Success In College

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The value I place on being a success in college is a 10 and my expectations of being a success in college is also a 10. Multiplied together, this gives me an achievement motivation score of 100.
I take school seriously, I want to one day be a successful person. I want my mom to be proud of me and look at me with a smile while I walk the stage after achieving my goals. I might sometimes get stressed and tired and might want to give up but I don't because I know that my success in college is what is most important and useful to me and will help me achieve my goals.
My expectations of being a success in college is very high. I know my parents expect me to do good in college. They have been pushing me my whole life to do good in school so that

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