Your Top 5 HIGH5 Strengths
List your Top 5 strengths exactly as the assessment reports them, spelling and capitalization included.
A strong answer
Lists all five, in order, exactly as reported.
10 Essential Skills in this module
5Adaptability & Leadership
9Knowledge Application
Mile Marker
Mile Marker #7: My Strengths Snapshot
The assignment, with support, and a form you can fill in and save.
Who you are at your best, and what that means for where you're headed.
You've taken the HIGH5 Strengths Assessment and the Values Card Sort. This Mile Marker asks you to do something with what you found: not just list your results, but reflect on what they mean for how you learn, how you work with others, and where you might be headed.
There are no good or bad strengths. There's only honest and not-so-honest reflection. Be real with yourself. That's what earns full credit.
AI use: AI-supported
You may use AI as a thinking partner to explore your results. Work with what it gives you, then write your responses in your own voice. You can share your strength names, but not your name or other personal details.
See the AI Course Policy in the syllabus. Want a place to start? Try the optional AI thinking partner prompt.
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Where to submit
Submit your responses in the Mile Marker #7 assignment in Blackboard. Check Blackboard for the due date.
Want help keeping it organized? The fill-in form at the bottom of this page saves your answers as a PDF named "Mile Marker #7" that you can upload to the assignment.
Prefer paper? A printable handout for this Mile Marker is with the assignment in Blackboard. Fill it in by hand, then upload a photo or scan.
Jump to the fill-in formRespond to each question
Accuracy Reflection
What do your results say about how you think, feel, or work?
- In your own everyday words, what does each of your strengths mean for how you think and work?
- Which strength feels most accurate, and why does it fit?
- Did anything surprise you or feel off? What do you make of that?
- Which result do you want to understand better?
A strong answer
Explains your strengths in plain language, names the one that fits best and why, and is honest about what surprised you.
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What your results actually mean
My HIGH5 Results (your baseline and what surprised you)
Strengths in Action: Academics
List three specific ways you can use your strengths to support your learning this semester. Be concrete: not "study more," but how your particular strengths change how you approach studying, class, or assignments.
- Then pick one strength: how does it show up when you work with classmates or on a team?
A strong answer
Names three concrete ways, each tied to a specific strength, and describes how one strength shows up with others.
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Strengths and Values in Action: Career Direction
How might your strengths and values connect to a future field, role, or work environment?
- What kind of work environment might suit how you naturally operate?
- Are there roles or fields where your top strengths would be a natural fit?
- Which of your top values connects to the direction you're exploring, and how?
A strong answer
Names one or two work environments that fit your strengths and connects at least one of your values to the direction you're exploring.
One Blind Spot Worth Watching
Every strength has an overuse pattern, something that works against you when it goes too far. Name one blind spot connected to your strengths.
- What does this blind spot look like when it shows up?
- What's one situation where you'll need to watch for it this semester?
- What's one thing you'll do when you notice it?
A strong answer
Names one real blind spot, describes what it looks like in your life, and gives one strategy for managing it.
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Strengths-Based Goal
Complete this sentence: "One way I will use my strengths in the next few weeks is..."
A strong answer
Is specific, names a strength, and describes something you could actually do in the next few weeks.
Optional: AI thinking partner
If you'd like help interpreting your HIGH5 results, try this prompt in Microsoft Copilot or another AI tool:
Try this prompt
"Help me analyze my HIGH5 strengths for a college reflection assignment. My Top 5 strengths are: [paste your list]. Please explain each strength in simple, everyday language. Identify 3 ways I can use these strengths in college or studying. Suggest 1 or 2 work environments where these strengths might fit. Point out one possible blind spot based on my strengths. Keep the tone honest and student-friendly."
Use what's useful, but your final responses must be in your own words and reflect your actual experience. AI doesn't know you. You do.
Keep it general
You can paste your strength names. Don't include your full name, where you live, or other identifying details.
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Using AI to understand your results in Lesson 7.3
How it's scored
Full credit goes to responses that are honest, specific, and clearly connected to your actual results, written in your own voice. Generic answers that could apply to anyone won't earn full credit.
| Score | What it means |
|---|---|
| 4Strong Progress | Your response is thoughtful, specific, and clearly connected to the purpose of the Mile Marker. You show strong reflection, effort, and engagement with the topic. |
| 3On Track | Your response addresses the main parts of the task and shows reflection and engagement. Some ideas could be explained in more detail or connected more clearly. |
| 2Developing | Your response is partially complete or too general. More detail, reflection, or clearer connections are needed. |
| 1Needs Revision | Your response is very limited, incomplete, or unclear and does not fully address the task. |
| 0No Evidence | No submission was provided, or the response does not meaningfully engage with the task. |
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