The Five Characteristics Of Grit By Maragret M. Perlis

Register to read the introduction… By reading Perlis's article, freshman will become motivated to be ambitious to work hard and stay focused through all four years of college. One may learn the courage to try a whole new experience, the ability to see the long term goals of college, and the sense of resilience, that when things do become difficult you can have the strength to get back up.
My college experience got off to a very rocky start and I almost never recovered. Perhaps if I had read this article I would have been able to start off with the courage I needed. College is a new sometimes frightening experience which is understandable for student who weeks ago had to ask to use the bathroom. But courage is necessary due to the fact that it’s the first step in removing am individual from their comfort zone. Everything seems scary but once they put themselves out there and remain confident things will slowly become better and better every day. Perlis states " Courage helps fuel grit; the two are symbiotic, feeding into and off of each other…and you need to manage each and how they are functioning together”(Page …show more content…
But if freshman try to get through college that way they will crash and burn. Which is why it is very important that they look to the future and set long term goals. Freshman won't be able to wait till the last minute to do their homework and nobody is making them do anything. They need to plan ahead, which is something Perlis fails to mention when she covers long term goals. She discusses how practice makes perfect and your practice should be meaningful, but never really goes into detail about how planning is an easy way to complete long terms goals. Students need to grab a calendar and fill out their core activities that they cannot miss (class or work), then simply map out time for homework, studying, reading, even gym time. Planning ahead will start them in the right path to completing their new long term