Has anyone ever written a university dissertation in a week? If so, how did you cope?
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Keep eating - little and often\n\nlots of tea/coffeee/red bull/other caffeine source.\n\nWorking thru the night is good.  I found some of the best stuff was done in the early hours when I did it.\n\nIf and when you get to the word count try and wrap it up as soon as possible even if you think you have lots more to say.\n\nWork to a reward at the end - treat yourself.\n\nand finally and most importantly - depending on the style of the rest of the dissertation - try and keep it light.  Make it funny if you can.  Whoever marks will probably have read hundreds of thousands of words on various dull subjects presented dully.  He/she will probaly appreciate a bit of comic relief.\n\nI wrote 10,000 words on How Buster Keaton constructed a joke and what about it made it funny.  Wrote it in 4 days.  No sleep.  I set myself the deadline of the kick-off a football match that I wanted to watch.  This served as my reward and made me finish as soon as I got to the 10,000 words.  It also gave me a day to get the appendix and publishing done before the final hand-in deadline.  I also put in lots of jokes and tried to make somethng I would enjoy reading myself.  I got a first-class grade for it.  I was never one for excelling at the written side of my work before this.
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plz be calm ur problem cant be solved in 1 week it will take atleast a month if u put hard work\ndiscuss ur difficulties solve ur doubts with teachers interact with them do not hesitate & dont bother about other students after all its ur life & u have to face the situ
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if your doing a PHD and you dont know how to write a synopsis when its something you shouldhave learnt during your degree your in trouble. go talk to your tutor, theyll be able to point you in the direction that will meake them happy, i did mine on law so it would be a completely different approach im sure. But basically your synopsis should outline what you plan to do in you paper, outline your research (of other people work, what is consistent what needs to be looked into more) and why you are adding to the research. ie how did you reach your research question, and why does it need to be answered. well basically anyway..\n\nbut i suggest you get HELP and lots of it
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GO TO THE STORE AND BUY A COMPOSITION BOOK AND WRITE IN IT DAILY. EVERY TIME YOU THINK OF SOMETHING WRITE IT DOWN AND GO BACK TO REVISE AND I PROMISE YOU IT WILL GET BETTER. USUALLY THE BEST TIOME IS AT NIGHT WHEN ITS TIME FOR NED KEEP THE BOOK UNDER YOUE PILLOW AND WRITE YOUR WORRIES AWAY. IT WORKS FOR ME.
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face that circumstances, that is your challenge and training because someday when you'll finish your studies and you will have a job for you, and then you will have so much work to do so you'll have to work it over time, you can be easily adjust it because of your experience. don't just give up...that's normal. i'm also studying in a university and i already experienced more than that, i wasn't sleep the whole week, i thought that assignment could kill me but after all, i learned so much in it. i was happy when i got my high grades and now i'm ready to face the next challenge being a student. so, good luck. always think that the more you work hard the more earnings you will have. GOD BLESS
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During graduate school I felt exactly as you do.  Every week I would have to read at least five 300-500 pg. books.  One of my professors gave me good advice:  Don't spend any more than one hour per book.  Read the introduction and the conclusion closely, then skim the rest.  Also, look up book reviews on search engines such as JSTOR. (two or three per book) These reviews will give you a synopsis of the book.
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lol, me. I'm a procrastinator. Putting things to the very last minute. You'd really like to complain but you really have no excuse because you KNOW that you could have done it so much earlier. \n\nFor example, a 10 page paper assignment on Canadian Politics given on Feb. 1st and it's due on April 1st. Since it's 2 months away, you give yourself time thinking you'll do it a little closer to the deadline. By the time you know it, you're two days before the deadline and you still haven't picked out the books that you need to source your paper, even worse, and you'll still be up at 6AM trying to finish the paper that never seem to reach 10 pages and the politics class at 8:30.\n\nGet my drift?
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Take alittle time and rest your mind, body and soul.  Otherwise you are going to get burned out. Congrats on you graduating.
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A couple hours of revision on them a night should do it.  Doing that will help make it so you don't have to do alot of last minute cramming and stressing out over it.
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I know what you mean I've got an essay that's due on Friday, two more essays due in the New Year and my dissertation.\nI've got four children and I find the easiest way to get time on my own is to leave the kids with the wife and book a room in the library and stay there for as long as possible, untill I get done what needs to be done. Also if I have a lecture in the morning I get to the library for 6:00am and do my work pre-lecture.
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I would love to help you. Along with your essay, make a small project like a tree, and how each BRANCH(get it) works. Unfortunatly, You waited until last minute. I have done that; it is not the way to go
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if you give me a day and a half i will write it for you, it's actually a paper i wrote last semester and got an A- on.\n\ni need to rework it just a bit and i'll post it Friday night. so go out and code up your myspace page or buy some shoes or go drink, whatever, i'll hook you up.
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Okay from one procrastinator to another...Ignore that really BAD advice from those folks so not like us.  I am the Student Body President for my University so trust what I say...My first semester was easy.  I was so nervous about flunking out that I did really well in my classes.  However, I will give you some advice to ease first semester.  NEVER take financial aids word on anything.  It's like a doctor, seek a second opinion.  Second, do not be afraid to go talk to your professors. Trust me they like it when you try and get things right (It saves them time.)  Almost all schools have a tutoring center or a person they can recommend, so if you need help...get it!  Also get involved with your Student Government.  I cannot tell you how much networking I have done just from being involved.  Put it this way if I am having trouble or need something fixed...one phone call.  Also for some more academic advice, always review your note right after class or the same day.  I have done it for so long, I barely have to study (and believe me I'm NOT that kind of student)!  Also try and do your homework within that day.  Yes, I know it’s hard but trust me it’s easier!  Oh and for your English class, go to your professor’s office and check out their books and see what interest them.  My instructor had a bunch of feminist books, so I started writing my papers about women, and my grade went from a C to an A, in a flash.  Hit me back if you have any other questions or want anymore pointers!! I got truck loads of tips for the procrastinators!!(We have to stick together)!
