How do you keep yourself motiviated to make it through college ?
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Try getting a job washing dishes or serving customers at a local restaurant.....or flipping burgers. Then tell yourself, "This is where I'll be for the rest of my life if I don't finish school."\n\nYou'll probably graduate early, and with honors! LOL! Seriously, it takes a minimum of a Bachelor's degree to really get anywhere in this world these days - it's a bad setup, but that's what we have now.\n\nAnd you're right to think friends aren't an option - if anything, far too many of them are probably encouraging you to "blow off class" at any time of the day, right? And you're paying an awful lot of money to be using it as essentially the cover charge for a never-ending party - you're still young (I'm assuming) and will have *plenty* of time to party once you're out of school, so get yourself through it while you're young enough to enjoy the fruits of your labors. You'll look back on your Bachelor's (or higher, if you're so inclined) and think, "Man, that Wheezer guy was right!" while you're getting your Burger King order from the partiers who couldn't quite finish.....\n\n; )\n\nGood luck!
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first thing is that you should develop interest in what you are studying. If we like what we are doing, we naturally tend to do it with concentration.\n\nOrganise your time well. Keep some time for play, TV, internet. Carefully divide your day into air-tight compartments. Dont think of other things when you are doing something.\n\nChoose a good (studious) friend circle. You will be inspired to study well when everyone around you studies well.\n\nAnd finally have a long term goal and always keep that in your mind. That will drive you to study well. \n\nYou can also try meditation techniques
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1. Set goals. Be clear (and realistic!) about what you want to accomplish through the break.\n\n2. Set a schedule.  Consider when you think best and make work then. Schedule time in for rest also. You need it to study well.\n\n3. Tell the people around you what your plans are.  Ask your friends/family to support you. That means, not calling, not asking you to go somewhere during your study time.\n\n4. Stay away from phone/email/IM while studying.\n\n5. Reward yourself.  Recognize that it's hard for you and remember to reward yourself with friends/food/movies/fun things.\n\nGood luck!
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Take little breaks now and then, so that you don't put your brain in overwhelm. Education is like a workout for the brain, but you also have to self-regulate so that you keep yourself in check. Don't talk yourself into quitting. Also, it's helpful to have a social life, using it as a reward system if your study projects have been completed. Use "fun" for your reward, and your mind will grow more agile so that you can get through it. Cheers!
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I usually don't get burnt out until the 3rd or 4th week of school HA HA. Seriously..You have made it further than a lot of people do...Finish it..You will hate yourself later if you don't. I went to college and dropped out (I am a junior)..I tried to go back last year and it''s VERY hard. It's harder to learn, If you just can't do it NO MATTER WHAT..take a semester off..Better to do that than fail. STick with it..just take 1 day at a time. I use to take a calender and count the number of days and count backwards. Put in on the calender (60 days left, 59, 58, etc. ) Before you know it, it's over
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You need to take regular breaks when you do something good for yourself to reward the good studying behavior.\n\nIt really helps if you have some social life.
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Try to avoid using external motivators, especially things like money, gifts or candy.  If you have to go outside "learning for the sake of learning" try to emphasize the importance of education in terms of jobs, meeting adult friends (because his K-12 school friends WILL move away) and independence.  \n\nI experienced the same thing with my little brother.  He's been out of school for two years and won't be getting into COMMUNITY COLLEGE until September 2008 (that's how long the waitlist is).  He wasn't even going to go to community college, but I pestered him by sending him brochures and application information for all sorts of schools and programs until he found one that interested him.\n\nIf your brother is into gaming, has he considered a job in game design or programming?  I know it sucks to do the work yourself, but you could always order up some brochures from schools that have those types of programs.  You could also send him links to different employers websites, showing the kind of things they look for in applicants.  The trick is just to give him lots and lots of options until he finds the one that clicks with him.  When he can envision himself doing that job ten or twenty years down the road, he'll be willing to meet a few challenges to get there.
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Do you live in an area where you can get schoolarship, grant or free money if you have a high GPA? Motiviation for me is in the form of some pay-off. I have to know at the end of a long journey there is going to be a reprieve. So maybe you could set little goals/rewards for yourself. There must always be something to look forward to. We are all alike in that manner. Studying more won't make you rich necessarily, but it will make you successful. When we study too much, work too much, etc, we can reach burn out fast. We must allow ourselves time to rest, catch our breath and then give ourselves incentives to move ahead. Anyone can give up, lay down, refuse to move forward. It takes a driven person to continue on. You know which of the two you are. Best of luck and much success.
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You just need to get yourself on a routine.  Say you can't party until you do your homework, do your homework and study RIGHT after class so you don't have to worry about it later.  It's worked for me thus far.
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Ok, if you REALLY insist on dealing with school and college. \n\nFirst, make sure you do actually like reading and learning, could be anything. If not, pump gas or something.\n\nIf you DO like it, then force yourself to sit and look at the books. A few hours a day maybe. No matter how boring it is. Then get at least Bs and try. Then when you get to College it will be pleasant to be able to choose more what you sit and stare at for those few hours. Also, you will know how to do boring memorization and math when you have to. Those are the main skils you need in College. The more you lie what you have to learn, the easier it is. Its good discipline to be able to learn whatever you have to. Like eating only rice for week or so.
