To reach the head of the class, students needed to conform to the school system and work equally hard at all subjects.
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One of the problems with having time to read all that you want is that your interests become so eclectic it's hard to focus.

By Karen Arnold

For all students, a network of career exploration opportunities, sponsors, and mentors is a critical accompaniment to coursework.

By Karen Arnold

Valedictorians were highly motivated to excel academically because of early family and school experiences.

By Karen Arnold

Female valedictorians marry a little later and participate somewhat more heavily in paid work than women in their age group nationally.

By Karen Arnold

As a group, valedictorians have always led well-rounded, socially integrated, ‘normal’ lives.

By Karen Arnold

Academically capable men and women almost never follow a single-minded interest from childhood into careers.

By Karen Arnold

Women—and only women—lowered their intellectual self-esteem between high school graduation and sophomore year of college.

By Karen Arnold

Male valedictorians attended Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford. Only one woman chose an Ivy League university-Cornell.

By Karen Arnold

The record is clear; nothing succeeds like success and there is no predictor of academic success better than a history of academic success.

By Karen Arnold
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