15 percent of San Luis Obispo High School students and the personality type they fall into. Image courtesy of arts and entertainment editor Olivia Cusick.
San Luis Obispo High School offers over a hundred courses. Students take sixty courses over their high school career. With limited time, students are forced to choose electives that entice and excite them. That choice is not as random as students may have believed.
The Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator Test is not one hundred percent accurate. In fact, it is about seventy-two percent accurate. However, the nine categories of results do accurately describe most people.
“It makes sense, I really want to focus on achieving things in my life that are meaningful to me, and hold some sort of personal value, or value to help others. I got the helper, the reformer, and the enthusiast, which I think makes sense for me!” said sophomore Holly Speake.
Expressions took a poll of SLOHS to see which type they fell into, as well as their favorite class. The nine types are as follows.
Type One is called “the reformer”. Reformers are principled, purposeful, and perfectionists. Integrity and balance are important to ones, while they fear being defective or bad. Of the students who took the poll, five percent are ones.
Type Two is called “the helper”. Helpers are people pleasers, possessive, and generous. They live with mostly unconditional love for others, and fear of being unwanted. Of the students who took the poll, eight and a half percent are twos.
Type Three is called “the achiever”. Achievers are success driven, self-accepting, and ambitious. They fear being seen as worthless, and many strive to be role models. Of the students who took the poll, 22 percent are threes.
Type Four is called “the individualist”. Individualists are sensitive, honest, and personal. They fear not having an identity or personal significance. Of the students who took the poll, nine percent are fours.
Type Five is called “the investigator”. Investigators are insightful, curious, and innovative. Fives tend to fear being useless. Of the students who took the poll, ten percent are fives.
Type Six is called “the loyalist”. Loyalists are hardworking, trustworthy, and troubleshooters. They often fear being without support. Of the students who took the poll, 12 percent are sixes.
Type Seven is called “the enthusiast”. Enthusiasts are optimistic, high-spirited, and practical. Often fearing deprivation, they focus on satisfaction. Of the students who took the poll, seven and a half percent are sevens.
Type Eight is called “the challenger”. Challengers are decisive, willful, and assertive. They struggle with control from others. Of the students who took the poll, 13 percent are eights.
Type Nine is called “the peacemaker”. Peacemakers are reassuring, stable, and supportive. Nines tend to fear loss and separation. Of the students who took the poll, 12.5 percent are nines.
Some courses and personalities tie quite well with each other. The aspects of the course directly relate to their personality, and it doesn’t take much understanding to see the connection.
Careers with Children
Most students involved or planning to be a part of the Careers with Children program fall into type two. It makes sense that they would because the program involves a lot of caring for others. Other members fall into type nine. Kind, caring, and supportive people work well with kids.
ASB or Ag Leadership
Both ASB and Agriculture Leadership really fall into type three. Leaders should hold ambition and be rather self assured.
World Languages
Those passionate about learning new languages tend to fall into types three or nine. Understanding and speaking other languages can allow a person to lead others, and be dependable for those in need.
Engineering
Type eight and five reflect the majority of those passionate about engineering. Using wit, forethought, and problem-solving, students can successfully complete projects.
But certain courses don’t directly relate to characteristics, the connection is mudded, most specifically Arts, Media, and Entertainment.
Threes, sevens, eights, and nines, were commonplace for students in the arts. This may be attributed to the wide variety of artistic opportunities on campus for students (performing arts, ceramics, photography, graphic design, as well as several other options). Arts are loved by many and can be a form of relaxation, or expression.
Fitting all eight billion people on earth into dynamic groups is essentially impossible. The results can be an indicator of what a student actually is like, but the results tend to be rather vague.
“I think personality tests (especially this one) are very unreliable. I was asked the same questions about 4-5 times, they felt kind of useless to keep answering. Also, my results are only a part of who I am, it is hard for me to say that is completely accurate because I am a well-rounded human being, one test (especially one asking me to pay for results) cannot tell me everything about myself because it doesn’t understand my complexities” said senior Linsday Smith.
No matter what personality students fall into, the choices of courses at SLOHS are abundant. Passions of certain courses are not necessarily dictated by who they are, but there is a connection.
Students should use their high school experience to explore all the courses accessible to them. By branching out, trying new and potentially scary classes, students can grow and learn a lot about themselves.
Sources; statisticalsolutions.com, enneagraminstitute.com
