Finals are always stressful, but the added pressure of final essays can make it worse. Here’s what the essay-writing process looks like for the average college student:
- Getting the assignment at the beginning of the semester with the syllabus
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Out of sight, out of mind.
- When your professor reminds you to start thinking about the assignment
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No thanks.
- Receiving the official assignment with all of the due dates on it
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Can’t ignore it anymore.
- Coming up with a thesis
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*Shane Madej voice* “I’ve connected the two dots!”
- Researching
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Reading has never been harder.
- Writing up a first draft
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“If there is no struggle, there is no progress” -Frederick Douglass
- Procrastinating
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Treat yo’ self to a study break every now and then!
- Writing another draft
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Hang in there. You’ve made it this far.
- Going to class the day after a draft is due
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Time for another day run on coffee and adrenaline.
- Going to your professor’s office hours for help
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Professors can be super helpful! They did write the assignment after all.
- The night before the final draft is due
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You’re in the home stretch now.
- Proofreading
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Remember: there’s a difference between “you’re” and “your,” between “their,” “they’re,” and “there,” and between “it’s” and “its.”
- Submitting it online/ handing it in
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You can finally get rid of it for good.
- Getting that hard-earned A that you deserve
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Hard work pays off!
Don’t let the pressure from finals, essays, and projects wear you down! Remember to take care of yourself and to take study/work breaks periodically to eat, sleep, shower, and just take a brain break from alll of the hard work that you have been doing. You’ve got this!