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iloveeggs

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so ur school is selective but bumps students to standard?
mine doesnt bump us to standard but they have criteria you have to meet to do extensions and sciences otherwise you just can't do it (which in a top 50 selective school is almost like doing standard subjects bc you're locked out of subjects that scale well which everyone wants to do)

but im assuming the motivation to drop ppl to standard is the same: it gets rid of the poorly performing kids from the grade and allows the cohort for the better scaling subjects to not be held back by them and maximising the band 6s as well as leaving the kids that did badly to get band 6s in "easier" subjects

some schools are forced to limit the number of classes because they dont have enough teachers/resources to allow everyone to access the subject too
 

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Yeah I thought selective schools only do adv for Eng ?? I
yeah most fully selectives do the absolute most to make sure they dont offer standard, in mine you have to access it through distance education if you want to do them and you have to jump through a billion hoops to convince the school to let you drop advanced in the first place.

but some some dont care, it does depends on if your schools stupid and has weird tactics to maximise band 6s
 

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Ive been rlly lazy lately n bored, no motivation whatsoever and idk what to do
everyone is always like to me: ‘what r ur goals? Focus on those’ BUT I DONT HAVE GOALS THATS THE THING
is there something i rlly want? No
do i want to be first? It’ll be nice but eh
what if u fail? I probably wont
what if u get rlly bad grades? It’s ok im still in yr 10

SEE??? I HAVE A PROBLEM I DONT HAVE ANYTHING ‘IMPORTANT’ FOR ME TO SET A GOAL FOR
idk what to do or how to solve this problem bc ik it will just get worse n worse as i enter senior yr

ive been told to ‘just start studying’ but every time i do i either get rlly bored mid way or just be like ‘eh ik these’ n move on idk what to do

motivational videos dont work, seeing someone more successful than me doesnt work bc i generally dont care if someone is better than me like eh, the thought that ill probably end up not going uni also doesnt scare me be i can either go to tafe n work from there (even tho my parents r uni doctors i dont see it as embarrassing tbh) to go uni or just go to unis overseas

u can tell me the most motivational thing ever n ill still not care (‘what if u die without accomplishing anything?’ ‘Well ik that i have at least died happy’)
n what annoys me the most is bc i havent always been like this, i came first on roughly every single subject at my old skl for 3 consecutive yrs, in primary i was always top 3 in the entire year group from yr 1 up to yr 6

i think its because i moved skls? But i moved to selective that should motivate me more!

idk i have a serious problem n i need help to fix it bc i refuse to continue living like this (n i tried working on myself but it was hopeless)
omg i hope this isn't a result of me trying to motivate you too hard for y11 and 12. so you dont need to care this much for y10, just get through y10 and as long as you make it into the subjects you need to do for y11 you are totally fine.

if you know you need to get into a certain subject for y11, and you want to, there's your goal.

in terms of motivation i can't say much bc i dont know you, it could be things like adhd or it could just be that you can't be asked to care. im not very good at motivating ppl but what ill say is that if there are no other underlying issues, the motivation will kick in if you are clear that "hey i need to do this subject for y11, i need to do well now" and then you think abt the consequences of not getting them (picking good subjects for y11 is important bc you can't switch after a certain point without having to struggle and you'll bc stuck doing subjects you might not have wanted to do for 2 years) and the benefits of getting into that subject
 
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Ive been rlly lazy lately n bored, no motivation whatsoever and idk what to do
everyone is always like to me: ‘what r ur goals? Focus on those’ BUT I DONT HAVE GOALS THATS THE THING
is there something i rlly want? No
do i want to be first? It’ll be nice but eh
what if u fail? I probably wont
what if u get rlly bad grades? It’s ok im still in yr 10

SEE??? I HAVE A PROBLEM I DONT HAVE ANYTHING ‘IMPORTANT’ FOR ME TO SET A GOAL FOR
idk what to do or how to solve this problem bc ik it will just get worse n worse as i enter senior yr

ive been told to ‘just start studying’ but every time i do i either get rlly bored mid way or just be like ‘eh ik these’ n move on idk what to do

motivational videos dont work, seeing someone more successful than me doesnt work bc i generally dont care if someone is better than me like eh, the thought that ill probably end up not going uni also doesnt scare me be i can either go to tafe n work from there (even tho my parents r uni doctors i dont see it as embarrassing tbh) to go uni or just go to unis overseas

u can tell me the most motivational thing ever n ill still not care (‘what if u die without accomplishing anything?’ ‘Well ik that i have at least died happy’)
n what annoys me the most is bc i havent always been like this, i came first on roughly every single subject at my old skl for 3 consecutive yrs, in primary i was always top 3 in the entire year group from yr 1 up to yr 6

i think its because i moved skls? But i moved to selective that should motivate me more!