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It is hard to motivate yourself. A good motivation is if you can convince your parent's to pay you for good grades. I read about that somewhere. When you are in school you are commiting more time and effort to it than many people put into their jobs. You need some kind of motivation to do well. Adults do not work for nothing and neither should people in school.
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keep a timetable ...study for some time and then take a break..keep goals...if you achieve it ...reward yourself...keep realistic goals...
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I feel the same way!  I am a junior in college also.  I was so motivated before but have had to force myself to do things this semester.  I have a test this upcoming Wednesday and a presentation due next Wednesday.  Instead of studying or doing research, I am on Yahoo Answers!  To combat your problem, just force yourself to start working on the paper.  Once you get the ball rolling, you will find it gets easier.  Don't allow yourself to take a break unless you absolutely have to or you will just go back to procrastinating.  Good luck!
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Procrastination, that evil of evils, can be beaten - if you take the right approach.\n \nSteps:\n1.  Look at the deadline of any new assignment you get and write it on your calendar. For assignments with no deadline - a frequent phenomenon in graduate school - impose a deadline yourself.\n \n2.  Imagine how the world will look on that date, to make it real to you: What will the weather be like? What else will have changed? Don't allow those changes to pass without finishing the assignment.\n \n3.  Calculate roughly how many hours the assignment will take.\n \n4.  Decide, before bedding down each night, how much time you're going to spend the next day on the assignment.\n \n5.  Remind yourself, upon waking up, of this amount of time.\n \n6.  Tell yourself that you won't allow yourself any leisure activities that day until you've put in the promised amount of time.\n \n7.  Reward yourself, when done for the day, in whatever way you see fit. This reward is key - having a positive incentive can make all the difference.\n \n8.  Don't be afraid to call your student services office. There are well-trained people out there who can help you.\n \n \nTips:\nFor particularly long assignments, don't think too much about how much work it will actually take to finish. Instead, take small steps and have faith that they'll add up to something big. After all, as they say, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.\n \nEvery person has his or her own style. Tweak this method in whatever way fits you best. For instance, if this process doesn't feel quite arm-twisting enough, try marking off each day on the calendar when you get up that day.\n \nRemember that you're not alone; lots of people are guilty of procrastinating.\n \n \nWarnings:\nDon't panic if you slip up the first day or two; it's still early. Take some deep breaths and re-commit yourself to doing the next day's work.\n \nTips from eHow Users:\nAccount For Your Time by Steve\nAt the end of the day, take a few minutes to account for what you've done. Include productive and non-productive activities. If you watched TV for an hour, write it down. If you worked for 15 minutes, write that down, too. That way, you'll know which activities you need to avoid the next day, and will be better able to gage how long your project *actually* took.\n\nTake advantage of your time in the bathroom by eHow Friend\nWhen you are using the bathroom, you really have nothing to do other than your necessities. You can take advantage of this by bringing a textbook or paper to write down all of your ideas for your paper. You might even bring your laptop. Since you have no distractions like TV or the Internet, you are almost forced to do some of your work. You may even stay in there, even after your done with your necessities, in order to finish reading a passage or writing something down. Sometimes I get so into it that my legs fall asleep. When you leave the bathroom you will be more willing to get back to work, since you were in the middle of doing it already.
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hey try out these....\n1. try to study alone(no combine study)\n2. think of ur objective all the time.( what grades u want to        \n   achieve etc)\n3. avoid all other distractions (including ur friends,party                \n   etc.)\n4. if u really like the subject u r studying, concentration   \n   will come automatic (u will bw in a zone). SO TRY TO                  \n   ENJOY UR STUDY RATHER THAN LOOKING AT IT AS A HURDLE)\n5. still if u have problems with concentrating, well then..\n   \n6. good luck :)
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First I would break your big dreams into smaller goals that you can achieve short term.  This will keep you motivated by giving you instant gratification instead of waiting several years to see your results.  Determine what your motivating factors are and write yourself a mission statement to refer to when feeling less motivated.\n     Next I would make a list of things that would hinder you from reaching your goals and write out a plan of action to handle these situations when they occur.  \n     You also want to make sure to take time for yourself, reward your hard work.  Don't keep yourself from doing the things you enjoy because you are too focused on your end goal.  \n     Throw perfectionism out the window!  Be realistic of failure.  Each time we fail, there is a lesson to learn.  Take the time to learn the lesson and apply it later down the road.  \n     Don't be so down on yourself, negative self-verifying feedback can be one of your biggest enemys.  Focus on your strengths and use that to build your weaknesses.\n     I am a 30 yr old single mom just starting college.  I have had to learn and practice all of the above to continue to achieve my dreams.  GOOD LUCK!!!!
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You say "something" always holds you back but you do not list any of these things.\n\nHere are some tips, some of which may apply and some may not:\n1) Give up Alcohol\n2) Stop going to parties\n3) Dump your abusive boy/girl-friend\n4) Take less credit hours per semester\n5) Take more credit hours per semester\n6) Talk to your professors in all classes (not just ones you're doing poorly in).\n7) Live on campus\n8) Live off campus\n9) Take a summer school class\n10) Don't give up because 90% of people who "take a break" never go back\n11) Study more\n12) Start a study group\n13) Talk to your advisor\n14) Change your major\n15) Buckle down and stay with your major\n16) Apply for grants if money is the problem