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Penn’s pre-professional culture is the enemy of passion

First year student Alexander Eapen writes about his experience in the SNF Paideia designated course, “Grit Lab: Fostering Passion and Perseverance,” and how the course has clarified “what makes successful people in life successful.” The pattern that Alex has recognized is successful people persist in achieving superordinate goals, in part, because they are motivated to improve the lives of others.