I think Qatar's biggest educational problem is the transition between high school and college. The gov't and private (Arabic) education is not up to the EC universities standards; therefore, students are forced to spend a year or more in academic bridge programs to catch up. Hopefully the high school education will get better, otherwise, these students won't make it, not because they're dumb or anything but cause they weren't well prepared.

But I think it says something about those students and their determination to get a proper education, I mean they could've easily taken the easy way out but decided they wanted a future, even if it's going to be tougher. Excellent.