Category: College Goals

What is College Success? Definition of College Success: There is no clear definition of college success, college success is relative and there is no clear cut measures or yardsticks to determine College Success. College success is defined by the parties involved because it has to do with the attainment of set goals or Targets. For…

Habits of successful people that will transform your life. Set goals Take responsibility for their action Great self discipline Observe with Self-development Risk takers Questions: Choose three of the habits and discuss why they are important for student success. Identify additional habits that students need and explain why they are important. 1. Three important habits…

Education is an essential aspect of personal and professional growth. As a student, I have long been inspired by all that education can offer. Since childhood, I have fully understood the value of academic achievement and how it can lead to so many opportunities. Over time, my enthusiasm for learning has only deepened. Now, I’m…

“One of the biggest lies we love to believe is education equals success.” says Dale Partridge, an author of the Wall Street Journal. Every day, millions of students go to college wondering if it will all be worth it at the end. I believe there is little value in college because students will have to…

Introduction ‘Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.’ (Picasso as cited in Houston, 2019). I have always thought of the phrase ‘First Impressions matter’ (Shamim, 2017) and was quick to compare…

Almost three months ago, I found myself 31 years old, with four kids, failing as a student, and battling with life priorities. After failing out of the nursing program for the second time, I ask myself every morning, “How am I going to be successful?”. Well, the answer to this question pushes me to do…

Attending college is always a difficult phase for every student because they have to get settled in a different environment and with people from almost all over the globe. Meeting people who are perusing the same profession as you are challenging because you have a lot more pressure and you have to be able to…

Over break, I spent most of my time skating, and some time working. I also spent time with my family- both of my uncles from Quebec came here. I ate a lot of good food over break. On christmas, my grandpa came over and we ate a lot of food: lasagna, ham, corn, mashed potatoes,…

“You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential”- Steve Garvey. In Get Focused Stay Focused, I have learned that the types of goals you set will lead you…

Being someone who has so many interests in exploring the various challenges that comes in life at different stages, I see this student exchange program as a very beneficial chapter that one can experience in their university episode of life. That was a remarkable opportunity to be a participant of the Phase I of CSA…