by Lucius Trae

Created on: March 20, 2010

Chances are that if you've searched for "how to write a college paper in one night," you are procrastinating. That's usually why we end up in scenarios where we have one night to finish a paper. In fact, some of us, including myself, often decide to procrastinate the same night the paper is due.You need to develop the ability to get things done earlier. This will put you ahead of half the population when it comes to a variety of things in life. It's a big advantage, and it benefits you. If I tell my friend I will do half of the vacuuming, it would be selfish to do none of it. Why don't we treat ourselves with the same respect? We let our procrastinating self do nothing, and we leave our future self to suffer. Then we are mad at "ourselves." How about trying a fair approach and spreading things out?

Before I give you the real details, I feel it's important to stress the importance of breaking this habit. I used to have a course that required a paper every other week. Once every two weeks, I stayed up all night. This caused health problems. Today, I never stay up all night. My body just doesn't let me. Frankly, if you're finding yourself in this situation, I'd get a doctor's note. Explain the situation and take steps to address it. Consider being honest with your professor. Tell them that you felt writing a bad paper and putting their body at risk was just as irresponsible as procrastinating in the first place. Let them know you understand that a late penalty may be necessary, but you'd appreciate it if they might wave it and offer advice for the future.

A doctor's note is a guarantee, but most teachers or professors will assume you are lying to the doctor. Some will even lower your grade. When it comes to high school and university papers, they are marked generously. When you get back an 80%, they could've found more mistakes if they had decided to grade harsher. They just grade at a certain level for everyone to avoid discouraging students and save time. So if they think you're cheating the system, they'll do that. I actually was legitimately ill, but I couldn't be bothered to get the note. However, the course allowed me to drop that paper and do a longer paper. I got the grade I got on the other paper, exactly. The other paper had the mark after the late penalty. The new paper had the same mark without a late penalty mentioned (but obviously added). I didn't complain because I shouldn't have been too lazy to get the note, and it's still "possible" it was a

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