It appears that she struggled mightily with some tier IV colleges.
Well, I'll admit I'm wrong on one issue. She attended 6 colleges in 6 years. As for "struggled mightily", that certainly is a conclusion that I drew based on evidence. As Gov. Palin didn't release any of her college transcripts, nor did she disclose a cumulative GPA, one cannot help but draw the conclusion that academics were a problem.
Moreover, it appears that not only did she attend multiple universities, but there is no evidence that she was involved in any clubs, organizations or groups that targeted people for their academic excellence.
Lastly, for someone with a journalism degree (incidentally, journalism is by far one of the easier degrees to obtain), her performance during media interviews was remarkably poor. Her vocabulary is stunted and her extemporaneous speaking skills are abysmal. In short, she wasn't ready to be nominated for the Vice Presidency regardless of the "cult-ish" following that she's seemed to generate with a minority of the population.