And spellcheck.

And wikipedia.

It is possible. I am a pro at it.

Use wikipedia to gather basic needed information. Wikipedia condenses a ton of information into a little bit which saves a ton of time. Because you cannot cite wikipedia and have your paper look decent, wikipedia can be used as a starting base, and you can then search for better sites or books.

Just type. Do not correct errors because spell and grammar check will do that. Once you get going, do not stop unless its to get coffee.

TV off. AIM closed. Anything not paper related away.

Most importantly: Realize that if you do not work like mad focused crazy you will not get this done. Not getting this done means failing. Badly. And that is bad. Scare yourself.

It is possible. You can do it. Just have to stay focused and not distracted. No breaks.

Tip: Go to the store and buy a couple of energy drinks. Eat. Turn off the TV, turn off the ringer on your phone and your cell phone and GET BUSY! Don’t stop until tomorrow.

Make sure to reference properly!!!

Good Luck! Trust me, you can do this!!! 🙂

2. Brew coffee, Tea, or have large quantites of soda

3. Start NOW.

4. Pick a topic that has a fairly long article on Wikipedia. Even though it is not considered a good reference by most teachers, it LINKS to good references.

5. Skim the information and the write a lot. After writing go back and tie references into parts of your paper.

6. Cross your fingers that your teacher is not a difficult grader.

I’ve done a 20+ page report in a night.

However, it requires that you know your material. That is, if you are just starting to sit down and research, you’re toast. If you know what you are looking for, then its pretty easy.

Under duress, there is a huge pressure to steal large passages of somebody else’s work … Don’t do it. Not only is it probably illegal (violation of copyright laws), its unethical and will rightly cause your professor to kick your butt from here to Tuesday.

It can be done, but it will look like a rush job.

Somehow I got a “A”.

I don’t recommend making a habit out of it though.