No motivation,not good

Hey, I apologise in advance for this, it's probably gonna be a bit rambly and incoherent. Basically, I'm in my 1st year at uni, but since I've come back after Christmas break I'm feeling all up in the air. Don't get me wrong, I love it here socially, I have a huge circle of friends and have even made a few new 'fledgling' friendship since I've got back! The work is the problem. The course has a lot attached to it; I seem to have lost interest. I know it's definately what I'm naturally good at and I know it's what I want to do. So why can't I make myself put in the hours for it?! I just haven't got any motivation- how do I get it back? It's like I've stopped caring.

Any advice greatly apprecicated (even if it's only to call me a lazy sod!) Thanks

(from johnnysgirl- so as not to abuse the anonymous button.. :redface:

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Reply 1

Wineblood

Lazy sod.

If you get the grades you're obviously working enough.

Reply 2

Angel Interceptor

I've never had any motivation at Uni, but always think that I'll be able to pull out the grades by doing a few all-nighters before exams. I really need to get motivated as well, so am thinking about the consequences of how what would happen if I don't get good grades at Uni - I'm sure I'll be motivated by this.

Reply 3

Steve Stifler

I had no motivation because the units that I was on had the square root of **** all to do with my course. I was literally one email away from dropping out. So I spoke to the rest of my course, they agreed, and now we have our very own mix and match semester 2 with all the units we want to do :biggrin:

The moral of the story is tell someone about it, share your issue with your course mates and your tutor(s), otherwise you have only yourself to blame for not getting off your bum to change it :wink:

Good luck.

Reply 4

shinytoy

seriously i dont think this is rare at all!

i have the same and so do all my mates. first year doesnt usually count anyway, just as long as you pass

Reply 5

domie

hey, i am so majorly in the same boat as u! i literally cannot be bothered to do anything work related! for example thismorening, i had an exam, at 9.30. i had done no revision, so planned on waking up at 7.oo to revise. i actually got up at 7 (was very proud of myself) and got my books. but the telly was calling my name and i ended up not even opening my books, and i watched celeb big brother (sad, i no, but nethins better than revision) followed by GMTV/LK today! ahh. its the same for essays, i do them literally the night/same say they r due in. i had an email asking if i needed ne extra help as in my mock i only got 35%-cus i didnt revise!! i ddnt even mark my other subjects mock. i dont bother iwth lectures, but i still love uni and dont wana drop out!! teehee o well i spose i better buckle down. tis my new years resolution for next semester. definatly.

Reply 6

username30638

domie

i dont bother iwth lectures.

Does that not defeat the object of being at university? :confused:

Anyway, I know how you feel, domie. Sometimes it is very hard to get out of bed in the morning (especially 9am lectures, they are pure evil :p:

) but no matter how hard it is I always do. My parents pay my tuition fees, as I'm sure a lot of other parents do... if you need any motivation at all, just think how hard they are probably having to work to keep you at university. They are not paying £1200 or whatever it is for you to stay in bed and watch TV. The very least you (lazy students in general) can do is make the effort to get out of bed and turn up for lessons.

Reply 7

domie

that is actually a really good point about my parents. ive never thought of it that way before :frown:

god i feel so bad. bless, my parents have always worked so hard to ensure i always have wot i need. the least i can do to pay them back is to turn up. omg. right, seriosuly now, im guna go and make the most of my time at uni. omg uve really struck a nerve there! i cannot believe i never even considered my parents. :frown:

bless them, thanks for that
xx

Reply 8

rock_eleven

regarding your parents paying for you. Theyre going to be paying whether you get up and go to lectures, or stay in bed. Either way, they pay the same amount - so disregard it. The second option would make you less happy than the first, so **** lectures etc and do other ****.

Uni is gay, I cba with work and lectures either. I do think its a waste of money and reasonably I should drop out now, but I equally cba to start a life

Reply 9

username30638

rock_eleven

regarding your parents paying for you. Theyre going to be paying whether you get up and go to lectures, or stay in bed.

Very few things make me angry, but if you were in front of me now I would find it very hard not to chin you. Do yourself a favour, drop out of uni now and get a full time job, because you're wasting your time and your parents' hard-earned money.