College Success Research Paper

The skill I believe is most important to college success is the ability to bounce back; resilience. Though it’s not a physical skill, it’s something that can be practiced and learned and improved, so, in my opinion, it can justifiably be considered a skill. College is full of challenges, and not all of them are easily conquered. A person’s resilience allows them to see these obstacles in a different light, recognize how that error could have been avoided, and use that insight to be more successful next time.

Making mistakes, minor and massive, is all part of the learning experience! It’s important to realize that everyone messes up in one way or another all the time. Once in a while, there are even things that happen that were unavoidable,

It could be that you slept through your morning classes on accident. Maybe you forgot to study for a test you have today and end up flunking it. Or, perhaps you wrote a paper in philosophy that you were sure was right on as far as what your professor was asking for, but you somehow received a low grade because your professor actually thought you were a little off the mark. Messing up or thinking you have things figured out and realizing that you don’t can be embarrassing, but if you look carefully, there are lessons to be learned. Missed a class? It’s not reason to feel stupid or ashamed and decide not to go; that’s going to backfire. Failing your exam will teach you that you need to find a method of studying that works better for you. If a professor didn’t like exactly what you had to say this time, you will have a better idea of what they’re looking for in your next paper. When students let themselves feel defeated by the challenges they face in college, it’s really easy for them to dig themselves into a hole that it’s extremely difficult to pull themselves out of. But, even if you’re looking up at the world from the bottom of the pit that you dug, that has not sealed your fate, and you are not doomed to failure. There may be some negative consequences involved, like taking a bad grade or falling behind a little. The experience isn’t a purely positive one, which is where a lot of students