Shorten the sentence without changing the meaning: Even though Jennifer studied a lot, she performed very poorly on the test.
Despite studying a lot, Jennifer did poorly on the test.
Complete the following task based on the instruction and optional input provided.### Instruction:
Shorten the sentence without changing the meaning: Even though Jennifer studied a lot, she performed very poorly on the test.

### Output:
Despite studying a lot, Jennifer did poorly on the test.