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\r\n\r\nYou might be thinking of other measures of college success, too\u2014like grades. For instance, you might be unhappy with anything less than an A in a course, although maybe this depends on the difficulty of the subject. As long as you pass with a C, you might be perfectly content. But no matter how you define success personally, you probably wouldn\u2019t think it means\u00a0earning a D or lower grade in a class.\r\n\r\nTo help you start to define what success means to you, take this quick self-assessment about your college goals and beyond. How many\u00a0of these items\u00a0are important to you?\r\n| I Want to Be Able to . . .<\/th>\r\n | YES<\/th>\r\n | NO<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n |
|---|---|---|
| Change my major during my college years<\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n |
| Have good relationships with my professors<\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n |
| Be eligible for financial aid<\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n |
| Be eligible for scholarships<\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n |
| Get awards<\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n |
| Get reductions on my car insurance<\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n |
| Prove to my employer that I can work hard<\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n |
| Keep my parents happy<\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n |
| Make connections to get a job after graduation<\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nFinally, consider that we can't be successful all the time at everything. \u00a0We have to balance our energy and our focus, to get what we really want. \u00a0The following video stresses the external factors that shape what we consider \"success\" as a society, and encourages us to think beyond these factors to determine what it really is that motivates us, personally--what we hope will define us, and our value, to others.\r\n\r\n |