College Admissions Essay: The Successful Student

When I first heard of the “The Successful Student” I thought of some boring book that all teachers read so that they can prepare themselves for telling all students that they have some type of potential in our academic careers. I pictured a dull, thick text book filled with words that make no sense and questions that have no meaning. When you explained to us that The Successful Student was process that you created to help us succeed in the classroom but also also outside of school, I still had the dull textbook embedded in my mind. It was hard for me to shake this image. It wasn't until I looked back at my notes, especially the quotes, when I realized that The Successful Student was not a book or a physical thing. It was a mentality. A philosophy.

This philosophy of being a successful student has been in every child's brain since they started kindergarten. We are told in kindergarten that in order to move up into first grade we need know the alphabet, recognize sight words, and do simple math. Now it seems trivial. But back then we had work hard to do these things. We had to study and do our homework. So the question now is why, in high school, do we need to be taught again about how to be a successful student? One would think by now
To be a successful student, you need to be hardworking, honest, and humble. I personally believe that these are the core elements into creating a well rounded student. Being hardworking is obviously a necessity because it proves to yourself and others that you are doing the best of your ability. Doing your absolute best is all that is needed to show others that you care and that you are dedicated. Being honest and humble go hand-in-hand. When you are being honest you are also showing that you are humble because you care about the people around you while also looking out for yourself. These three qualities really show a person's dedication to being a successful