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Yes, it's possible.


I wrote 15 in one night and got an A. One of the greatest academic feats I've ever accomplished - I doubt I'll ever do anything that clutch again.

Just make sure you proofread

I don't think I've ever started a 7+ page writing assignment sooner than 9PM the day before it was due.

Originally Posted by dudeguy24

For some it comes pretty naturally, for others it's like climbing a mountain. I guess I was born lucky; I don't know many others that can churn out A level papers as quickly as I can.

In general, people have a fairly low proficiency in writing. I find that native speakers in particular have that weakness. I've noticed that some people have very lenient professors, though, and grade substandard work highly.

I left all my essays to the night before. I frequently wrote 15 pages in a night.

The key is to structure your paragraphs properly. Keep it to one idea per paragraph and you can write forever. Seriously.

Back in high school I had a teacher who taught the advanced placement classes and had been a college professor before that. I was in his only dumb class but he felt like there was no reason we shouldn't have been doing the same level work as his other students.

We had a mini research paper every damn month and four full research papers that year. I didn't take AP because I didn't want to do the work, but ended up doing it anyway :(

Originally Posted by fawaz

And that's how plagiarism happens.

I never said not to cite sources. You should always cite sources, but citing a source doesn't mean you need to spend 3 hours reading the source. He should already know a little about the topic. He should be using that knowledge to skim the sources for the information he needs to make his argument, which he should already have decided upon, and cite them properly. An essay is more about proper planning than anything else. Once you have the argument and information everything else falls into place.

I wrote those kinds of essays in 1 day all the time and always got As on them, only issue for me was I had terrible anxiety about turning in sub par papers.

Seven pages? Easy. I regularly knocked out five-page ones in about an hour or so in high school and college. Normally averaged an A on all of them. I did a 20-page paper in about four hours.

You've got this OP.

Originally Posted by Smiley90

I know at least one of you cunts is IN MY CLASS, too. Not even joking. Actually probably 2 classes, even. Not gonna name-drop though :lol



IS IT YOU?

Nah your all the way in BC. Didn't realize the time zone difference

Dude, I did a 20 page essay in one day. 7 page essay is nothing. Just take a few energy drinks and get on it. I used to procrastinate like crazy at times. Would start at like 1-2 am and finish before class at 8 am. Would still get over 80%. Depends on what kind of paper and how many sources you need. One time saver is just use direct quotes and and give citations. Most professors prefer paraphrases, but finishing the paper is more important than if it's a good paper.

Easy as fuck... depending on the subject.

One time I wrote a 2 page paper during the 65-minute class it was due, printed it to a faculty network printer in a nearby office, and turned it in at the end of class. A-

Wrote my philosophy paper 2 months before it was due, got an A+ on it

/brag

Originally Posted by Hip Hop

I have an A in this college class and got a little lazy towards the end of it. Tomorrow midnight is the last day to turn in a 7 page essay and I have not started. We were supposed to be starting this like a month or two ago.

The nature of it is very research heavy and I don't even have any sources, which need to be quoted through out.

I'd say it is around 3,000 word for it all.

Possible in a day?

Have you done something like this before and did you pull it off? I got no other choice, I will finish this effortless.

Yea you can do 7 pages. Get off GAF and just do it.

Originally Posted by Madness

Dude, I did a 20 page essay in one day. 7 page essay is nothing. Just take a few energy drinks and get on it. I used to procrastinate like crazy at times. Would start at like 1-2 am and finish before class at 8 am. Would still get over 80%. Depends on what kind of paper and how many sources you need. One time saver is just use direct quotes and and give citations. Most professors prefer paraphrases, but finishing the paper is more important than if it's a good paper.

I did that once for a midterm paper for political science. We had like 2 months to do it and I forgot all about it. Freaked out and misinterpreted tons of material and some how still got an A. I think it was because early in the year I told her I was an anarchist or something so she probably thought I actually believed all the weird shit I was writing. Never doing that again.

Sounds impossible to me, but the most I've done is two pages.

Totally possible. Every word you write on Jaff is one you didn't write in your essay though.

3000 words? Pffft. If I start that at midnight, I can have it printed off and handed in by 12 the next day. And that's with breaks and a nap.

A whole day is plenty of time... especially if you know the topic.

Yeah it is possible but prepare for a hell of a ride :)

Once did 14 pages over like 30 hours I guess. Started with the first page it went all smooth within 30-60 minutes and I thought, well that went well lets take a break until tomorrow...stupid idea but next day I worked like 12 straight hours on it (with sources and stuff) printed it out at like 6 am in the morning and handed it in at around 7:50 am so even 5 minutes ahead of time :D

Never done that again...thank god I stopped being so stupid :D

Originally Posted by Fury Sense

One time I wrote a 2 page paper during the 65-minute class it was due, printed it to a faculty network printer in a nearby office, and turned it in at the end of class. A-

You're my hero

Ive done 15 in one day. Its very doable but very ill-adviced. You should always do your assignments as soon as its assigned.

