<p>All three of my siblings go to the Ivy league</p>
<p>They all had about a 4.0 GPA, approx 2300 SAT, ridiculous ECs etc, and then there's me. I've got decent ECs, about a 3.6 GPA on an average schedule at a very competitive high school, and probably around a 2000 SAT (im only a Sophomore) I'm kinda the bad egg with the bad grades</p>
<p>Here is my BIG problem:
I have no motivation to do any work whatsoever. I am intelligent, obviously like my siblings, and i got my 3.6 by doing literally no work. But because of that, I found myself up until 1 AM finishing things the night before, when i should've been doing them all week. I get my work finished, but by doing it in the classes before </p>
<p>I've identified my problem - I don't do my work, but i CANT do anything to change it.Does anyone have any advice, just something, to help me before I'm applying to college and regretting my decisions. I know my potential and that I'm just not applying myself.</p>
<p>I was in a similar situation in terms of lack of motivation. My weighted (5.0) GPA’s</p>
<p>Freshman: 3.3
Sophomore: 3.7
Junior: 4.0
Senior: 4.81 S1</p>
<p>For me, I wasn’t motivated because I thought the schoolwork had very little benefit for me, and I could have found much better academic ways to spend my time. I am a planned CS major, and have been for some time. I was frustrated with the standard high school curriculum, and at the time exactly 0 CS classes being offered. Since, I have actually pushed to create two CS classes at my school, have self taught myself, and aligned my curriculum much more with STEM as soon as I could.</p>
<p>Perhaps you aren’t motivated because you have not found a subject you are passionate about. Is there any subject you find interesting that the work comes easier for? Steering towards said area can help a lot in the second half of high school.</p>
<p>One thing you should know: Don’t ever worry about what others are doing, or try to compete with others. Even your siblings. Be yourself, and use your abilities however you wish. You are an independent person from your brothers, and don’t let their achievements define you or your path in life. Maybe you aren’t into the pure academic life and will find more passion elsewhere. It could be art or sports or working towards some cause. Finding something you are willing to work for, and aligning your academics as best as possible with that thing is a great way to motivate yourself.</p>
<p>I feel you.</p>
<p>You’re probably just going to have to sit down, turn off your music, shut your computer, set out your things, and just do the work. Try to eliminate distractions. Getting started is the hardest part :)</p>
<p>And as @PengsPhils says, find something you love, and then try to recognize the relationship that your passion has to your school stuff.</p>