<p>I just want to know what drives you to wake up every morning and go that extra mile to achieve that A. Personally, I feel that I'm driven by the fact it is expected of me. My parents have so much faith in me it is almost burdensome because I really don't want to see their disappointment if I do fail to meet their standards. My older sister has also set the standards quite high that my parents expect me to achieve no less, and even better. I know this isn't the most encouraging course of motivation, but it is the truth. What motivates you?</p>
<p>My parents don’t push me. But if I get a B, I’m afraid people will say, “You used to be so smart! What happened?”</p>
<p>Lol nothing. I just do things I see fit at the time.</p>
<p>That’s unfortunate that you just don’t do it for yourself.</p>
<p>Deadlines motivate me to do my work. I am a last-minute person.</p>
<p>I need no motivation for just doing well in general. It just happens. I mean, I guess the awesome feeling of doing everything well motivates me, but I never really think of it that way. It’s just the way I’ve always been.</p>
<p>My SES. Also, I wanted to inspire other poor kids. Or black ones. Or both. </p>
<p>Oh, and for my mom. She’s been through a lot and I didn’t want to make her a laughing stock by not taking school seriously.</p>
<p>God motivates me. Through everything. I know that he has blessed me with the intelligence, so I do what is expected. I don’t waste talent :)</p>
<p>My desire to change education everywhere. The current format is archaic and no longer relevant, and every day, I get more and more irritated with the fact that highly talented students are being “weeded out” thanks to the unfair system.</p>
<p>For me it’s a combination of things, when I was younger I went to a very small private school because my mom knew the owner and she let me and my sisters attend free. I feel this is one of the main reason I excel academically, until I entered public school I wasn’t aware of the fact that there are so many people who blatantly have no desire to do well in school and see it as a very low priority. Adjusting to private school also made me aware of the fact that there are many prejudice people out there and there are also many negative stereotypes associated with African-Americans so similar to Alexisss I like to prove those people wrong. Can’t tell you how often I hear “wow you’re one of the smartest black people I know” and lastly I just have a very competitive nature so going from a class consisting of 6 students to one with 649 students definitely keeps me motivated!</p>
<p>To get into the college I want to go to.</p>
<p>And that just happened. #senioritisbegins</p>
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<p>This is it.</p>
<p>We’re always taught that if you work hard in school and get good grades, then you’ll go to a good college. Up until this year, I believed in this and it’s been this desire to succeed that has driven me to work hard.</p>
<p>But I realized that this isn’t true.</p>
<p>I’ve learned that getting good grades, working hard in school, and all of the other things we’re conditioned to do aren’t necessarily what get you into college. You must have passion, creativity, and self-motivation. You can work as hard in school as you like, but this can only get you so far. It’s like my old drive has disappeared, and now I’m looking for something new to motivate me.</p>
<p>Perhaps just the feeling that I’m working towards a goal. It’s the satisfaction of knowing that I of all people succeeded in completing this difficult task, and that I’m useful for something. After all, this is our only life and I’d rather not waste it.</p>
<p>The future motivates me. I imagine where I want to be when I’m older and I do things to get me there. Idk if that makes sense.</p>
<p>I do it because it’s what I’m capable of, and as much as I’d love to give up, I know putting in the effort now will pay off in the future.</p>