Having a hard time focusing...

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Hey everyone,

I'm having a super hard time focusing on my studies lately. This is my second year in college and it's really hitting me bad this semester. The first 3 tests I've taken in other classes I have achieved B's on but I feel like I know I could do better and it's times like right now where I have an Anatomy Lab quiz in 2 hours that I just CANNOT get my mind to focus even when I know I still need to study this stuff!! I don't want to do poorly but even if I read it over a million times it just fades from my mind as soon as I stop repeating it :(

I really don't know what to do and I'm starting to feel like I can't do this even though in A&P1 I got an A, A&P2 just feels like I'm banging my head against a brick wall to get information out...

any advice?????

ps. it's the same teacher so I don't know what's wrong with me...

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Hi,

I don't know how to help but I feel the exact same way you do. I am also in my second semester and got a B on my first exam where I got all A's last semester. I am having such a hard time being motivated, I don't know where all the excitement and drive from last semester went. Ugh.....sorry I can't help. :confused:

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Actually it kind of helps me know that I'm at least not the only one having this problem. Maybe someone else can help us BOTH!

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Me, too! Maybe it's just a 2nd semester slump and we'll all recover FAST!! I have been a straight-A student for so long, I almost cried when I saw my first test grade. But I've resolved to get back into my good habits, even though I have no enthusiasm for them, and keep hoping they'll pay off. SOON!!

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Ugh, I'm so having this problem too! I have a chem exam tomorrow and I'm not even studying for it right now cuz I don't want to. I'm taking 20 credit-hours on top of it and am exhausted and completely disheartened. School sucks so bad right now. :uhoh3:

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don't beat yourself up over a B! especially with nursing...B's are good, ask anyone out there! that is part of going into this field..you will have to accept the fact that the material and amount of it is HARDER and although A's are achievable there is nothing wrong with a B! and trust me..i am in my 4th year of college and the lack of motivation DOES NOT go away you just learn to live with it...i struggle to find the motivation to study and work hard but i know how important good grades are and that in this field people's lives depend on your efforts so i make myself anyway.

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if you having a hard time change your routine as the class numbers go up so does the requirement of work and effort needed to be put in. I come from a techno club back ground, but now I'm a classical listener. Its helped me concentrate as much as counting backwards from 100 by twos when I'm not able to concentrate.

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It's not always easy to stay comfident and motivated, I know! Try to keep on moving and never stop, prove people wrong.

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