there was one semester in college when i had a 12 page paper, a 5 page paper, and then another 8 page paper all due around finals week. after i got through that, i never struggled with papers ever again. this is coming from someone who chose to study a hard science all because of essay-phobia 😂 one tip i picked up over the years: after (and while) you do your research, just start dumping all your disparate ideas down onto a blank doc, even if they're disjointed and not in actual sentences. don't even bullet point or organize, just dump. and then build your thesis around the ideas you've put down. i found this approach a lot more helpful to structuring my papers than the classic build an outline by coming up with a thesis and then listing a bunch of facts that support it. it also made my papers sound way more organic and not as stiff and obviously formulaic.
flush0 I second the idea "dumping" technique. It's what I have started to do when reading heaps of scientific papers for new projects in my PhD research and even do this for advisor meetings. Afterward, I tend to reorganize those scattered notes to reflect and organize my findings from a literature review or the meeting details.
Wow Im glad I came across your comment.. i also have 'essay-phobia 😂' and chose a stem major to avoid it... currently, I have 24 essays due next next week.. ugh I hate online classes. But your comment gave me motivation thanks!
I recommend a previous step to research: Try to write your essay first without sources. It allows you to clear your thoughts, detect biases, find what info you lack, what sources you will need, allow you to be really original and be less anxious about the quality or have a writer's drought.
You should do a video on scientific writing since it’s vastly different from essay writing. It’s also very formulaic and filled with norms that many people are not aware of.
Never going to work. Step 1: tap into the speed force. Step 2: decide your speed. Step 3: start writing. Step 4: no announcements. Step 5: ask your teacher not to grade your assignment or to review it. Step 6: complete your assignment. Step 6. Do not submit it for review. Step 7. Make all the corrections yourself or take them to professional experts who know how to correct them. Step 8. Report on teachers who try to grade or review assignments by students. Grading should be considered cheating and reviewing should be considered peeking.
well made sir. my main problem is always the introduction as it causes me to overthink which then causes me to not do jack sh*t. thanks for the tip to start at the body first. simply brilliant
@@tariktoogood3957 What a surprising comment. I cannot remember what my essay was about, but I ended moving back home and becoming a middle school teacher. It was the last thing out to see myself doing while I was in college, but it is a very rewarding job.
Here's how to complete your assignments faster and get great marks - copy the instructions and email them to me. I will do your assignments and deliver them before the due date every time. The quality is top-notch and the rates are friendly.
1:24 Faster Research [Find sources (2:37) >> Make copies (3:30) >> Annotate them >> Decide if you are done (3:55)] 4:17 Quality over Quantity (Sources, Arguments, Vocabulary) 5:49 Perfectionism (Write body paragraphs before intro and conclusion) 7:31 Use a citation generator
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The first step is always to "just start". Starting anything will tend to increase your chances of procrastination. When I have something to write I just write down the first thing to come in my head, no research... no nothing. I *"word vomit"* everything I know in a "semi" essay format. Then I go to the library and research from there. (I also can ask the Librarian if it is too hard, I'm short on time, or if idk where to start) The shit will always be ugly AF and I don't care. During my process, I'll have a basic template, I can also see where I was wrong, and where I should go if I was writing for an unformed person. Most importantly... I "just started".
When your making an essay and you want to be a pro and so you almost read the whole field that you've gone out of the range of your research then ending up in procrastination. Yes! I feel it! ALWAYS...
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A tip I came upon in terms of editing was to change the font or the size of the font when rereading and editing. It really helps because often times it is easy to gloss over your essay when you've looked at it so many times. At that point, rereading isn't really helping. When you change the font or the size your eyes are forced to actually read the essay and pick up on mistakes you would have missed.
TOMAS FRANK! I LOVE YOUR VIDS! It's is a great skill to learn how to research effectively and the rest of your video has great information too. But, for your first tip I quickly want to write... **Librarian assistance, is a priceless resource.** I love libraries and practically live in them. One thing I have learned is, that it takes time to develop the skills needed to learn how to research in general. Plus, even if you know how to go through catalogs of information, it can be overwhelming. In my youth, I learned that Librarians generally have Masters of Library and Informational Science. They are experts in researching topics for you... it's what they are paid for. The amount I learned from them is invaluable, and now I only tend to use them when I; am short on time, feel stumped on where to start, or if I feel that there is something else missing in my research. You'd be surprised at a good librarian's uncanny ability to find exactly what you need in a insanely short amount of time (I'm talking about what would have taken hours they do it in minutes). Don't be afraid to ask for help, pick their brains, ask for tips on how they found their sources for you, and take their advice. These Wizards has saved me tons of time, even compared to using a computer and "googling" my sources on my own. Not only will this save you time but, it also gets the ball rolling for your writing. Which in turn, decreases the chance of procrastination. As we all know that, "the first step, is always the hardest." Great stuff as always. Hope you/others read this, and it helps ya'll in your lives. Thanks.
