1. What Was Rudy S Long Term Goal?

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Rudy-Movie Worksheet

1.  What was Rudy’s long term goal?

2.  What short-term goals did Rudy have to accomplish before he could reach his long-term goal?

3.  What was the main motivating factor that pushed Rudy to try to reach his goal?

4.  What were several obstacles that Rudy encountered that could have stopped him from reaching his goal?

5.  If you were in Rudy’s shoes, would you be able to push past the obstacles he encountered in order to reach your goal? Why or why not?

Writing Assignment: Rudy

In the film Rudy, you saw a young man adjust, with varying levels of difficulty, to the dreams and demands of college life. Rudy’s expectations, his visions of what college life would be for him, were often at odds with the assessment of his abilities other people ungenerously had made. He had to work harder that most to prove his “worth”. Rudy’s short-term goal, success at college-level sports, was also consistent with his implied long term goal; hard work and application could lead to success in his career and in his home for life. For Rudy, success meant accepting some setbacks, consistency, and not just “winning”.

You have been asked to write a letter to a college admissions officer for a campus you are interested in attending, in which you will discuss some of your short and long term personal goals, and how the college experience at his/her particular campus could help you achieve these goals and ideals. You want the college admissions officer to be interested in you, so in your letter, focus on both your personal goals, which could involve areas of study that interest you, professions you are considering, ect. And your public or social goals such as how you might like to contribute to the family, neighborhood, society, ect. You want the college admissions officer to conclude that, like Rudy, you too can achieve, even when others may doubt you can succeed.