Outliers Julia Blackwell Analysis

An outlier is one who is outside the normal, and defies the odds. I believe that Julia Blackwell meets the criteria of being successful outlier. In her life so far she has been accepted into private school, found her passion, been chosen to represent the Maine council of Girl Scouts at the national convention, been accepted into Colgate College, and has been chosen to represent Maine at the United States Senate Youth Program. Julia is a senior at North Yarmouth Academy, and she is from Woolwich, a small town in Maine. Being the daughter of a teenage single mother was one of the hurdles that has pushed this young outlier to defy the odds. Since no one becomes successful on their own, I wanted to determine the underlying roots of Julia Blackwell’s success. Julia Blackwell has never …show more content…
One of the many reasons people become successful in terms of Outliers, is through hard work. Throughout the interview with Julia, I wanted to determine how much hard work she puts into her success. I asked her what has helped her become successful. She replied along the lines of saying passion and drive are the two things that have helped her become successful. Julia told me setting goals and trying really hard to reach those goals really helped as well, even if the goals are unobtainable. I also asked her if she views herself successful. She replied with “Honestly, I wouldn 't consider myself super successful. Most people could do the things I do if they wanted to. I am just a regular high school student who puts in a lot of hard work to accomplish and reach my goals. Any supposed success I have reached comes from this drive to work hard and reach my goals, so I can use my life to help others.” This proves Gladwell’s theory true. People get so a certain place, then they have to work really hard to become an outlier. After interviewing Julia I have determined this theory this