Frank, I have one major critique about this video..... ...... You're one month and three days late! Where were you man? I needed this... ;_; .... I needed this so badly ;.; I had a paper and I must have made every mistake you mentioned. I had tons of citations but when I turned in the thing the lecturer said I had the wrong focus. With my computer in the shop, me using a PC in a loud and common area, and two weeks before final deadline which was suppose to be final exam study time, I had to try and redo the entire thing ;.; Why.... Why....whyyyyy Sigh I must have five more classes left before I graduate. I'm sure I'll have the opportunity to use this video, so I forgive you man... I forgive you :-) thanks for uploading :-)
Proper good content! I do have a couple of questions though. 1 - I'm someone who can write a decent essay in terms of content and structuring. However, my immediate tendency is to use long and complicated sentence structures, which are confusing to the reader. (I have to consciously break things down here hah). How can I improve the quality of my writing? 2 - How do you get better at the editing stage? Spotting mistakes in very poor quality writing is easy, but I find it difficult to find them in my own writing. I also struggle with the finer points of the editing stage, like deciding if a section is necessary, or if my argument is too roundabout.
here for the milk tea Regarding your first question, I often also use overly complicated sentences too, usually in an attempt to reach the word limit, but my general rule of thumb is if your sentences still make sense and are coherent, then there's really no issue. With your second question, I also struggle with finding mistakes within my own writing, mainly because I've been staring at it for hours. What I usually do is either walk away from writing for an extended period of time, or sleep overnight then get back to it with fresh eyes. Also reading the essay aloud as if to an audience helps you spot mistakes
also for some more advanced spelling and grammar checking try some online websites, because some writing programs can miss quite a few mistakes. personally i use grammarly but i'm sure that theres a bunch of different ones out there.
here for the milk tea Can't help for the first one, but there is a lot of methods for the second one. Simple spelling errors Can often be used with software (There's a lot of free grammar checks online) You should of course be carefull. They Are not Always correct. The rest is a bit more complicated. You Can make an agrement with a classmate, that You read each others essays (Can find false data, mistakes, poor writing and ask if something was poorly explained) For me, it also helps to hear it out loud. You Can read it yourself or get software to do it for you. This helps a lot, because the sentences gets percieved in a different Way and Sometimes You Can just hear how stupid something sounds.
Currently writing a 30 page history thesis. Got hit with covid(and unfortunately brain fog) during the semester and then a bunch of midterm papers and tests. I suddenly found myself very very close to the thesis draft deadline with next to nothing done. First steps I took was to outline. My general topic is understood, but the actual question and thesis is somewhat vague. 30 pages is a lot so I divided my paper up into sections of smaller papers. I found myself getting lost in sources which didn’t help the fact that my actual argument wasn’t totally clear. I was looking at sources with the hopes that they would help me narrow it down. The advice on sources and research was very helpful for me so thank you!
This is my first time enjoying your UA-cam channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
Very good content! Thank you so much! Could you make a video about how to develop those more fundamenta writing skills that you speak about? That would be very useful.
Just Brandon Okay? At 7:02? Is that Oxford? Asking because UChicago has a very similar reading room, but we stole all our architecture from Oxford and Cambridge lol
One tip i discovered was a quick way to google a topic only from a specific website. As a student, i'm sure most of us are discouraged by our teachers and lecturers to use internet as a source, but there are a few exceptions. There's a quick way to look for topics in that exceptional website. Just open google and type in the topic of interest followed by ; and then the recommended website. For example 'psoriasis; emedicine.medscape.com'. automatically, the google search results will only show psoriasis topics from emedicine.medscape.com. For medical students, if you must use internet as your reference the best online source out there is a emedicine.medscape.com. (emphasis on the emedicine, as this is different from the normal medscape for laymen, as it's peer reviewed, up to date, more scientific and uses more medical terms). I find it very useful in doing quick revisions and fact checks. Just a tip because it was a life saver for my last case write up :)
Hi Tom! 2018 is approaching and I wonder....What are your thoughts on making a list of things to improve on yourself for 2018? And maybe some suggestion for a list? If you could make a video that would be great!
