Graphic Designer: Painting and Perfume Bottles
Be willing to change. If management or a client gives you feedback on your idea, whether your idea be just a concept or even a visual product, take it and go with it. And in the long run, if your overall style or approach needs to change for you to be current, grow. The reason the Beatles were so successfully is because they changed as society did, not necessarily in response to it, but they didn't stay stagnant.

Georgia Tech: Not for all, but definitely for some!
To the high schooler considering Georgia Tech, you need to visit the campus and check out the facilities to even begin to understand the nature of this school. You're probably considering the school for an engineering degree. Keep in mind that Tech takes that field extremely seriously, and you'll be thrown right into some of the toughest coursework of your life. Talk to engineers first and make sure it's what you want to do. A good number of students at Tech start out as engineering prospectives...