These latter courses, in turn, maximize science, engineering, and mathematics options in college. Judgment is the ability to distinguish right from wrong and to set priorities. Intellect is developed through learning, so says the power law of performance. Employers see a good set of courses and good grades as a measure of a student's priorities, focus, determination, and self-discipline. What happens in the classroom is very important but it is not sufficient.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets, recognizes, and acts on opportunity .
The Dynamics of Student Retention , D. Bagayoko and Ella L. Kelley, Education , Vol. 31-39, Fall 1994.