A large percentage of the students now attending Texarkana College will fail. It will not be because of some policy the college has. It will not be because of any real fault on those unfortunate students’ part. What is the reason behind the success of so few and the failure of so many, not only in college but in every phase of life’s endeavors?
May we suggest that one of the factors contributing to this unfortunate situation is the proverbial fitting of the round peg in the square hole. Most college students are uncertain about their major interests, and unaware of their talents. So, the undecided student may delve into something that sounds glamorous, or be pushed (by parents, friends, or associates) into a subject that he is indifferent about.
Like as not, this student will soon find his major hard to cope with, either because he finds himself beating his head against the wall on a subject he has no talent for or because he finds himself getting lax to the extent of going to sleep in class. At any rate, we can see that this is a very poor way to spend some vital years of our lives.
The only remedy to this situation, which seems to be so prevalent, is to get acquainted with our inner selves, to see what we have talents for, and to see if anything we have a talent for is also something we would enjoy doing. This can be accomplished by knowing fully the subjects we get into and by taking aptitude and preference tests offered by several agencies, including the counselors here at the college.
Cultivating our talents to their fullest capacities will best serve ourselves and mankind. It is also the shortest route to success.