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Ideal High School Graduate

10/26/2012

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A lot of work needs to be done to connect students with their highest achievements and purpose in high school, college—and especially life. 

Not too long ago, high school counselors and college admissions officers met up in a panel to discuss the gaps between what colleges are looking for in students’ applications and what students most often reveal. The discussion wasn’t so much about what colleges want, as how an increasingly outcomes driven admissions process has skewed students’ education and life choices:   

  • Character: Recent cheating scandals at top high schools and colleges (ie. Stuyvesant, Harvard) echoed in the news from business, finance, and journalism.  Students live in a world where achievement trumps character. College Admissions, on the other hand is all about character. Colleges are looking for young people with character and especially integrity. Not the person who does generalized “community service,” but the person who is doing that work with a sense of purpose and commitment.
  • Grit:  Colleges want students who will make the most of what college has to offer. So they look for students who have persevered through adversity and learned from real life challenges, rather than people who make excuses or who expect other people to solve life’s problems for them.
  • And colleges want essays that sound like a high school student's essay: Colleges are looking for students who are authentic and real; no one else can do that work for you.

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    Stephenie Lee

    Stephenie, having been a tutor/instructor/mentor since 1996, discovered her passion and founded Lee Academia Educational Consulting, LLC. after she left the dental and medical field. She loves teaching/mentoring and counseling her students.  Her passion lies in educating others and helping them pursue their educational path. Today, certified in College Counseling and with more than 10 years of experience, Stephenie and her team continues to blog about current updated educational news and events.

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