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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:
--- Quote from: Surgeon on August 01, 2012, 05:41:33 pm ---Is it because of your parents forcing you?
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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 :)
--- Quote from: Surgeon on August 01, 2012, 05:41:33 pm ---If so, if your parents didn't push you, would you care?
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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.
--- Quote from: Surgeon on August 01, 2012, 05:41:33 pm ---Is it to pursue a certain career?
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As above, yes. With the overall goal to be happy with the resultant career and life.
--- Quote from: Surgeon on August 01, 2012, 05:41:33 pm ---Do you just want to do as well as you can?
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I'd like to, but I tend to procrastinate so I know that that's never going to happen :P 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.
--- Quote from: Surgeon on August 01, 2012, 05:41:33 pm ---To get rich?
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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 ;D
--- Quote from: Surgeon on August 01, 2012, 05:41:33 pm ---To gain respect?
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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.
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