Originally Posted by Hip Hop

I have an A in this college class and got a little lazy towards the end of it. Tomorrow midnight is the last day to turn in a 7 page essay and I have not started. We were supposed to be starting this like a month or two ago.

The nature of it is very research heavy and I don't even have any sources, which need to be quoted through out.

I'd say it is around 3,000 word for it all.

Possible in a day?

Have you done something like this before and did you pull it off? I got no other choice, I will finish this effortless.

lol I use to always wait last minute for essays and projects... but yeah its possible. good luck man

Wrote a 13 page research paper w 15 sources in 14 hours last week.

1st step look at your thesis, then do a jstor search on material that proves it; if you can't find any repeat step 1.

I've got a twenty pager to do over the next two days and I'm not even worried about it. Though I do have all my research done.

You can do seven. Easy. At this point (4th year history student) I can crank out a seven page essay in like two hours.

As others have said, definitely doable. You really should have gotten your sources before hand though. Once you have that the paper basically writes itself.

I did a 17 page paper with almost 50 citations, that I didn't have before I started, in less than 6 hours.

i would say "da struggle is real" but I got a 93 and a recommendation by the professor to look into going to graduate school

Yes but don't make a habit of it. Start with an outline. Figure out what you want to say. Write a good deal of those parts, then find research/quotes/data/etc that supports your argument. Its too late to start with research and letting that guide your thesis.

With the help of adderall I've done 36 pages in one day and night.

I save all my papers until the night before they're due. It's awful but it's only way I'm motivated enough to write decently. I just finished an 8 page paper that's due tomorrow all in one sitting. This thing was assigned at the beginning of the semester. Lol

So many people not reading the OP. Yes, filling out 7 pages is trivial, we've all done the equivalent in a few hours. The OP hasn't done the requisite research at all though, so I'm going to vote no. Good luck.

If you still have to do all the research, probably not.

Nope, join the circus.

Get yourself some good weed OP and you'll be done in 5 hours.

Easily manageable.


Did it at the beginning of the summer, the deadline got pushed forward by a whole month, so I had only one day to do it... while I was at work. Ended up doing 9 pages, around 4500 words IIRC (teacher asked for 3500).


Good luck OP, sucks to do, but it could be way harder.

I wrote most of my undergrad essays the night before they were due, and although my grades were okay, in hindsight the analysis was pretty shit. Now I'm an editor it's blindingly obvious when someone doesn't really know what they're talking about, or is waffling to make up the word count at the last minute.

Make sure you've got time to take a break for an hour after you finish writing, then go back and proofread it. Even better, ask a housemate to read through it and tell you if there are any horrible mistakes.

While editing my 7-page history term paper the night before it was due, I realized I didn't follow the prompt's criteria for a centuries-long perspective. I had to rewrite the whole motherfucking thing that night...no sleep apart from a quick nap from 7am to 9am.

BUT THAT MOTHAFUCKAH GOT A 96

Originally Posted by Hip Hop

I have an A in this college class and got a little lazy towards the end of it. Tomorrow midnight is the last day to turn in a 7 page essay and I have not started. We were supposed to be starting this like a month or two ago.

The nature of it is very research heavy and I don't even have any sources, which need to be quoted through out.

I'd say it is around 3,000 word for it all.

Possible in a day?

Have you done something like this before and did you pull it off? I got no other choice, I will finish this effortless.

I've done it and i did quite well on the assignments. Might be a good idea to get off GAF and just started especially if it's research heavy. Just focus on heavily using small amounts of resources that you can get a lot out of. You won't have time to pad your reference list.

Yes you can do it. You will have to work hard. May work out for you, may not.

Very possible. Don't fuck around. Get off GAF. Good luck.

Yes its possible just stop procrastinating.

If you end up a little short here is a Pro Tip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b3nyVD-eHA

If you're someone who works well under pressure, you can do it easily man.

For an honors course during my freshman year (university), I spent maybe 15 hours over the course of a week researching and carefully writing a paper. Got a D on it.

For the next paper for that class, I started it 5 hours from when it was due, no rough draft or outline, and submitted a 6 page paper one fucking minute from the deadline. I got an 89 on it if I remember correctly. It required sources and quotes just as yours did.
Unfortunately that turns into an incredibly bad procrastination habit, but 7 pages in a day should definitely be possible.

Here's a tip; don't worry about formatting or properly quoting, just write like crazy and just speak in your own voice, but don't be too informal. You will get through it very fast. Then go back and do those things.

I found out I easily crack under pressure when I was in a similar situation.

I failed that class.

I've written a 5 page research paper in just two hours before the class. I got an A on the paper but man it was mentally exhausting.

it's possible, just stay on Gaf for support

Fuck, I have a 200 word essay due tomorrow, and I haven't even started.

Originally Posted by Higgins113

Fuck, I have a 200 word essay due tomorrow, and I haven't even started.

200 whole words?

I'm so happy the longest paper I ever had to write in college was five pages...