Start. Don't let perfectionism stop you. Write anything you can, even just what you know about the topic right now. That way you have a basis on where to go in your research and how to write for a layperson (because you are the layperson).
gigantkranion I finally have! I don't know as much as I would like to but i won't fill that gap in knowledge by sitting around and fretting about it. So i've brain dumped my ideas, collected some sources and i'm trying to construct some main points to guide my writing and research.
Librarians are great guides for researching. They will find information for you, and you can even filter it further down if you ask a librarian of a specific department. Major libraries often have librarians to call, chat, email, etc and workshops to also teach you the skills to learn how to research efficiently and well. Good luck.
meganpitt i've done the hard stuff (data collection, analysis, a majority of the reading, about 60% of the first draft) so all i really have left is final readings, finsihing the draft, editing, references and handing it in! I'm significantly less screwed than i was last week lol
Hey Frank, I love your videos bro. I found the tips you gave us very useful. However, sometimes the citation generators give the wrong citations sometimes. Keep up the good work man.
I have (due in 7.5 days): Foreign Policy 20 page paper 12 page Human Rights Law paper 5 page composite essay 5 page literature essay 25 page senior thesis 15 page citizenship paper 2 page response paper Plus 7 exams, 90 pages of editing, discussion questions, and geography quizzes due the next week ☺️ Gods speed 😅
Find your channel while looking for tips for writing a paper, and I immediately notice the MMX6 poster behind you. Love it. Also, great video about writing.
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The steps.mentioned here are also good for writing blogs, thesis, any analytical essay on real case studies, simply your thoughts or experience, case studies and even auto-biography/biography.Steps are pretty much the same but adapted each one's own preferred style, official emails, presentation s, patent drafts and any form of writing which may or may not require any data collection. In nutshell, you're taking us back to first principles taught in grade VI of a good school Thanks for creating this video
I’m not sure the recommendation to use citation generators is really a good one. I am a writing tutor at a college, and have been for 2 years, and I can always tell when someone used a generator vs when they referenced a style guide because the generator does make mistakes, the primary one being that they include too much information. Sometimes journal articles from online databases will provide citations - these are generally better than the plug and chug citation generators. You should also be cautious when using these generators because some professors are especially stringent and might consider it a form of cheating. When writing a reference list, remember that the purpose of the list is to provide enough information for the reader to find it themselves.
I'm in the 9th grade and I have to write a 3-4 page paper on Premature Births. I've already figured out my thesis and my outline so I'm a day ahead of my class but I'm unsure of if I should continue or wait until the rest of the class catches up.
God bless you, dearest. You helped me a lot. Cause I am spiralling down a rabbit hole. Thanks for the tips. Take care Regards, Ash (An always struggling university student)
Wow, my luck must be really good this week! I have both a big essay, and a big research paper to write this week and I couldn't have asked for a better video to come out from college info geek. Yasss!
those citation generators make plenty of mistakes, it is actually best to double check at least first to make sure they're doing it correctly before fully employing or relying on them
Lol this is so funny. Bc I always tell my friends this!!!!! They freak out when I don't meet the page requirements and I always say QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. And to use thing like bibme and all of these things. And to use SIMPLE WORDS omg I can't tell them enough. They never listen to me and get confused when I do better or get about the same mark as them.
This video couldn't have come at a better time. I planned to finish my legal paper over the weekend, but got stuck in the muck of perfectionism and researching too much. After this I'll probably start afresh with more confidence. :)
Thank you for this video. I wish I had taken the time to watch this before my midterm essay, though. But, I'll put these tips into practice for the rest of my semester.
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Thank you for the tips! I’ve been procrastinating on my 20 page psych paper, it helps to listen to how to tackle it to get my brain going! Have a lovely day!!
Hi Thomas! Can you make a video on how to manage university studies while getting struck by a sickness?(Also, if you could make a video on how to avoid sickness that would also be nice).
I very much agree about saving introductions and conclusions till the end, but personally as a writer I feel vastly different about them. I love conclusions and find them to be a valuable and important element of essay...by contrast I hate introductions and find them to generally be a massive waste of time. Not just as a writer, but as a reader too. More often than not I can't stand reading them and just want the author to get into the meat and potatoes of the essay...but I also hate them not just as a writer or reader, but as a viewer too. I very frequently find myself annoyed by the introductory parts of UA-cam videos and just want the creator to get into the substance and quit prefacing everything they're going to be talking about and why. Just generally whether I'm writing, reading, or watching I want 90% less introduction. Skip 'em if possible, if not ruthless keep them to a bare minimum.
