I'm losing my motivation!

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Hello,

I am writing this partially to vent and also to ask for advice. I am a pre-nursing major and am still doing my prereqs. I am pretty good about studying and doing my homework in most of my classes but my Organic Chemistry is killing me! It is the class that I need to study for the most but for some reason I can't seem to get myself motivated to! :angryfire I really care a lot about school and want to do well so I don't know why I'm having such a hard time. Just wondering if anyone has any good tips for getting yourself motivated to study. Thanks to anyone who responds I know all you guys are going through the same things as me and it is nice to get feedback from people who truly understand what you're going through!:nuke:

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Specializes in Telemetry and Psych.

I sooooo understand what you are going through with needing motivation...

I currently work the overnights and with school then work....i'm running on fumes. Motivation left me when I woke up..lol

Lately, I have tried to get some exercise in to help relieve some of that tention. I go out for a walk, walk on the tread, elliptical, etc. It's helped me to feel better about work and school.

After exercising, i come back, take a nice long hot shower, nap if i need to, then get up and crack open the books.

I wish I knew more about organic chem...but i'm only in gen chem this semester. Hang in there!

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Thanks allieinaz It's nice to know that I'm not alone and there are other people feeling the same way.

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Specializes in OR, Telemetry, PCCU, Med/Surg.

I just finished A&PI, and even though I find it all very interesting, I had the hardest time staying focused. I took the class online and it was the first class I really did not enjoy online. There's too much information and too little guidance from the instructor. Anyway, what I wanted to say is that is passes. Just continue to see the light at the end of the tunnel! I took A&PI, general chemistry, and psychology all at the same time, I also work part-time. I'm an A student but I decided that getting a B is really not that bad, especially since I did so many things at the same time. Be realistic and don't be too hard on yourself!!

I'm sure you'll get through this chemistry class and get a good grade. Keep us updated and be sure to vent whenever you need it!!

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I could have been the author of your post! O Chem is zapping me, too. And instead of digging in to try to pull myself up I am procrastinating left and right! Like reading this forum instead of homeworking. I think part of it is because for me, the subject is so difficult and exhausting, compounded by life stresses and the fact that I have been working on just prereq for years. I am burned out and I haven't even gotten to nursing school yet.

O chem just seems so far removed from anything that make sense to me, or holds any real purpose in my life (aside from being a prereq) It isn't interesting to me like A&P or even micro or pharmacology. While those classes were challenging, they were also rewarding and invigorating. O chem just makes me confused, boggled and tired. At this point, I am mostly concerned with being able to pass, and am not holding out any hope of getting an A. If I can get a C I will be happy!

Sorry, no help, just commiserating! Allieinaz had some great suggestions - about exercising, relieving tension and resting. Maybe setting up scheduled study time and joining a study group or getting a tutor would be helpful. Sometimes just being around others gives you a boost.

Ok, lets get to work!

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