I went to uni because I didn't really know what to do next, and it seemed like the most natural progression after A Levels.
But in fact, I struggled with motivation through my A Levels, and I struggle with it now I'm at university. I'm in my third year, and the past couple of years have been difficult for me. I am not a strong essay writer, I am no good at student-teacher relationships and I lack an attention-span for anything that doesn't really interest me.
Thing is, I love my subject. I want to continue learning after I finish university, and it is extremely rewarding and worthwhile. I am a Japanese language student, but unfortunately with language learning, the higher the level gets, the more boring the topics become. I'm taking advanced level classes now and it's all about reading statistics, news reports and serious topics. It's going to classes and studying topics I was given no choice in, and writing essays on a subject I have nothing to say about etc. etc. that makes it difficult for me.
The times I have most enjoyed learning is through films, art and travel, and through random drunken nights chatting Japanese in Osaka.