Nooooo the semester has already ended for me. I was taking an english class with a huge focus on literary criticism. Where was this in August?! Lol just kidding. There is always spring semester 😉
This is useful advice for UA-camrs, too.
there was one semester in college when i had a 12 page paper, a 5 page paper, and then another 8 page paper all due around finals week. after i got through that, i never struggled with papers ever again. this is coming from someone who chose to study a hard science all because of essay-phobia 😂
one tip i picked up over the years: after (and while) you do your research, just start dumping all your disparate ideas down onto a blank doc, even if they're disjointed and not in actual sentences. don't even bullet point or organize, just dump. and then build your thesis around the ideas you've put down. i found this approach a lot more helpful to structuring my papers than the classic build an outline by coming up with a thesis and then listing a bunch of facts that support it. it also made my papers sound way more organic and not as stiff and obviously formulaic.
flish0 you chose a STEM major because you didn’t want to write? Wow. 🥴 your parents must be proud no matter what.
flush0 I second the idea "dumping" technique. It's what I have started to do when reading heaps of scientific papers for new projects in my PhD research and even do this for advisor meetings. Afterward, I tend to reorganize those scattered notes to reflect and organize my findings from a literature review or the meeting details.
True!'
Wow Im glad I came across your comment.. i also have 'essay-phobia 😂' and chose a stem major to avoid it... currently, I have 24 essays due next next week.. ugh I hate online classes. But your comment gave me motivation thanks!
@@tuturu6774 24???! Are those short essays or something?
I was just about to start writing an essay. This is a strange coincidence.
Damjan P dude, same
same here, lol
Damjan P same
same haha
Same and mine is a final grade
I recommend a previous step to research: Try to write your essay first without sources. It allows you to clear your thoughts, detect biases, find what info you lack, what sources you will need, allow you to be really original and be less anxious about the quality or have a writer's drought.
Yes. Write down what you know/think you know as a first draft, then check the research to see how on the ball you are.
Yes! I used to worry about not having sources to support my ideas, which used to slow down the writing process.
Good idea
I wrote a paper today utilizing this method and it really works!
Thanks for that assurance. I would do that but thought it was the wrong way to do it, but for me I found it easier to do it this way.
You should do a video on scientific writing since it’s vastly different from essay writing. It’s also very formulaic and filled with norms that many people are not aware of.
I'm literally watching this video while my paper is due in 8 hours :/
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bro mines due in 50 minutes
bro same
@@gracewriter3682 can I get help im struggling big time I sent you a email
@@dagnoob2988 You guys are doing extreme sports
Step 1: Tap into the speed force
Step 2: Write a 20 page essay in 7 seconds
This is the real tip
So you basically morph into Koro-sensei?
@@progrockdude2691 no you transform into the flash
@@savageman9.024 OOF
Never going to work. Step 1: tap into the speed force. Step 2: decide your speed. Step 3: start writing. Step 4: no announcements. Step 5: ask your teacher not to grade your assignment or to review it. Step 6: complete your assignment. Step 6. Do not submit it for review. Step 7. Make all the corrections yourself or take them to professional experts who know how to correct them. Step 8. Report on teachers who try to grade or review assignments by students. Grading should be considered cheating and reviewing should be considered peeking.
I have a 5 page essay due tomorrow, this couldn't have come sooner.
same
How’d it go?
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Shaheer Waqar Syed can I mail you, just need tips on how to get an A on a college essay
What tips do you want ?
I watched this instead of doing my essay.
well made sir. my main problem is always the introduction as it causes me to overthink which then causes me to not do jack sh*t. thanks for the tip to start at the body first. simply brilliant
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@@gracewriter3682 don't write your gmail online people can tric you
"A temptation to utilize a cornucopia of abstruse, esoteric terminology, contrapositive to the vernacular..." I see what you did there, bad boy.
I'm about to get started on two 8-10 pages that are due on Wednesday. These are also the last two papers of my college career. Wish me luck!
Hey, I saw your comment. Your comment is now 3 years old, how's it going in your career? Also, may I ask what career you chose?
@@tariktoogood3957 I wonder how he's doing now...
@@tariktoogood3957 What a surprising comment. I cannot remember what my essay was about, but I ended moving back home and becoming a middle school teacher. It was the last thing out to see myself doing while I was in college, but it is a very rewarding job.
@@SHAD3Y1331 a happy ending :)
My process has been similar. I picked up some great tips here, though! Thank you!
