Junior year has been the hardest school-year – no kidding. The obstacles that I faced of trying to ace a test, or the sacrifices that I made to study for an assessment over going shopping and having fun, have made a permanent impact on me. I learned that if there is something that you want to achieve, you have to be constantly driven, diligent, and persistent. There has to be a vision, a reminder in your mind that makes you feel that you need to study or that you need to do your homework because that will serve as a motivation to reach your goals. Of course, that reminder could be fear of failing school, becoming a dropout, or not getting accepted to college. It seems as if there has to be something that scares you, constantly haunting …show more content…
Now that is a reminder that haunts me. The journey to maintaining exceptional grades and test scores, however, was never that easy. I had to dedicate lots of time towards understanding complicated concepts, such as the krebs cycle and the ETC. I turned towards many resources for help and guidance including YouTube, CliffsNotes, Quizlet, Google, and my teachers’ websites. There were many times that I did not want to study nor do any work because of how fed up I was with schoolwork and how school was becoming a burden. Moreover, I did not like choosing school over going out somewhere to have fun, it felt as if I was missing out on my social life. Every now and then, it was helpful to hear words of inspiration. One day I came across a quote that was along the lines of “pain is temporary… grades are forever”. Reflecting on the quote, I realized that choosing to study or doing whatever I needed to do to pass my classes in turn shows not only what I prioritize but how badly I want to reach my goals – especially since I want to study nursing. I think it is a huge motivator when you have a goal on your mind, otherwise there is seems to be no purpose to everything that you are
I was told that this, my junior year, would be the easiest year of my high school career. And no, they were absolutely wrong. It was not just school and grades that I was concern about either. I had other things to worry about, things like, driving, clubs, friends and family. I however had no idea that it would be this difficult. Throughout this school year I have learned many things; like the value of sleep, whose really your friend, and that although very important, grades are not everything.
I told someone when I was younger that I wanted to cure people. 4 years ago, I told one of my teachers I wanted to find the best school that would allow me to do that. A year ago, I went to Wayne State and I found it, my major and my school. Being interested in science and math has been a major component in my studies and choosing a career path. Devoting time to helping and working with others doing volunteer work makes the decision a whole lot better. Majoring in Pharmacy is the right path and Wayne State University will give me the best chance at following that path.
Being nominated for the National Honor Society is an honor and a privilege. Throughout my high school career at The Good Hope Country Day School, I have strove to achieve the best potential grades. Aside from academics, I also strive for success in athletics. I have been a member of my swim team for nine years. Presently, I am a co-captain of the team. From being a captain, I have learned the essential qualities needed for Leadership. I have learned how to create unity and build strength within a group, and how to cope with issues in a group. These skills can be used anywhere whether it be on the team, at school, or in the community. As a member of the Interact Club and Student Council I am very involved in the community service events and fundraisers, as well as events at school. Apart from school I lifeguard and teach swim lessons for community service. I am an extremely dedicated person. I follow a rigorous daily routine starting with practice, them school, then another practice and then home for homework. School, sports, and family have always been my top priorities. I believe that my leadership, positive attitude and determination for success will make me a great attribute to the National Honor Society. It would be an honor to be inducted into the National Honor Society.
I learned that I am motivated in college by extrinsic goals, such as my family and friends. My second highest motivator would be task value. This is actually true for myself. If I find a topic more interesting and understand it better and want to annex whatever it is I have assigned done. I am extremely motivated by my performance. I was raised with the mindset if you are going to do something, might as well be proud of it. I want to set goals for my performance and attempt as much as I can reach my
Throughout my life I have overcome many obstacles. I have worked and gone to school since I was 17, I paid for my housing, and I paid my necessities. In the past when I was unsure what I wanted to do with my life I struggled in school. I was a “B” and “C” student. I had a hard time finding something that really interested me. Fortunately, when I started working in healthcare I knew this was a career field I wanted to pursue. As my goals went up and solidified, so did my grades. I am proud to say I am a solid “A” and “B” student. And as I worked my way through the grapevine of jobs and aspirations I found that nursing was what my heart set upon.
As I started to advance into my high school education, I noticed that my attitude about school and grades was not going to get me anywhere. I went to school and goofed off with my friends and did enough work to get a decent 70 on my work and go home. I had no “active responsibility”, as Freire would say, because I didn’t have anything to motivate me to want to do well. It all changed when I started high school at Bear Grass Charter School. Bear Grass had just reopened as a charter school my freshman year. I was a new beginning for me because not only was I starting out at a new school, but I started to realize that I needed to improve my self-effort in my classes. I knew that I wanted to be a nurse when I graduated and I
Goals give you something to measure yourself against and give you direction. Currently, my main goal is to graduate from East Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree of science in engineering with a concentration in biomedical engineering. My anticipated time to graduation is five years with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Beyond getting my bachelor’s degree at East Carolina University, I would like to go to medical school and become a doctor focusing on prosthetics. In order to make my goals a reality, I will have to work diligently to remain on track throughout my schooling. Additional goals that I have set for myself are to complete homework assignments by the time they are due, reading assigned material before it is discussed in class, doing well in each of my courses this semester, successfully participating in extracurricular activities, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, getting a position as an engineer, and becoming a leader within both the engineering community and the general community. A world-class engineering student woul...
