Is it possible to do a dissertation in 13 days!?

If you know what you want to write about then 13 days is plenty of time to write it up. It won't be easy but dissertations never are no matter how early you start writing them! If you think of it as 750 words a day you'll still have time to edit it at the end. Just write something and worry less about being perfect because something that gets an ok mark is better than nothing that means you fail. Write something then go back and edit it if you need to.

I've got another 6000ish to write of my dissertation (although the total is much longer than yours) Somedays I don't feel able to do it or cant think what to write or think its all rubbish which is perfectly normal. I push through because I know if I don't do it I will fail. Glandular fever is tough, I had it between 2nd and final year and it hit me hard. Was doing a very time intesenive course too (theatre) and coupled with past health issues I struggled at times. But apart from try to get an extension (and prolong the workload) or fail there isn't much I could do except work as hard as I could manage and get it done.

Do you have a plan? If you haven't got one then you should try to make a really detailed bullet point outline of your dissertations main points in a word doc and then go back and structure it into proper paragraphs. That's what I do for essays.

I remember by the end of the last semester I'd stupidly landed myself in a position where I needed to write 5,000 words (cumulative, from parts of 3 essays that needed doing) in 2 and a half days. I managed it with a few hours spare and got 74 in one essay, 71 in another and 67 in the final one. I'd definitely say that it's therefore possible to write 8,000-10,000 in 13 days, though it will need to be much better researched than my mere essays, and I'm sure you'll be knackered by the end Best of luck

Edit: I should also mention a friend of mine who finished her dissertation (14,000 words) with a week to spare ... and then her computer crashed and the file was corrupted. She rewrote the whole thing in 7 days

Hiya, Thanks for your post! yes Ivgot a plan and done research, got quotes etc mines a drama degree so im doing 'Language and gender in the theatre of sarah Kane' whast yours on and when it due?? I really need to do the ame and just push through co si dont want to fail either! :C Yep glandular fever sucks I had it really bad and nded up in hosital because of it! its just so debiliating i feel tired all the time and get ill easy cos my immune system was ruined because of it! was you the same?x

I'm sure there are quite a few TSR people who have done 2000+ word essays the night before (I know I have). First do a plan of your dissertation. what you need to include, in what order and how many words. Then do your reading for about 4 or 5 days, and then 1000 words a day. It's certainly manageable.

I'm so jealous of those who can bang out a full essay in one night, I get so bored!

Tell me your secrets! I guess its the pressure of it needing to be done?

I'm sure there are quite a few TSR people who have done 2000+ word essays the night before (I know I have). First do a plan of your dissertation. what you need to include, in what order and how many words. Then do your reading for about 4 or 5 days, and then 1000 words a day. It's certainly manageable.

Yes, it is very doable. Whether you get a good grade or not is another matter.



Try 5k words about 3 1/2 hours before the deadline having not slept that night.

I couldn't do that! Absolutely crazy! I find I work at a rate of 5-6 words per minute, including editing and quick reading.

I'm going into my second year, but just wondering, for your year 3 dissertation, how often do you need to quote?