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Am I the only one here who thinks turning in a quality product when you put your name on something is worth doing?

You want to bullshit, it'll only last you so long, especially out of school. If you refuse to put your name on substandard work, and therefore refuse to do substandard work, it'll pay off far more than any of the little bs'ing tips you'll learn--it'll also streamline your writing process to the point of taking less time than it does to bullshit.

Knocking out big papers is a cinch if you took the time from the start to do the job right. The people who waste more time on papers than they should ever have to are the people who refuse to learn how to write effectively. Had our senior research paper due the last grading period that mattered prior to graduation. I spent 13 hours with a friend getting our papers together--I took the time to do the research ahead of time (ie, the day before for 2 hours in the library) and so writing mine took 4 and a half of those thirteen hours (including the time it took me to revise, as I incorporate it in the drafting process. Check twice, write once. to make rough drafts, I have to write a complete paper then butcher it down). His took the other eight and a half hours to write, and he was literally plaigiarising (via paraphrasing without referencing) so he had to take the time to find an idea he felt like stealing, copy it out, then rewrite it so it seemed to come from his head. That prevented him from using that source as a cited one, and therefore, wasted MORE time finding new ones.

I wish at this point in my education I could write more papers--if you do it properly, anything below an A is not possible. Instead, my business classes are all huge and thus, our tests are multiple choice for ease of grading (425+ workout exams would kill my accounting prof and her TAs). Simply take the time to become efficient at the writing process now, and it will save you so much time and effort down the line. I promise.

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