Bracey, PhD, a big part of being a successful student is "creativity, critical thinking, resilience, motivation, persistence, curiosity, endurance, reliability, enthusiasm, self-discipline, leadership, courage, compassion, resourcefulness, sense of wonder, honesty, integrity." ...
To be able to present yourself to employers, as well as the general public, as a well-rounded, thinking and flexible individual, who while even if not at an expert level, can still hold their own within conversations and assignments that span many subjects, instantly elevates you above those around you as a person of intellect and substance While there certainly some career fields that will require a more specialized final skill set, such as the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) concentrations, and there is concern as to whether or not "America is keeping up with China and ...