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Last-minute essay-writing tips!

I've got two 2,000 word essays to write in two days! Anyone got any tips on writing decent essays (well, to get at least 40%! :redface:

) in this limited amount of time?

Any tips and advice greatly appreciated! :wink:

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Reply 1

Acaila

If you have a style guide for your referencing system, have that beside you so you don't lose marks for mistakes with bibliography etc.

Reply 2

Poica

Get lots of junk food. For the energy. :wink:

Reply 3

hanadeka2002

Stop coming on TSR.

Get a flatmate to hide your internet/TV cable so you don't get distracted.

Reply 4

viviki

if you can't decide on structure write it anyway and then print a copy cut it up and play with it til its in the right order.

Reply 5

Nysh

1. PLAN your essays, and follow the plans, so that you have some sort of logical format

2. Eat whilst you are working on your essays. (Chocolate keeps you going).

3. Don't put on music with words on.

4. Disconnect from the internet- that's a BIG distraction.

5. Take short breaks every now and then and look at something other than what you are writing about so that you don't get bored.

6. Coffee. The best essays are written after the point at which you are extremely sleepy. The coffee-induced state allows you to think outside the square.

7. Have fun whilst you are writing, and ALWAYS make a criticism somewhere.

Reply 6

Angel Interceptor

SophistiCat

I've got two 2,000 word essays to write in two days! Anyone got any tips on writing decent essays (well, to get at least 40%! :redface:

) in this limited amount of time?

Any tips and advice greatly appreciated! :wink:

stop spending your time on tsr asking for writing tips and get reading and writing! :p:

Reply 7

SophistiCat

pratikv

stop spending your time on tsr asking for writing tips and get reading and writing! :p:

Ssssshhhhh!! :redface:

Reply 8

ames123

viviki

if you can't decide on structure write it anyway and then print a copy cut it up and play with it til its in the right order.

Thats a good one, i've never thought of! x

Reply 9

Alan Smithee

My advice - Don't listen to freshers and write a plan.

N/B - you can only write plans if you know what you're talking about.

Reply 10

Poica

Platocrates

My advice - Don't listen to freshers and write a plan.

N/B - you can only write plans if you know what you're talking about.

Out of interest, what do you base that on?

Reply 11

alocin

Maybe they mean "Don't listen to freshers, and write a plan."

Reply 12

nikk

Yeah get the hell off TSR! (meant in the nicest possible way :smile:

)....but yeah turn off the internet and start writing!

Reply 13

Ardea

2,000 words in two days? You can do that in a night. Seriously. Get two reference books, skim read them both and cobble an argument together from bits of both.

Reply 14

Apricot Fairy

Ardea

2,000 words in two days? You can do that in a night. Seriously. Get two reference books, skim read them both and cobble an argument together from bits of both.

2 x 2,000 is 4,000...

I take it you must be doing a maths degree.

Reply 15

_EMMA_

susiemakemeblue

2 x 2,000 is 4,000...

I take it you must be doing a maths degree.

i didn't get that...glad i'm not doing a math degree :p:

anyway concentrate on what is important for the subject/question and make sure that the different paragraphs connect with each other in some way so it is easy to read and understand.

Reply 16

Ardea

susiemakemeblue

2 x 2,000 is 4,000...

I take it you must be doing a maths degree.

Given my inability to read, it might have been a better idea. Allow me to rephrase:

4,000 words in two day? You can do that in two nights. Seriously.