One hundred and ninety four new first quarter freshmen at the Ohio State University went on academic probation at the end of their first quarter. A descriptive study of these students was undertaken using 78 variables from the American College Test Student (ACT) Profile. The purpose was to determine if these students could have been identified before they enrolled at college. If they could have been, then programs of intervention of a preventive nature might have been mounted to assist them in making better academic decisions. The 194 probation students were compared with 100 new first quarter freshmen who went on academic warning and 300 first new quarter freshmen who were in academic good health at the end of their first quarter. Using discriminant analysis and analysis of variance, significant differences were found between the three groups to the extent that membership in the three groups, using the ACT variables, could be correctly predicted for 67% of the grouped cases. From the analyses, a profile of an academic high risk college student emerged which corroborated the work of previous researchers. These high risk students have a poorer self-image. They see school as less than adequate for their needs. They had lower grades, scored lower on the ACT tests, and thus received little positive academic recognition. (Author/AM)