College students are continuously engaged in attempting to successfully pass courses, fulfill degree requirements, and plan for their future careers. Career counselors who work in a collegiate setting, are often faced with situations where students are unable to pass their courses; are undecided about which major to pursue; or are uncertain about how to formulate long term career goals. Based on Adler's theory that high levels of social interest will translate to success in achieving career satisfaction; a sample of 85 college students was studied. Forty-three students voluntarily sought career counseling assistance and 42 were facing academic probation and were mandated to receive career assistance. All students were administered Crandall's Social Interest Scale. Results yielded significantly low levels of social interest for students who were facing academic probation (p=.040; p<.05); who had an undecided major (p=.006; p<.05); and for those who had not formulated long term career goals (p=.009; p<.05). Significant findings were also revealed for ethnic minority, female, and non-traditional aged students. Implications of these findings as well as ideas pertaining to how college-based career counselors can help their students develop higher levels of social interest are discussed. (Author/JBJ)