Word: successful
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That push toward success continues here, and it enriches the College in many of the ways the contributions of highly motivated students enrich high schools. There are a huge number of worthwhile extracurriculars on campus. Section discussions are often challenging and dynamic. You can always find someone doing something interesting...
...there is a negative side as well; very few seem to recognize that ready-made definitions for success may not fit anymore...
Here, at one of the most success-driven places in the world, we pity those who don't have a specific life plan, and admire those headed off to do "great things." We feel guilty if we aren't spending every moment "getting ahead." While there is nothing wrong with doing great things or working toward goals, our approval should be given to those who know not what they are doing with their lives...
This year, I am making it my goal to craft my own definition of success--to worry less about the hows and more about the whys. I invite every driven, over-motivated Harvard student to do the same...
Most of all, I'm challenging myself to reject the definitions of success others throw around. I'm going to ask myself "Why?" a little bit sooner, and the question "How?" a little bit later. How is almost always an easier question to answer anyway...