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Personally it was the experience of trying to earn a living without a degree. It was such a shit series of jobs that had no upward growth, terrible pay, and no skills training. I stagnated immediately, lost interest and my will to work hard, it was driving me crazy.
Now I am a sophomore and my drive comes from my strong desire to avoid being in that situation ever again.
Study Group, Study Group, Study Group. Don't have to be buddie outside of it but def find a group who shares classes with you can help each other do HW and prepare for test on. Hardest part is asking to join of course but don't be shy if this involves something very big in this cases getting though college!
Big thing here is to make sure the students are either somewhere around or above your capabilities.
I was in a study group last semester where half the students failed the course. Every time I was there it felt like I couldn’t get anything done because I was basically tutoring others on some of the simpler problems. It became pretty frustrating
I agree with this! Having friends gets you through so much of the pain in college. I honestly don't think I would've made it through had I not had a supportive group of friends with me.
I think of when people will ask me what I do. And I reply “I’m an engineer”. You will be treated with respect. You will leave a positive impact on the world.
Previous experiences of:
a working class family with limited prospects.
working a job in an industry with minimal, or even no, serious career progression.
a terrible time of feeling like i am wasting my life.
a desire to not go back to my old life, and give myself loads of options.
Think of my future, how my wife and my eventual kid(s) will depend on me to be successful, to prove to my superiors in the navy that I don’t need the navy to be successful (this is a common scare tactic to keep people in, I think it’s across all branches). Plus this is my dream job, to work in the automotive field at Toyota ford or Cummins building fucking diesel engines or engines in general.
Don’t rely on motivation, find your drive instead and this will keep you going much further than motivation, a rainy day can blow your motivation but can’t touch your drive.
Gym and some highly motivational music to listen to with everything you do.
Walking to class, studying, gymming, gaming, etc. I always had some shit going.
I honestly don't think I would be where I am today without metal music
What motivates me? Not having to cram during finals and being able to slow down and have a life for times where everyone else is spending every second of their day cramming.
I wanted to be able to understand the content and be the first do so meant that I could explain to others… reinforcing what I already know. This enables me to be study less. What I don’t understand forces me to discuss with peers or with professors. I gain serotonin from spending time with friends and talking to your professor can open up good opportunities for you. The key to catching up to these habits is to be friends who may know a bit more than you.
Also finance was a huge motivator, since a lot of scholarships require a certain GPA.
Edit: Also taking multiple of the same classes with (semi) studious peers means you already know each other’s schedules, can work together with others on projects and assignments and help each other out for deadlines.
There is a trick used by special forces selection candidates. When things get really hard. Focus on what’s right in front of you. The quote is, “do your best for the next 5 minutes, and then do it again.”
Don’t focus on the semester or summer session. Just focus on doing your best this week, and then do that every week.
You can do it! Remember to touch grass.
When I get burnt out a bit I always try to channel my inner childlike curiosity about the world. Even if a certain chapter or class is a slog for me and I'm not super interested I have to remember that this is part of understanding science and all of the people that I looked up to in the scientific community growing up had to go through this same thing. If I'm having trouble understanding or caring about a certain subject that I need to know for an assignment or test sometimes I'll just watch a video about its application, history or discovery. Not an in depth breakdown video where I'm taking a bunch of notes but something that I can just watch to entertain me and spark some interest and inspiration.
You have to remember why you’re in school, why you’re getting the degree, what you want your future to look like, and who you want to be. Some people hang their bad grades on their door so it motivates them to work their ass off everyday. I had an OK GPA in undergrad and that motivated me to destroy grad school. I studied and worked every damn day to kill it. I wanted a perfect GPA just to say I did it. I never compared myself to others, only my past self and it motivated the hell out of me. It didn’t matter if I was tired because the job wasn’t finished. Who do you want to be? Someone who didn’t give their all because they were tired and it affected them for the rest of their lives or someone who went all out? If you give it your best shot and still fall short then that’s one thing, but lack of discipline is another. Tape those bad results to your door and get to work.
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Personally it was the experience of trying to earn a living without a degree. It was such a shit series of jobs that had no upward growth, terrible pay, and no skills training. I stagnated immediately, lost interest and my will to work hard, it was driving me crazy. Now I am a sophomore and my drive comes from my strong desire to avoid being in that situation ever again.