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Im the king of cramming. (i dont however like to promote it cause it is bad). I just finished my final year exams at uni and for each module i more or less did a whole years worth of learning the night before the exam. Hopfuly i get the marks for theory but very little for understanding and application which are the most important to get the best marks.\n\nAt this stage you got a bit of time but just to learn the theory hopfuly your inteligent enough to understand and apply when it come to sitting the papers.\n\nThere must be one subject your prety much confident at. Split friday into three and do hard core reading for each module, be strict dont distract urself otherwise ull get no where (trust me i no). sat, split it between the two you find the hardest, maybe do a little revision at the end say half hour-1 hour on the easier subject before you go to bed. Sun get up early- you cant afford to get up late! do hard core reading on the two hardest and say about 2/3 hours on the easier one at the end.\n\nTips:\n\nAlthough you need your sleep get min 5 hours until after your finals. preferably keep it to 5 but absolutly dont let it go a second over 8hrs.\n\nget support from those around you- living at home? get mother to cook healthy nutritious small light meals and snacks. do not over eat or youll get lazy trust me i did the the day before my exam and could not concentrate on revision at all that night! this does not mean dont eat. eat freaquently and lightly and drink plenty of water its good for body and brain.\n\nif reading is not your thing write it out till you know it.\n\nTry not to revise everything. What has worked for me here in the UK is that i analysed the previous papers and also took into consideration what my tutors said what topics will be covered.\n\nGood luck mate i reckon you'll do well.
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The best way is to make a revision timetable.  That helps you to structure your time and requirements.\nRevise in short bursts.\n  If you have TV's and games consoles in your room you might want to think about taking them out whilst you revise, to remove the possibility of distractions.\n  Turn off your mobile.\n  Aim to study for not longer than thirty to forty five minutes at a time.  research has shown that anything longer than this is pointless as the brain won't retain information.\nMake sure the room you revise is is not too hot, that will make you feel sleepy.\nTake regular breaks, use the breaks to get a drink, water, fruit juice, and maybe a treat to reward yourself.  \nWalk about during the break, remove yourself from the 'revision centre'.\nFeel proud of yourself each time you complete a period of revision.\nTry not to get too stressed\nPlan treats and rewards for yourself, that way the revision won't take over completely but you will approach it with renewed energy rather than feeling  your entire life is 24/7 revision.\nGood luck!!!
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Ok, here it is. If you follow these guidelines, I guarantee you'll finish in no time, and learn a skill you'll need if you are even contemplating applying to Ph.D. programs. Trust me - I walk my Master's students through this every year.\n\nIt sounds like you already have a thesis statement, so we won't worry about that.  Your problem is you have a GIANT editor sitting on your shoulder, and this editor is keeping your writer from actually doing anything.  You need to lock this editor in a closet or something, and give your writer some freedom.  In order to get this editor off your back for a while, make him go on vacation, but promise him he can come back later and edit absolutely everything.  After he's been banished, you can actually start.\n\nFirst, outline each chapter.  Then make the outline more detailed by adding subheadings, and sub-subheadings. Then make the outline even more detailed, including notes TO YOURSELF noting where appropriate citations will be included. (An example might be: "Cite from Williams chapter 4 here." -or- "Chakravorty has a sweet illustration of this point.") And then once more.  Remember, This Outline Is Only For You.  No One Will Ever See It.\n\nThen, under each heading and subheading and sub-subheading, write a paragraph or two.  If you catch yourself editing any of the sentences in these paragraphs, STOP.  If you're writing on a computer, ditch the computer and handwrite each paragraph (or vice versa).  Scribble each sentence out quickly, but fully.  You're NOT allowed to edit.  Just keep writing.\n\nThis process will take a few days.  Let yourself look up quotations if you need to, but don't let any one search take more than 10 minutes.  Let me emphasize that: Books need to LEAVE YOUR HAND after 10 minutes. \n\nDon't let yourself go through this process completely in order.  Every day, find a section in your outline that you FEEL like working on.  Proceeding in a linear fashion will crush creative thought.  Don't let it happen.\n\nAfter you've finished this process, let yourself go back and elaborate on each section.  DON'T CUT ANYTHING, just add.\n\nAfter you've gone through this process, you should have your chapters just about finished, in terms of length.  NOW you can invite your editor back home, and let him go to work.\n\nBut there are two things left to do. Write your introduction and conclusion.  How?  In the same way.  Why did you save these for last?  Because your introduction and conclusion must encompass everything you just wrote, and you had no way of knowing what that would include until the chapters were finished.\n\nLet this process take two or two and a half months.  Then, call your giant editor back from vacation, and FINALLY, let him do his thing.\n\nI guarantee this will do it.  Best wishes to you!
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Don't stress too much.  I've been to zillions of graduations and most of the speeches are copycat of each other.  They talk about how far they've come, what special memories they share, and how everything will be different in the future.\n\nIt's very difficult to write something new.  If you're trying to be creative, why not write a Top Ten List of some sort.  At least try to get a laugh so they won't zone out on you completely.\n\nEither way, make it short.  Don't rattle on forever.  They'll remember more of a one minute speech than a 10 minute speech.