My commitment and motivation to pursue master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy is based on the extensive experiences that I have gained in human services in the past 2 years. Since long I have always held the belief that the application of psychological principles has the power to positively impact society. And I especially believe in its power to help children cope with the stresses and events of everyday life. My own life is a testament to this belief.
My academic goal is to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in health care management. To achieve this goal, I plan on completing my homework and other assignments on time, and aim to average a B or higher on every test, project, and quiz. Additionally, I plan to keep my attendance and participation up to par for each class. The reason why getting this degree is so important to me is both extrinsic and intrinsic. My extrinsic motivation is to making money and providing a comfortable lifestyle for myself and hopefully my future family. On the other hand, my intrinsic motivation is to prove to myself and everyone else that I can earn a college degree. My attitude towards achieving my academic goals can be described as a willingness to learn and a humble but determine approach in doing so. I feel like this type of attitude will keep me
Many of my goals have been met through my hard work and dedication through my mother's constant pressure to do well in school. To give a clear example of what I mean, there was the time that I got Principal's Honor Roll. In order to get Principal’s Honor Roll I had to work very hard and maintain a G.P.A of 4.0 or above with no U’s or fails. Many times, I had to sacrifice going to parties, hanging out with friends to do my homework just to study for a test. Many times, I had to stay up very late to finish an assignment or study. My hard work allowed me to meet my goal of getting Honor Roll. If I didn’t work hard and dedicated myself into pursuing to get Principal’s Honor Roll I would have probably never got it. This has impacted me in a very positive way because I know that in order to obtain what I want I have to work hard, dedicate myself, and commit myself to that goal. My grades are another great example of my hard work and dedication. If I didn’t work hard to obtain all A’s , I would have probably never have got a 4.0 G.P.A. in my report card and would not get the Principal’s Honor Roll award. My dedication to succeed in life has made me into the person that I am
One primary long term goals that I have set for myself since freshman year was getting the best grades in high school and college to my own abilities. The way I reach this goal is that I use my time wisely in study halls or at home to get homework done. I work extremely hard in study halls to get as much homework done as I can because the less I take home the better because there are other things at home that I could be doing. Another one of my long term goals is going to college for something i 'll enjoy doing for the rest of the life. If I go to college to find a career that is not enjoyable than it could miserable going to work everyday. If you find a job that you enjoy you’ll never have to work a day in your life. I also try to set
Being motivated is an important to being successful in studying. Cottrell (2003) suggests that, you would need to have a high level of motivation to help you stay focused and find ways to help you through any problems that may occur during studying. For instance, I will be using many steps to help me implement this skill into my studies. Sometimes you will just have to use the mind frame of just do it to motivate or you may need to create a strategy to help you. A strategy that I will use to help increase my motivation is by rewarding myself for studying, for example, once I have finished the required goals for my day I can go watch an episode of my favourite show. Another strategy to help me with my studies would be to create a motivational poster. This would be a poster placed in my study area that includes positive words, quotes and pictures that will help motivate me to be successful. Finally, reminding myself of the long term goal and what I want to achieve will help with my motivation. Whenever I experience the difficulty of sitting down to study I will follow these suggestions and they will help motivate me to keep going with what I have to
Throughout my education, I proved that I am a hard working student that will never give up. My ambition of becoming a nurse, pushed me even harder to reach my goal. With all my hard work I have acquired a passion for learning. Educating myself has enhanced my desire of becoming a nurse. From learning all the human anatomy to learning the biology of life, this showed me that my hard working skills have prepared me for the nursing practice and for the nursing
One of the three most appropriate On Course success strategies that will be best of use to achieve success for me in years to come is discover self-motivation. Defined by Downing as, “finding purpose in their lives by discovering personally meaningful goals and dreams” (296). Being able to use this strategy will be the key to my future success. Having motivation to do all the work given to me from my classes will keep me at a good grade. Passing my classes is what I need to do to reach my goal. I cannot do this without the fuel given to me by my motivation to finish to hard work and reach my destiny. Without my motivation there will be no desire to finish and accomplish what is really important and meaningful in life, and that is not what I want. A good example I keep in my mind to never repeat is senior year and the lack of motivation I had to finish up my last year. I ended with two C’s and that is very disappointing for me. Keeping this in mind will allow me to not lose motivation and keep thinking of the positive outcome because motivation is everything! Good concept to remembering motivation quoted by Downing, “…one formula explains much a...
It was time to get into high school and due to my results I was admitted into a second class school. Before I reported to the school, I made it a point to make the grades A’s. I started school with all determination and perseverance. I inaugurated taking my studies serious by giving all the necessary attention to teachers when they taught and also made sure to understand and learnt anything I was taught. I began making the grades A’s as each term passed by and realized my dad was right when he told me “I can achieve anything once I tune my mind and work hard.” So then I think that if one is resolutely determined to overcome a challenge, he should strongly stick to Theodore Roosevelt’s assertion that, “if we believe we can, we are half way there.”