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[aleathiel]

I have come to the conclusion that normal people at normal universities do not write as many essays as we do. I have a friend studying history who writes two essays in a twelve week term. I write eight in eight weeks. Which of us is the less usual?

EDIT: thanks folks. It actually does help to know that some of you have done worse and emerged the other side successful.

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[undrockroll.livejournal.com]

I've had weekly essay classes. iccccckkkk. it's kind of common over here :) at least it keeps you on top of your grade and stuff

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

That makes me feel better. It just seems at the moment that I hand one in then pick up the first of the books for the next. with zilch in between.

Oh, hang on, that's because I do get about an hour. The hour between submitting it and having the supervision on it. Ugh.

However, once slave resistance in the antebellum south is DONE then it's okay. For a little bit.

[undrockroll.livejournal.com]

*head explodes*

carpe hororem and all that

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

Hehe. My brain isn't doing too much better. I think I need breakfast, that will help. And, realistically, I should disconnect my internet cable. But then I would have no lifeline.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

ps. Have you read chaosmanor's new fic? Med student Orli. With pictures.

[undrockroll.livejournal.com]

saving it! and very much looking forward to it :) yee!

[chaosmanor.livejournal.com]

My nursing degree was five untis a semester, an assessable piece of work for each unit, each week. complete meltdown.

Hmm, that might explain why I have no problems writing vast quantities of fic.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

I am, as ever, in awe. And I just saw you've posted. Which isn't going to help the essay get written but it's sure as hell going to put a smile on my face.

[chaosmanor.livejournal.com]

And we had two 16 week semesters a year. 16 weeks was a bloody long time to sustain that sort of pace.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

You win. I'm dead in half that time.

[sea0tter12.livejournal.com]

I dunno. When I was getting my journalism degree, it wasn't unusual for me to write 3 or more papers/articles a week each semester. And that was on top of my nonjournalism class assignments. So I think it's pretty standard to write at least one a week.