No grit, no glory: a closer look into individuals who left college and pursued their passion

• Main Authors: Abesamis, Frances N., Gonzales, Maria Regina D., Santos, Jillen Marie L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: College dropouts > Psychology; Self-efficacy; Diligence; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6543
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study focused on the individuals who left college and eventually pursued their passion. A total of six male participants with the age range of twenty-five were asked to answer the Short Grit Scale and were later interviewed through a set of questions. The researchers focused on three main categories during the interview: (1) what lead to participant's decision to leave college, (2) the challenges the participant faced after leaving college and (3) the process of the participant's manifestation of grit to answer the research question how did individuals who left college and pursued their passion manifest grit and become successful despite all the challenges they faced? The researchers concluded that if one is gritty it would lead to the individuals drive to be successful and their drive to be able to accomplish what they set their mind to. With the short grit scale and the interviews the researchers conducted they were able to find significant patterns from the participants that led to their success in like.