idk i have a serious problem n i need help to fix it bc i refuse to continue living like this (n i tried working on myself but it was hopeless)
skl skl skl!!!! skl!!! skl!!!
why is this even a problem?? you dont need motivation just do the bare minimum if that gets you your degree really not that hard to understand 🤦
 

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omg i hope this isn't a result of me trying to motivate you too hard for y11 and 12. so you dont need to care this much for y10, just get through y10 and as long as you make it into the subjects you need to do for y11 you are totally fine.

if you know you need to get into a certain subject for y11, and you want to, there's your goal.

in terms of motivation i can't say much bc i dont know you, it could be things like adhd or it could just be that you can't be asked to care. im not very good at motivating ppl but what ill say is that if there are no other underlying issues, the motivation will kick in if you are clear that "hey i need to do this subject for y11, i need to do well now" and then you think abt the consequences of not getting them (picking good subjects for y11 is important bc you can't switch after a certain point without having to struggle and you'll bc stuck doing subjects you might not have wanted to do for 2 years) and the benefits of getting into that subject
No dont worry (it isnt u lol) its bc i have skl work n yearlies coming up n i cant be bothered doing them 😭

but yh i rlly need to get locked in (fingers crossed i start soon)
 

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Ive been rlly lazy lately n bored, no motivation whatsoever and idk what to do
everyone is always like to me: ‘what r ur goals? Focus on those’ BUT I DONT HAVE GOALS THATS THE THING
is there something i rlly want? No
do i want to be first? It’ll be nice but eh
what if u fail? I probably wont
what if u get rlly bad grades? It’s ok im still in yr 10

SEE??? I HAVE A PROBLEM I DONT HAVE ANYTHING ‘IMPORTANT’ FOR ME TO SET A GOAL FOR
idk what to do or how to solve this problem bc ik it will just get worse n worse as i enter senior yr

ive been told to ‘just start studying’ but every time i do i either get rlly bored mid way or just be like ‘eh ik these’ n move on idk what to do

motivational videos dont work, seeing someone more successful than me doesnt work bc i generally dont care if someone is better than me like eh, the thought that ill probably end up not going uni also doesnt scare me be i can either go to tafe n work from there (even tho my parents r uni doctors i dont see it as embarrassing tbh) to go uni or just go to unis overseas

u can tell me the most motivational thing ever n ill still not care (‘what if u die without accomplishing anything?’ ‘Well ik that i have at least died happy’)
n what annoys me the most is bc i havent always been like this, i came first on roughly every single subject at my old skl for 3 consecutive yrs, in primary i was always top 3 in the entire year group from yr 1 up to yr 6

i think its because i moved skls? But i moved to selective that should motivate me more!

idk i have a serious problem n i need help to fix it bc i refuse to continue living like this (n i tried working on myself but it was hopeless)
we fr in the same boat.
Should we like study together? maybe that would help..i'll dm you abt it
 

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Ive been rlly lazy lately n bored, no motivation whatsoever and idk what to do
everyone is always like to me: ‘what r ur goals? Focus on those’ BUT I DONT HAVE GOALS THATS THE THING
is there something i rlly want? No
do i want to be first? It’ll be nice but eh
what if u fail? I probably wont
what if u get rlly bad grades? It’s ok im still in yr 10

SEE??? I HAVE A PROBLEM I DONT HAVE ANYTHING ‘IMPORTANT’ FOR ME TO SET A GOAL FOR
idk what to do or how to solve this problem bc ik it will just get worse n worse as i enter senior yr

ive been told to ‘just start studying’ but every time i do i either get rlly bored mid way or just be like ‘eh ik these’ n move on idk what to do

motivational videos dont work, seeing someone more successful than me doesnt work bc i generally dont care if someone is better than me like eh, the thought that ill probably end up not going uni also doesnt scare me be i can either go to tafe n work from there (even tho my parents r uni doctors i dont see it as embarrassing tbh) to go uni or just go to unis overseas

u can tell me the most motivational thing ever n ill still not care (‘what if u die without accomplishing anything?’ ‘Well ik that i have at least died happy’)
n what annoys me the most is bc i havent always been like this, i came first on roughly every single subject at my old skl for 3 consecutive yrs, in primary i was always top 3 in the entire year group from yr 1 up to yr 6

i think its because i moved skls? But i moved to selective that should motivate me more!

idk i have a serious problem n i need help to fix it bc i refuse to continue living like this (n i tried working on myself but it was hopeless)
Hey!

