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Wr i t ea bo ut wh a t c o l l e g es uc c e s sme a nst oy o u. Howwi l l y oud e fi nes uc c e s s , a ndwha t s t r a t e g i e swi l l y o uus et o a c hi e v es u c c e s s ?Bes u r et obes pe c i fi c . Wh yd os t u d e n t sa l wa y sc o n s i d e r g r a d e swh e na s k e dt od e s c r i b eag o o dy e a r f o rt h e ms e l v e s ?On er e a l i s t i ce x p l a n a t i o ni s t h a t c o l l e g e su t i l i s eGP Asa sc r i t e r i ao rmi n i mu mr e q u i r e me n t sf o rc e r t a i ni s s u e s , s u c ha sc o n t i n u i n gt oe a r n s c h o l a r s h i p s , a p p l y i n gf o rc l a s s e se a c ht e r m, o r p a r t i c i p a t i n go na na t h l e t i ct e a m. Bu t g r a d e s— e s p e c i a l l yh i g h g r a d e s— a l s oma t t e rt oe n t h u s i a s t i cs t u d e n t si nma n ywa y s . Th e yc a nd e t e r mi n ewh e t h e rt h e ya r ei n v i t e dt owo r k o na nh o n o u r sp r o j e c t , t og r a d u a t ewi t hL a t i n oh o n o u r s , t os t u d yi ng r a d u a t eo r p r o f e s s i o n a l s c h o o l s , o r t os e c u r e s o meh i g h p a y i n gj o b su p o ng r a d u a t i o n . ( [ Au t h o r sr e mo v e da t r e q u e s t o f o r i g i n a l p u b l i s h e r ] , 2 0 1 5 ) Wh a t d o e sc o l l e g es u c c e s sme a nt ome ?Mo s t p e o p l el o o ka t t h et e r ma c h i e v e me n t f r o mmu l t i p l ev i e wp o i n t s . Th ed i c t i o n a r y d e fi n e ss u c c e s si nt wowa y s : t h ea c h i e v e me n t o f o n e ' sg o a l s , a n dt h e nt h ea c h i e v e me n t o f we a l t ho r p o s i t i o n . I a g r e et h a t y o uc a nb es u c c e s s f u l i nt wor e s p e c t sa swe l l : y o uc a nb es u c c e s s f u l wi t hy o u rwo r k , a n dy o uc a nb ee ff e c t i v ei nd o i n gwh a t ma k e sy o us a t i s fi e da n de n j o y i n gar e wa r d i n ge x i s t e n c ef o ry o u r s e l f . Co l l e g es u c c e s sf o r mei sg r a d u a t i n gwi t had e g r e e , wh i c hwi l l a l l o wmet oo b t a i nmywo r k i n gv i s at ot e a c hEn g l i s ho v e r s e a s . AsI wi l l b et e a c h i n go v e r s e a s , I wi l l c o n c u r r e n t l yb ep u r s u i n gmyMa s t e r so f Ed u c a t i o no n l i n e , mo s t l i k e l yf r o mUn i v e r s i t yo f t h ePe o p l e . Th a t wo u l db emyd e fi n i t i o no f s u c c e s s . Th es t r a t e g i e sI wi l l u s ea r et h eSMARTg o a l s .SMARTi sa na c r o n y mt h a t c a nb eu s e dt og u i d emyg o a l s e t t i n g s .

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Ha v i n gg o o dc o n t a c t wi t hp r o f e s s o r si sa n o t h e re s s e n t i a l s k i l l t h a t wi l l h e l pmee x c e l i nc o l l e g e . I c h o s et h i se x p e r t i s e b e c a u s et h ei n s t r u c t o r sh a v eb e e nt h emo s t v a l u a b l et o o l o v e rt h ey e a r so f c o l l e g e . Ma s t e r i n gt h i sa b i l i t ywo u l db e n e fi t me d oj u s t a b o u t a n y t h i n g; k e e p i n gu pwi t ht h eg r a d e s , t h i n k i n go v e r t h ep r o b l e msI h a v eo nmyh o me wo r ka s s i g n me n t s ot h a t I d o n ' t ma k et h es a mee r r o ro nt h ee x a m. Doy o uha v ea n yc on c e r nsorwor r i e sa b ou tho wy o uwi l l ma na gey ou rc ou r s ea s s i g nme nt sore x pe c t a t i on s ? Y e s , I d i di n i t i a l l y , h o we v e r s o meo f myb i g g e s t c o n c e r n sa n dwo r r i e sh a v eb e e ne r a s e db e c a u s emyb i g g e s t c o n c e r nwa s u s i n gl a p t o p s , c e l l p h o n e s , a n do t h e rf o r mso f t e c h n o l o g ywi t h i nt h ec l a s s r o o m. Wi t ht h eUn i v e r s i t yo f t h ePe o p l e , I d o n ’ t h a v et owo r r yi f I a ms e n d i n go r r e c e i v i n gt e x t so r c a l l st h a t d on o t p e r t a i nt ot h ec l a s s .I f I r e c e i v eac a l l , I d o n ’ t h a v et o n o t i f ya n y o n e; I d o n ’ t h a v et os e t myp h o n et ov i b r a t ea n dl e a v et h er o o mt ot a k et h ec a l l . Wi t ht h a t b e i n gs a i d , h o we v e r I d o h a v es o met a n g i b l ec o n c e r n ss u c ha s1 . Mo t i v a t i o n–h o wc a nI h o l dmy s e l f i n s p i r e d ?2 .Ac c o u n t a b i l i t y– s i n c e n o b o d yi sl o o k i n go v e rmys h o u l d e r . I t ’ se a s yt os l a c ko ff .3 . Ti meCo n t r o l – I o u g h t t op r e p a r et oa d h e r et ot h eUn i v e r s i t yo f t h ePe o p l e ’ st i me l i n e .4 . Co n fi d e n c e i t c a nb ee a s yt of a l l b e h i n d , l o s ec o n fi d e n c e , a n dl e t g oo f i t . An dt h el a s t b u t n o t t h e l e a s t 5 . L o n e l i n e s s–Ce r t a i np e o p l ema yc o n s i d e ral o n e l yf e e l i n gs t u d y i n go n l i n e . I a mo n eo f t h e m, I ’ mg o i n gt oh a v et o fi n dawa yt ob a l a n c ei t wi t hs o c i a l t i mee l s e wh e r e . So mep e o p l efi n di t a na s s e t t h a t t h e yc a ns t a ya l o n ei nas p a c ewi t h o u t p e e r st od i s t u r bt h e m! Un f o r t u n a t e l y , I ’ mn o t o n eo f t h e m.

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