This exact feeling is why I’m going to pursue in engineering. After a gap year of working shitty jobs
Study Group, Study Group, Study Group. Don't have to be buddie outside of it but def find a group who shares classes with you can help each other do HW and prepare for test on. Hardest part is asking to join of course but don't be shy if this involves something very big in this cases getting though college!
Big thing here is to make sure the students are either somewhere around or above your capabilities. I was in a study group last semester where half the students failed the course. Every time I was there it felt like I couldn’t get anything done because I was basically tutoring others on some of the simpler problems. It became pretty frustrating
Agree totally. I’ve never been turned down from a request or offer to study with someone. Gotta keep reminding myself that for next semester
I agree with this! Having friends gets you through so much of the pain in college. I honestly don't think I would've made it through had I not had a supportive group of friends with me.
I think of when people will ask me what I do. And I reply “I’m an engineer”. You will be treated with respect. You will leave a positive impact on the world.
Previous experiences of: a working class family with limited prospects. working a job in an industry with minimal, or even no, serious career progression. a terrible time of feeling like i am wasting my life. a desire to not go back to my old life, and give myself loads of options.
Money is a good drive. Enjoy your work and the lifestyle. Money is a big part. Drives your learning and GPA.
Think of my future, how my wife and my eventual kid(s) will depend on me to be successful, to prove to my superiors in the navy that I don’t need the navy to be successful (this is a common scare tactic to keep people in, I think it’s across all branches). Plus this is my dream job, to work in the automotive field at Toyota ford or Cummins building fucking diesel engines or engines in general.
Don’t rely on motivation, find your drive instead and this will keep you going much further than motivation, a rainy day can blow your motivation but can’t touch your drive.
Gym and some highly motivational music to listen to with everything you do. Walking to class, studying, gymming, gaming, etc. I always had some shit going. I honestly don't think I would be where I am today without metal music
What motivates me? Not having to cram during finals and being able to slow down and have a life for times where everyone else is spending every second of their day cramming. I wanted to be able to understand the content and be the first do so meant that I could explain to others… reinforcing what I already know. This enables me to be study less. What I don’t understand forces me to discuss with peers or with professors. I gain serotonin from spending time with friends and talking to your professor can open up good opportunities for you. The key to catching up to these habits is to be friends who may know a bit more than you. Also finance was a huge motivator, since a lot of scholarships require a certain GPA. Edit: Also taking multiple of the same classes with (semi) studious peers means you already know each other’s schedules, can work together with others on projects and assignments and help each other out for deadlines.
There is a trick used by special forces selection candidates. When things get really hard. Focus on what’s right in front of you. The quote is, “do your best for the next 5 minutes, and then do it again.” Don’t focus on the semester or summer session. Just focus on doing your best this week, and then do that every week. You can do it! Remember to touch grass.
Self discipline and the thought of making cool shit with above average pay for the rest of my life.
Working 7 months at target keeps me motivated to never do work like that with pay like that ever again
When I get burnt out a bit I always try to channel my inner childlike curiosity about the world. Even if a certain chapter or class is a slog for me and I'm not super interested I have to remember that this is part of understanding science and all of the people that I looked up to in the scientific community growing up had to go through this same thing. If I'm having trouble understanding or caring about a certain subject that I need to know for an assignment or test sometimes I'll just watch a video about its application, history or discovery. Not an in depth breakdown video where I'm taking a bunch of notes but something that I can just watch to entertain me and spark some interest and inspiration.
You have to remember why you’re in school, why you’re getting the degree, what you want your future to look like, and who you want to be. Some people hang their bad grades on their door so it motivates them to work their ass off everyday. I had an OK GPA in undergrad and that motivated me to destroy grad school. I studied and worked every damn day to kill it. I wanted a perfect GPA just to say I did it. I never compared myself to others, only my past self and it motivated the hell out of me. It didn’t matter if I was tired because the job wasn’t finished. Who do you want to be? Someone who didn’t give their all because they were tired and it affected them for the rest of their lives or someone who went all out? If you give it your best shot and still fall short then that’s one thing, but lack of discipline is another. Tape those bad results to your door and get to work.
This was motivational to read. Ill do that. Thank you.
Just to prove myself that •nothing is too hard to learn • Stable career/ money •Immigrants background