I feel you bro. But, you need to study. You are no better now than you are later if you didn't. You have nothing to lose but everthing to win if you just sit down and do it. Its just that you have responsibilities now as you move into your hsc years. The more you make excuses, dodge the work and ignore whats so clearly presented for you to do, only means you are cheating yourself. You have to be true to yourself bro.
No, its nothing about you. The reason for how you are feeling right now is because you are in something called a 슬럼프 ( in korean ) or a slump more commonly refered to in english. Slumps usually happen in a period durring a burnout, and it can be really damaging to you because when you are properly caught in one you literally feel like you don't wanna live anymore. Most of us don't get caught up in one for long because as students we have constant tests and assigments + school hours that keep us away from it, because we are back in an active state of learning which then lifts us out of the slump. The problem happens when we don't have this kind of outside push that keeps us active ( holidays + after school hours ), we then again fall into this never ending cycle. The goal is to be active in your learning and just doing it, regardless of how you feel. There is no other way I'm sorry bro.
 
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The reason for how you are feeling right now is because you are in something called a 슬럼프 ( in korean ) or a slump more commonly refered to in english
did you know it is rude in korean culture to kill people? this is called 살인하다 in korean, which roughly translates as "to murder" in english. it is frowned upon in korean culture.
 

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did you know it is rude in korean culture to kill people? this is called 살인하다 in korean, which roughly translates as "to murder" in english. it is frowned upon in korean culture.
Just trying to help man. Didn't mean to mention nothing like that at all lmao😅.
 

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Ive been rlly lazy lately n bored, no motivation whatsoever and idk what to do
everyone is always like to me: ‘what r ur goals? Focus on those’ BUT I DONT HAVE GOALS THATS THE THING
is there something i rlly want? No
do i want to be first? It’ll be nice but eh
what if u fail? I probably wont
what if u get rlly bad grades? It’s ok im still in yr 10

SEE??? I HAVE A PROBLEM I DONT HAVE ANYTHING ‘IMPORTANT’ FOR ME TO SET A GOAL FOR
idk what to do or how to solve this problem bc ik it will just get worse n worse as i enter senior yr

ive been told to ‘just start studying’ but every time i do i either get rlly bored mid way or just be like ‘eh ik these’ n move on idk what to do

motivational videos dont work, seeing someone more successful than me doesnt work bc i generally dont care if someone is better than me like eh, the thought that ill probably end up not going uni also doesnt scare me be i can either go to tafe n work from there (even tho my parents r uni doctors i dont see it as embarrassing tbh) to go uni or just go to unis overseas

u can tell me the most motivational thing ever n ill still not care (‘what if u die without accomplishing anything?’ ‘Well ik that i have at least died happy’)
n what annoys me the most is bc i havent always been like this, i came first on roughly every single subject at my old skl for 3 consecutive yrs, in primary i was always top 3 in the entire year group from yr 1 up to yr 6

i think its because i moved skls? But i moved to selective that should motivate me more!

idk i have a serious problem n i need help to fix it bc i refuse to continue living like this (n i tried working on myself but it was hopeless)
It sounds like you’re going through a really tough time, and it's completely okay to feel this way. Here’s a response that acknowledges your feelings and offers some perspective:

It’s totally understandable to feel unmotivated, especially after a big change like moving schools. It sounds like you’ve had a lot of academic success in the past, which can make the current lack of motivation feel even more frustrating. Remember, it’s normal to go through phases where you don’t have clear goals or direction.

Instead of focusing on big goals, try setting smaller, more manageable ones. For example, aim to study a subject for just 15 minutes or explore a new hobby that interests you, even if it’s just for fun. Sometimes, engaging in activities you enjoy can spark new interests or passions.

Also, don’t underestimate the importance of taking care of yourself. Make sure you’re getting enough rest, eating well, and taking breaks when you need them. It might also help to talk to someone—a teacher, a friend, or a counselor—who can provide support and guidance during this time.

Lastly, remember that you don’t have to have everything figured out right now. Life is about exploring and discovering what you enjoy and value, and it’s okay if that takes time. You’ve already accomplished so much, and you have the potential to find what truly excites you again.

It's important to remind yourself that it’s okay to seek help and that your feelings are valid. You’re not alone in this!

I hope this helps😀
 

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don't take it to heart, ppl here are really unserious and they usually don't mean to be malicious or anything
"Thanks for the heads up! I appreciate it. I get that people are just joking around, and I'm all for some lightheartedness. Just trying to navigate everything here!"
 

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