Quote: Put Duckworth’s findings together with the
discoveries in crossing the Finish Line, and you reach a rather remarkable conclusion:
whether or not a student is able to graduate from a decent American college
doesn’t necessarily have all that much to do with how smart he or she is. It
has to do, instead, with that same list of character strengths that produce
high GPAs in middle school and high school.
Comment: Throughout my high school career the discussion
about the accuracy of SAT and ACT scores to asses students as a whole has been
very apparent. For a while I had no clue as to my position on this matter, that
is, until I had actually completed all my college applications and tests. In my
experience and after reading this quote, I realize that it makes sense for
students who typically have strong grades in high school to be more successful
in there future careers. This is because these students generally have a
disposition that many people lack: Determination. For these students, success
is within their grasp, for they know that if they put in the work they will
succeed. This simple mindset is the difference between failure and success.
Question: Would it be more effective to gain this
characteristic on your own or be born with these traits?
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