Reasons for wanting to be a high achiever

[Surgeon]

So I've been wondering what the driving force behind people in ATAR Notes is.. Since we're all members of this fine online community, I'm going to go ahead and assume that we would all like to maximise our ATAR scores (or formerly ENTER score).

Is it because of your parents forcing you?

If so, if your parents didn't push you, would you care?

Is it to pursue a certain career?

Do you just want to do as well as you can?

To get rich?

To gain respect?

[Bhootnike]

to get rich, woman, rich and woman.

[Surgeon]

I'm doing it so as to allow me to pursue a certain career. My parents do want me to do well and encourage me to try my hardest but it's not the sole driving force behind my motivation. I would still strive to do very well even if they were indifferent to my education.

[brenden]

I think it's a pride thing for me. And maybe some elitist values. It's not my parents. They're happy if I apply myself, take care of myself etc.
I s'pose a part of it is as a 'fuck you' to anyone who said I couldn't do it. And to prove to myself than I'm worth something, if that makes any sense? I want to do well because I need to. I don't even want to go to Uni that badly lol. I think this will make it harder for me in the coming months, my motivation is superficial.
Why do you?

[pi]

Is it because of your parents forcing you?

Yes and no. My parents want me to do well in life (as parents should imo), but they never really "forced" me to do anything. They remind me that there are many in Australia who are wealthy and happy after doing trade and other such jobs, and that because they think I'm the academic type, I shouldn't pursue that type of career. That's the extent of the "forcing", to pursue something academic (like them and the rest of my extended family). I'm glad they did that

If so, if your parents didn't push you, would you care?

Well, in the field of an academic career, I pursued my strengths: science and maths. So I worked to a few goals, namely medicine and actuarial studies (I was torn between the two for most of my VCE). I chose those two because I liked what both jobs entailed and I could actually see myself being one of those and living happily.

Is it to pursue a certain career?

As above, yes. With the overall goal to be happy with the resultant career and life.

Do you just want to do as well as you can?

I'd like to, but I tend to procrastinate so I know that that's never going to happen I like to have goals (and realistic ones), so for example, my VCE goal was a numerical one (99.15) and my careers goal as aforementioned was actuarial studies or medicine.

To get rich?

Not "rich", but more the fact that I'd like to be happy and be able to help out any family I may have and my parents. Having said that, I wouldn't mind being pretty loaded when I'm older

To gain respect?

Never really thought about it that way. If people want to show me respect, I'd like to earn it by myself being a good person, rather than respect for me being something that is attached to my career or profession. Just my view though.

[Starlight]

So I've been wondering what the driving force behind people in ATAR Notes is.. Since we're all members of this fine online community, I'm going to go ahead and assume that we would all like to maximise our ATAR scores (or formerly ENTER score).

Is it because of your parents forcing you?

If so, if your parents didn't push you, would you care?

Is it to pursue a certain career?

Do you just want to do as well as you can?

To get rich?

To gain respect?

I'm going to put this into a uni perspective, whereby i am aiming for high GPA/ perhaps a high gamsat score.

(a) They don't force me to study or ground me or anything if I don't study. It's up to me, they just encourage me and are happy for me when I get good results. 'You can only do your best' is what my mum says all the time.

(b) Yeah, I need good scores anyway.

(c) Hopefully postgrad studies.

(d) That to, I believe that if I put in the effort I can achieve the marks I need, and I will be rewarded.

(e) It's a + but I have a general interest in things like vet science etc.

(f) Also a +, haven't considered it though.

[paulsterio]

So I've been wondering what the driving force behind people in ATAR Notes is.. Since we're all members of this fine online community, I'm going to go ahead and assume that we would all like to maximise our ATAR scores (or formerly ENTER score).

Mostly to test out my abilities and see what I can do.

Is it because of your parents forcing you?

Not really

Is it to pursue a certain career?

No, the career that I really want to get into isn't difficult to get into ATAR-wise.

Do you just want to do as well as you can?

Yeah, why not.

To get rich?
To gain respect?

As long as I get a stable job, I'm happy with that.

Respect, again, somewhat.

[walkec]

My reason is that I would want the sense of satisfaction that comes at the end of year 12, knowing that you have done everything that you possibly could. My parents don't force me to study, but it's a habit I got into early, so now it's normal 

Also, I don't necessarily need a high atar to pursue my desired career, but I'm the sort of person that likes to keep options open, so getting a high atar would do that

[brenden]

Paul - what do you mean the career you want to do isn't hard to get into ATAR wise? Why are you doing the course you're doing at the moment?

[thushan]

Because it feels f**king good when you work your ass off and reap the rewards - as in do really well in school or course.


Leave a legacy by discovering something new or contributing quite extensively to whatever field you're in.

[Yendall]

Because I love accomplishing goals. It makes you feel better when you achieve great scores for all your efforts

[b^3]

Is it because of your parents forcing you?

Nope, my parents were happy no matter what score I got. Not that they didn't care, its just there was no pressure at all from there.

Is it to pursue a certain career?
Do you just want to do as well as you can?

Partly, basically at the start of the year trying to get into my course was one of the main things that motivated me to put the effort in. As the year moved on, I started to feel more comfortable that I would be able to get in. So I kept putting the effort in to see what I could actually achieve.

To get rich?
To gain respect?

Nope, and nope. I think I kept working hard because I was enjoying what I was studying, when you have an interest in something, you put the effort in and work well I really enjoyed spesh last year and so I kept putting a lot of effort into it (to the point where I was procrastinating from english by studying spesh, don't do that...). Same goes with Chem, methods and physics (VegemitePi we already know your opinion on that one ).

Also as my family is not that well off, I did try to do my best to see if I could get a chance at a scholarship, as it would mean that I wouldn't of had to spend a lot of time on a job, and rather spend that on studying e.t.c (i.e. not for money but for time, if that makes sense). Ended up getting one in the end

I thought that I might start getting lax when I started uni, it didn't happen because I still enjoy most of what I'm doing, and so again put the effort in. Uni is different though, like I'm still aiming for HD's, but compared to VCE, you don't learn to maximise your mark, you learn to actually learn , for me anyway (hope that makes sense).

[Cosec]

Because it feels f**king good when you work your ass off and reap the rewards - as in do really well in school or course.


Leave a legacy by discovering something new or contributing quite extensively to whatever field you're in.

That's exactly my motivation! I just want to do the very best so at the end of the year some time in December, early morning I can get up go on the net to see that I have done really well and achieved my goal ATAR! I can still picture that moment right now.

[soccerboi]

I'm afraid studying has become a habit for me.. It's my addiction and I have nothing better to do 

[thushan]

I'm afraid studying has become a habit for me.. It's my addiction and I have nothing better to do 

I diagnose you with pathological workaholicism