The Student Room Group

Lack of drive...

I don’t know why but lately like say for the past year or so I’m just not excited about anything....n its really affecting my studies, family n friends 2(well the only 1 I had before moving off to uni)...

For example last year at college before I started to change I would enjoy the classes n would enjoy doing things with my friends...but later on in the year I was literally dragging myself through every class n everyday...even my friends noticed it...I have no idea why i started feeling so hopeless n feeling that there's no point in almost every other thing..I nearly changed my course I was gonna do at uni b'coz i thought i was loosing interest in it...but decided that i would regret not doing it if i did so n jus stuck wit it...:rolleyes:

Now im at uni living in halls...lectures start on Monday n I’m worried I'll be not into the subject as much as other people on the course...although I know i'll do my best n if I work hard enough I’ll even be able to get very good grades..(didn’t work anything as hard as I intend to do now at college n I got good grades)...but I’m worried my lack of motivation n enthusiasm about life in general n everything will cause me major problems...maybe I’m just blowing it all outta proportion but its seriously something I have to deal with...I think...:confused:
I cant really offer advice but i think im in the same situation. In school i was really motivated to do as good as i could and i got the best grades in my year. College was awful, lost motivation and at times i didnt care about getting into uni (just about got in. I often question the point of everything and im now worried im nowhere near to being enthusiastic about my course.
maybe an 'easier said than done answer' but if you find the course is tiresome and uninteresting then maybe a more exciting course would be for you...

Another thing, whilst in secondary school a friend of mine (he had only a few friends) seemed to lose his drive and ambition whilst studying for his AS lvl's and seemed to be isolated as the friends he did have were in town and he lived in a village miles away.
Anyways he then (although he wasn't expecting) got Awful grades at AS and had to drop out of school.

He then joined a more local college, made new friends and became much happier and is doing pretty well now...

Hopefully a change of scenery will do you good as well...

All the best:wink: