College Applicants & Olympian Similarities

Back in 2012 Cara Ray from Montgomery Educational Consulting wrote this article on the 10 Things College Applicants and Olympic Athletes Have in Common.  Since I am obsessed with the Olympics when I saw her article I LOVED it and wanted to share it with you!  Even if you don't share my love for all things Olympics, I still think you will appreciate her 10 commonalities which I am quoting below:

1) You are trying to impress a group of individuals who primary job is to “judge” you.

2) You have been working hard to get to this point for many years, practicing, testing yourself, and improving along the way.

3) You are likely under a lot of pressure from your family, friends, and coaches.

4) You realize your scores matter.

5) You have been waiting four years for this.

6) You feel you have something to prove to yourself and those around you.

7) Your emotions are very much tied to the results of the outcome.

8 ) You may have had to overcome some hurdles to be where you are today.

9) You will have lots of people trying to give you advice about how to succeed or “win” this “game.”

10) You realize you can’t control how those around you perform, you can only make sure you put your best foot forward.

Check out her whole article!