Word: successful
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...really, really happy,” co-captain Emily Cross added. “Everyone fenced great and it’s really nice to finish things off with a bang.” Freshman Noam Mills led the team to its success with a 6-0 record on the day. Following Mills’ efforts were Cross and senior epee Lisa Vastola, who each went 5-1. Harvard had clinched the Ivy title in Mills’ final bout. Soon thereafter, cheers and excitement filled the room. “The women jumped up and down and hugged each...
Students can be very tough on themselves. It concerns me that some carry a very narrow definition of success and others see asking for help as a sign of weakness. Years ago, freelance writer Linda Weltner shared the following story attributed to Norris Lee in The Boston Globe...
This story says a lot about success. Harvard educators have more than education as a job; they must help students identify what the “rocks” in their world are at any point. By “rocks,” I mean the things a student wants to place high priority on when assessing progress made or distance still to go. Students want to be successful, but too often they see success in a limited way (for instance, a near flawless transcript) or they don’t really know what they are working toward...
...past, when I have asked advisees what they want to be sure gets into the jar, or what they will use as a marker of success, they have thought hard. Some responses come to mind: I want to feel like I fit in personally and have one or two really good friends; I want to make strong progress in identifying a concentration; I want to interview my grandmother, whose health is failing, in order to begin to write a memoir. These responses have given the students a personal compass and a chance to look back...
...think more—not less—of students who ask questions and who take advantage of the myriad resources and support services here. Doing so suggests a kind of agency or taking charge that is both appropriate and applaudable and that contributes significantly to the achievement of success...