Alcohol consumption among college students has always been a popular topic among teachers, parents, researchers, and even students. The very act of drinking alcohol is not necessarily the problem, whether it is legal or not. The main problem is the act of excessive alcohol consumption by students, adults or not. Drinking small amounts of alcohol can have some consequences, but excessive drinking has more negative consequences than normal moderate drinking. There are many examples of the consequences that excessive drinking can have on students' lives, but one of the main consequences that students face due to frequent drinking is poor final grades. Excessive drinking in college is said to directly affect the lives of students. Student GPA. According to the U.S. Department of Education (2008), the direct correlation between grades and binge drinking is 4 drinks or fewer per week will result in an "A" grade point average, 6 drinks per week will result in an "A" grade point average. B”, 8 drinks per week will result in a “C” GPA, and 10 or more drinks per week by a student will most likely result in a “D” or “F” GPA. Students who fall into the habit of drinking excessively do not do well in school, whether they study or not, because their first priority is not school, which leads to poor academic performance. According to this same study, the only way to change this type of situation is through “environmental management” which consists of “changing the physical, social, legal and economic environment on and around the campus which promotes alcohol consumption”. (U.S. Department of Education, 2008) Studies have shown that it is possible to predict how students will perform academically in college based on their performance in high school and......middle the article ......eer Effects June 2005 circ.pdfPark, A., Sher, K. and Krull, J. (July 6, 2009). Risky college drinking changes as fraternity/sorority affiliation changes: A person-environment perspective. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2706006/Porter, S. and Pryor, J. (2007). The effects of heavy episodic alcohol consumption on student engagement, academic performance, and time use. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_college_student_development/v048/48.4porter.htmlThombs, D., Olds, R., Bondy, S., Winchell, J., Baliunas, D., & Rehm, J. . (2009, September). Undergraduate alcohol use and academic performance. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2741556/ Wolaver, A. (February 5, 2004). Excessive student drinking affects future earnings, economist Bucknell says. Retrieved from http://www.bucknell.edu/x30190.xml