This paper is aimed to highlight the motivational and personal characteristics of students enrolled in bachelor’s degrees and entering through propaedeutic program implemented in Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez (UCSH). It has applied motivation scales (Martínez, 2011a) and achievement motivation scale (Manassero and Vazquez, 1996). For discourse analysis, it has used the «structural analysis» technique. Results show that young people who enter through propaedeutic program have the same level of motivation than those who enter through the traditional way. It also shows that young people declare that behind good performance there are effort, planning and clear goals.