<p>How does everyone here make sure that they study as much as they need to in order to get good grades (at least B+) in all of their classes? This is something that I'm struggling with in my second semester.</p>
<p>Well, as you know people who get all A's are awarded with a very active sex life--women cannot resist a 4.0, they love it. Especially if you are a CS/engineering majors--they just come in droves.</p>
<p>By taking classes I am interested in and aiming for a study-abroad program that requires at least a 3.7 GPA :)</p>
<p>Parent point of view:</p>
<p>Min 3.5 to get an interview? That is a motivation! Plus the fact I won't pay a dime after college graduation. If they like their life style now (they have no wants)... My kids are very motivated because I am not kidding. There is no moving back home.</p>
<p>Well, I can tell you that its very hard to change bad habits. Especially procrastination. What can overcome that is to set high goals but don't take things to serious. What I mean is that you have to completely immerse yourself on the task at hand and don't worry to much about the future. Worry about that stuff during spring break or something. And if you run into a wall, just ruminate on how to overcome the problem rather than putting yourself down. A low self esteem never helps. Trust me, this comes from experience. Another thing, everybody has there own needs so its very hard to generalize on how you should study. Just make sure that it doesn't become a chore.</p>
<p>You don't know the difference between "there" and "their", yet you probably have a 4.0. I don't really have a point.</p>
<p>@ Wavarian</p>
<p>It also helps to have extracurricular activities and take care of your health. Join things that you are interested in and exercise and eat healthy. You will find that it makes the workload much easier and less stressful to deal with. Do not stay in your room or the library all day long. It is good to have a break.</p>
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<p>You don't know that your punctuation is suppose to go within your quotation marks!</p>
<p>um "castration anxiety" might be a good idea for the male students ;)</p>
<p>Two words: LAW SCHOOL.</p>
<p>I apologize for pulling out the law school card again, but that's how I motivate myself.</p>
<p>Once I'm in law school, my two words of motivation will be BIG LAW. Once I'm in biglaw my motivation will be the dollar signs in my eyes.</p>
<p>Same thing - law school. Once I decided I want to go, I looked at where my numbers were and where they needed to be. Needless to say there was a big difference and I need to keep pulling 3.9's to make up for my first three semesters.</p>
<p>Last semester I got off to a mediocre start. Those mediocre grades motivated me to study more. I ended up with all A's. It worked. Same thing is going to happen this semester.</p>
<p>GRAD SCHOOL!!! </p>
<p>But seriously, if you're not looking at any more schooling, at least just keep that in mind in case you change ur mind down the road. Many people applying ot grad schools are kicking themselves for not "doing better" in their earlier undergrad years before they decided on grad school. Take courses that you like, especially with inspiring professors.... perhaps use the time to find discussion questions that maybe you can bring to your professor for his/her office hours as a conversation starter if you're looking to get to know them better. </p>
<p>At least just set some kind of goal- like a 3.0 by the end of the semester.</p>