Ivy colleges, what does it take?

badgolfer
Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:54:39 +0000

These situations almost always turn out badly, and I think I know why. When it’s only with the promise of outlandish rewards that people can motivate themselves to do something then when the realization dawns it isn’t going to happen then the drive falters. Like, say, the middle of next semester when you’re not the top student in your HS. Even for that kid Ivy dreams are very far from a sure thing, and you’re not going to be that kid.

I see an analogy to the people looking for the get-rich quick scheme to make a killing by day trading or bitcoin or whatever rather than plodding along at a routine job with advancement measured slowly in years. Somehow they never hold a job very long but it’s always someone else’s fault. If you had goals like become eligible for State and then see if you can go farther then you might actually achieve them, but “zero to hero” dreams usually end up crashing.

It’s the second semester right now, and I plan greatly improve

That’s great, but also empty. Vague plans like “study harder” don’t mean much. What, specifically, are you going to do each week to make a difference? How many hours of studying? What nites? What do you do when your friends want to hang out or you feel like playing video games?