academic success
Good grades, honors
Academic success is achievement in educational settings, measured by grades, test scores, degrees completed, or other institutional benchmarks.
The phrase appears constantly in education policy and parenting discussions: The program aims to improve academic success among first-generation college students.
What counts as success varies—for some it means straight A's, for others simply graduating.
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- analytical skillsAbility to examine systematically
- focusConcentrated attention point
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
mastery · learning curve · organization · perseverance · library access · office hours · intellectual curiosity · dean's list · straight A's · GPA · resilience · goal-setting · attendance · comprehension · time management · tutoring services · extracurricular programs · self-discipline
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
- achieversachiever, high achiever, overachiever, go-getter, striver
- Human Developmentgrowth, heredity, aging, genetics, puberty
- Boys Educationboys' schools, male students, single-sex education, boys clubs, Boy Scouts
academic successfailing grades
academic successstreet smarts
Practical urban knowledge
practical skills · emotional intelligence · vocational training · real-world experience · popularity
academic successstreet smarts
Practical urban knowledge
real-world experience · self-made success · school of hard knocks · hands-on learning