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The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between and among academic buoyancy, motivation, and academic achievement of first-year college students, whether academic buoyancy is a better predictor of academic achievement of first-year college students, and whether motivation is a better predictor of academic achievement of first-year college students .The study employed the descriptive survey method to describe academic buoyancy, and motivation as predictors of academic achievement of first-year college students. The sample of the study comprised of 250 (190 females. 60 males, 18.6 years, SD =87) first year undergraduate students attending Faculty of Specific Education in Cairo University. The study utilized questionnaires and instruments to Academic Buoyancy Questionnaire, Motivation and Engagement Scale (MES-UC), and academic achievement Test. The correlation coefficient results revealed significant positive relationship between academic buoyancy and academic achievement (r = .522) and between motivation and academic achievement (r = .502).each of the independent variables made significant individual contributions to the prediction of academic achievement. The results indicated that the following beta weights which represented the relative contribution of the independent variables to the prediction were observed. academic buoyancy (b = -.464, t = 12.445; P < 0.05) and motivation (b = -.524, t = 14.041, P < 0.05). (Published Abstract)