Blair Waldorf as a Student

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Blair Waldorf is a main character on the TV show Gossip Girl.  Blair is an excellent student.  She receives straight-As and expects to attend an Ivy League school.  She comes from an extremely wealthy family; her dad is a lawyer and her mom is a fashion designer.  She attended Constance Billard School for Girls, which is a private high school that is extremely expensive.

Although she does well academically, her snotty attitude is evident to nearly everyone, and she has a harder time getting into college and making friends than some of her more pleasant friends.  This video shows her dealing with the consequences of her actions, while her friends are being rewarded for their positive attitudes:

Although Blair is a top student, she tends to care more about popularity and her social status than her classes.  She makes several bad decisions in order to get revenge on her fellow schoolmates, and ends up being expelled from Constance.  She is able to get back in (with an apology and a ton of cash) and tries to redeem her status as a good student.  She does not play sports, and instead spends most of her time setting up glamorous brunch dates for her friends and family as well as enjoying her time as queen bee of the school (all while making sure no one gains too much social power).

If Blair were my student, I would do all in my power to make sure she doesn’t bully anyone in the classroom.  Blair has a tendency to be extremely rude and demeaning to all she feels are below her (basically everyone), and I would do my best to change her attitude.  I would assign projects that allow the students to think about different cultures and people in order to make them think about others instead of just themselves.  Blair is a good student and she will do fine in her classes, but she needs to know that she is not the only person in the world.  

Academically, I would say that Blair is college ready, but her childlike attitudes and close-minded perception of the world make her more of a child than an adult.  She needs to lose her attitude before attending college, because professors and other college students will not put up with it like Constance students did.  She will do absolutely fine if she just grows up a little bit.  College requires deeper thinking, and she will not be able to do this if she is always thinking about herself.