This Article offers possible solutions to the complex question of how to treat failing students in law school, when those students have failed to earn a passing grade in an individual class but still deserve a chance at success. Using information gathered from the Author’s independent survey of 113 law schools countrywide, she breaks down how faculty can use educational psychology to assess the best way to support law students and encourage future success. The Author notes that differing philosophies shape remedial systems at each law school, and suggests that perhaps even institutional pressures from the ABA contribute to how law schools approach student failure. The Author outlines the wide range of approaches law schools might follow and discusses sources of motivation for law schools to choose which approach works best for them, then illustrates current examples of these approaches currently in action. Lastly, this Article analyzes the cause of student failure and how failure can affect students’ future performance. This provides a basis of understanding for which approach will work best for each law school in light of their values and goals.