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Reply 20

hulohut

the fact i can put my grades in my sig when ive done motivates me.

Reply 21

Arnie Pie In The Sky

I don't know. Revision just sort of happens. Like guilt because I have not done revision in a while. And also the prospect of failing.

Sometimes I even daydream that on results day I find out that I have failed everything and I am not going university this year. :eek2:

Reply 22

mxmx

MaryMoo

Fear of failure

the biggest barrier to success is the fear of failure! :smile:

Reply 23

username158373

my girlfriend promising nakey stuff if i revise

Reply 24

coren111

hulohut

the fact i can put my grades in my sig when ive done motivates me.

exactly the same!
i can't wait to put really good grades in my sig
if that happens...

Cookies.

nothing, seriously - i'd rather be doing anything but revising! at the same time i need good grades so i kind of have to. but if i have bad exams, they really put me off.

Reply 27

Tetrahedral

The thought of having to resit if I dont do well.

Reply 28

annarchy

Interesting thread here! Probably more than I've realised, my mom's internal disappointment if I don't get what I want is a great motivator.

It helps that I live in a dump and come from a third-world country. And I'm really excited about the course I'll be doing, grades permitting.

I too have had horrendous nightmares about getting ACD!.... [shudder]

Reply 29

thepiglette

Extreme pressure
i.e the night before haha

Reply 30

Apples124

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Apples124

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Reply 32

soul02

the fact that i need them to do the course i want at uni

Reply 33

Metal_Gear

A lot of things in my case:

-My parents paid a lot for my tuition, I don't want to let them down.
-If I fail then I will be 2 years behind my friends at university.
-If I don't revise and I know I have failed, the stress will stay with me all throughout the summer.
-If I fail then I find out while I AM AT FRICKING DISNEYLAND (oh how depressing...)
-Another year at home is depressing to the point where I would he happier doing a degree on David Beckham or McDonalds at some obscure university somewhere in Europe.

Reply 34

thisisyesterday

strawberry fields

nothing, i get distracted by things that are more appealing than revision.
then i cram onthe morning of the exam and hope for the best :biggrin:

haha. Sounds all too familiar.

Reply 35

GingerMarshmallow

Panic and high-pressure environment ie exam tomorrow I haven't looked at yet. Just thought through all the topics, realised there was a LOT.....
The thought that I can't just retake it next year unless I fail really badly!

I'm not much motivates the OP, since you're on here in the middle of your exams!

Btw, my exams haven't started yet, and I'm on a lunch break!
*sigh* back to work in a minute....

Reply 36

Apples124

Reaper - Random... but you're going to Disneyland?! I'm so bleeping jealous! hehe. I've never been =[[

And I know what you mean about parents paying for tuition fees. My school currently costs more per year than a whole 3 year uni course would *cries* so if I fail, I'm going to feel like such a damn waste of time and money.

I wish I knew...

Ummm well that i have worked hard for 2 years....should I ruin all that work because I can no longer be bothered to work for another 2 weeks? I don't wanna fail, I'll hate to have to go to clearing.

Oh and my parents, I want them to see me get into uni!

Reply 39

beckiestar

The panic that I won't get the grades, and the knowledge that in 16 days time, there will be absolutely nothing I can do to change them!

AWZC - snap for Bristol Medic! :smile: