JOHN GARDNER: You know, how we see ourselves and others in the emotional feeling dimension has a huge impact on whether or not we're successful in college and therefore in life.

SHERRY MILLER BROWN: That some people allow their thinking to get confused by their emotions.

JOHN GARDNER: Emotional intelligence, the development of emotional intelligence is about developing really a kind of partnership between the cognitive functioning of your brain and how you process information in the world on the affective emotional side. And the Academy disproportionally, for very understandable reasons, pays more attention to the cognitive development.

STUDENT: Life's more than just your schoolwork. It's more than just your job. It's also about the connections that you make with people. But you also have to make sure that, you know, you still keep your priorities straight.