The Consequence Of Student Success

Success is a Consequence

“Success is a consequence, must not be the goal”, said Gustave Flaubert (Hagopian 25). From this point of view, the focus must be on the way that leads to success, not on success for itself. Applying this principle to college, the degree is the consequence of effective choices and behaviors. The academic environment is the perfect “stage” to learn skills, hard and soft, indispensable to create a meaningful and successful life. The relationship between student and academic can be compared with a comic duo, the student is the “straight man”, the academic environment is the “sidekick”, and consequently the learning process is the “show”. In order to create a successful outcome they have to act synergistically. Respect and trust are essential

Therefore, numerous studies aim to identify the most reliable predictor factors, to enhance the ability of students to meet the challenges they face during the higher education path. According to research, three factors that mostly contribute to student success are emotional intelligence, environmental support, and self-management skills.

First, the emotional intelligence is the factor that most contribute to student success. Salovey and Mayer, those who introduced the concept of emotional intelligence(EI), refers to EI as the capacity to perceive, use, understand and manage emotions (2). Master emotions it is important in every area of life, everyone knows how a strong emotion, if it is not controlled, can affect the ability to think clearly, and consequently it leads to take wrong decisions. In this regard, Goleman evidenced as the emotional intelligence has a major role on student success, and as the cognitive intelligence (IQ) impacts no more than 20% (34). A successful student knows his limits, as well as he is able to ask for help to overcome