Reasons for wanting to be a high achiever

[TheFedExpress]

Chicks, money, power and chicks.

[Greatness]

Personal satisfaction, proving disbelievers wrong, putting myself in good stead for future aspirations.

[Lolly]

The driving force behind all the work I do has nothing to do with ego, riches or accolades: that would kind of be a joke. I want to go into writing and I've heard that's a tough field. I doubt I'm going to be rich and famous unless I become the next J.K Rowling (which is nigh impossible.) Above all else is a crazy passion for my subjects and a desire to better myself and shape the person I'm becoming. I think if I had any other prime motivator I would have stopped trying a long time ago.

 I want to do well for the sake of doing well. I try not to pin my self worth on the grades on my report card, because that's liable to either inflate or shatter self esteem. That said, it feels AMAZING to be nailing A plusses and to know my work is paying off.
 

[thushan]

Chicks, money, power and chicks.

What if you are a girl and are straight?

[KevinooBz]

Chicks, money, power and chicks.

What if you are a girl and are straight?

Rich men, money,power, rich men and JEWELLERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thushan]

Chicks, money, power and chicks.

What if you are a girl and are straight?

Rich men, money,power, rich men and JEWELLERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And that's why sugar daddies are so successful in getting chicks

[FlorianK]

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).

Well duh..

Is it because of your parents forcing you?

My parents never forced my to do anything, they were just supportive and my dad has always been my personal tutor.
But I kinda know that they would be dissapointed if I'd do badly, even though they don't show it. But thats not the main reason for me.

Is it to pursue a certain career?

My ATAR counts completly nothing for my future career

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

Yes, I want to have something really good to write on my resume.

[charmanderp]

Personal pride and being a bit of a perfectionist (or at least I try to be with not much success). At the end of the day I just want to be able to say that I got the best score that my abilities would allow and not have any regrets.

Like Thushan said, it's about putting your head down for a year and at the end of it having a tangible achievement (even if it is just a number) to be proud of, before moving on to the next stage of your life.

[BoredSatan]

My parents were forcing me in a kind of weird way.. They kept saying that I was gonna fail cause I was gaming too much, or wasting my time on the computer too much etc.

SO one day I got really mad and decided to prove them wrong big time..

Now they can't say anything cause every time they try and say I'm spending too much time on the computer or whatever I just remind them of my ATAR

[thushan]

My parents were forcing me in a kind of weird way.. They kept saying that I was gonna fail cause I was gaming too much, or wasting my time on the computer too much etc.

SO one day I got really mad and decided to prove them wrong big time..

Now they can't say anything cause every time they try and say I'm spending too much time on the computer or whatever I just remind them of my ATAR

Asian parent: "OK you did well, now you have to continue that momentum"

[Surgeon]

Thushan, next time your parents yell at you for not studying, say "I've got 99.95 problems but studying aint one"

[JinXi]

Azn pride to never lose out to a sibling. Did it by 0.05  Destiny fulfilled.

[charmanderp]

I guess I'm in a limited group in being someone of Asian descent (Indian/Sri Lankan) whose parents put no pressure on them whatsoever (Mum is only as happy/disappointed as I am, never tells me to study or not go out, etc). But I still kind of feel all the expectations of the stereotype haha.

[Surgeon]

I stuffed up my chances of ripping out a monster ATAR due to a multitude of reasons. Messed around in year 10 too much, picked two stupid 3/4s to study in year 11 and didn't study very hard for them and am not good enough at my remaining four subjects to still get a monster ATAR. I really regret these things as I hate being beaten and am very much a perfectionist although there is definitely nothing close to perfect about me or my academic abilities.

I have decided however, that no matter what I study in university, I will do everything I can to never get anything below a HD/H1.

I know it's easy to say and very difficult to follow through with but I will give it everything I have and more.

[charmanderp]

I have decided however, that no matter what I study in university, I will do everything I can to never get anything below a HD/H1.

As much as I feel the same way, I know for sure that's not going to eventuate haha. Maybe for a week or two I'll study like crazy but after that it'll be straight back to studying for like two hours a week