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me: i need to stop procrastinating
also me: watching this while writing my 1200 word essay due tmrw
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1:24 Faster Research [Find sources (2:37) >> Make copies (3:30) >> Annotate them >> Decide if you are done (3:55)]
4:17 Quality over Quantity (Sources, Arguments, Vocabulary)
5:49 Perfectionism (Write body paragraphs before intro and conclusion)
7:31 Use a citation generator
Very helpful
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Wow, this was very timely. I have a paper due before midnight. Thank you Thomas!
I'll tell you to write essays more quickly
Stop watching these super good looking, interesting, well written, videos which have cool thumbnail.
ayush choudhary You mean watching UA-cam doesn't get my essay done? I need to think about this 🤔🤔
People still could use all this advice.
The first step is always to "just start".
Starting anything will tend to increase your chances of procrastination. When I have something to write I just write down the first thing to come in my head, no research... no nothing. I *"word vomit"* everything I know in a "semi" essay format. Then I go to the library and research from there. (I also can ask the Librarian if it is too hard, I'm short on time, or if idk where to start)
The shit will always be ugly AF and I don't care. During my process, I'll have a basic template, I can also see where I was wrong, and where I should go if I was writing for an unformed person.
Most importantly...
I "just started".
I literally started writing an essay today which is due this week. Timing couldn't have been better, thank you Tom!
Great video! I think the cite generator is something a lot of people don’t know about and it is essential to have.
Your content and presentation skills just get better every year Thomas.
its a pleasure to watch and learn from you.
When your making an essay and you want to be a pro and so you almost read the whole field that you've gone out of the range of your research then ending up in procrastination. Yes! I feel it! ALWAYS...
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A tip I came upon in terms of editing was to change the font or the size of the font when rereading and editing. It really helps because often times it is easy to gloss over your essay when you've looked at it so many times. At that point, rereading isn't really helping. When you change the font or the size your eyes are forced to actually read the essay and pick up on mistakes you would have missed.
TOMAS FRANK! I LOVE YOUR VIDS!
It's is a great skill to learn how to research effectively and the rest of your video has great information too. But, for your first tip I quickly want to write...
**Librarian assistance, is a priceless resource.**
I love libraries and practically live in them. One thing I have learned is, that it takes time to develop the skills needed to learn how to research in general. Plus, even if you know how to go through catalogs of information, it can be overwhelming.
In my youth, I learned that Librarians generally have Masters of Library and Informational Science. They are experts in researching topics for you... it's what they are paid for. The amount I learned from them is invaluable, and now I only tend to use them when I; am short on time, feel stumped on where to start, or if I feel that there is something else missing in my research. You'd be surprised at a good librarian's uncanny ability to find exactly what you need in a insanely short amount of time (I'm talking about what would have taken hours they do it in minutes). Don't be afraid to ask for help, pick their brains, ask for tips on how they found their sources for you, and take their advice. These Wizards has saved me tons of time, even compared to using a computer and "googling" my sources on my own.
Not only will this save you time but, it also gets the ball rolling for your writing. Which in turn, decreases the chance of procrastination.
As we all know that, "the first step, is always the hardest."
Great stuff as always. Hope you/others read this, and it helps ya'll in your lives.
Thanks.
Frank, I have one major critique about this video.....
......
You're one month and three days late! Where were you man? I needed this... ;_; .... I needed this so badly ;.;
I had a paper and I must have made every mistake you mentioned. I had tons of citations but when I turned in the thing the lecturer said I had the wrong focus. With my computer in the shop, me using a PC in a loud and common area, and two weeks before final deadline which was suppose to be final exam study time, I had to try and redo the entire thing
;.;
Why.... Why....whyyyyy
Sigh
I must have five more classes left before I graduate. I'm sure I'll have the opportunity to use this video, so I forgive you man... I forgive you
:-) thanks for uploading :-)
have you graduated yet?
@@Yzyenthusiast Hi, sure did. I completed a certification since then also. These were dark times.
his eyes are really beautiful
Actually he is beautiful
Proper good content! I do have a couple of questions though.
1 - I'm someone who can write a decent essay in terms of content and structuring. However, my immediate tendency is to use long and complicated sentence structures, which are confusing to the reader. (I have to consciously break things down here hah). How can I improve the quality of my writing?
2 - How do you get better at the editing stage? Spotting mistakes in very poor quality writing is easy, but I find it difficult to find them in my own writing. I also struggle with the finer points of the editing stage, like deciding if a section is necessary, or if my argument is too roundabout.
here for the milk tea Regarding your first question, I often also use overly complicated sentences too, usually in an attempt to reach the word limit, but my general rule of thumb is if your sentences still make sense and are coherent, then there's really no issue. With your second question, I also struggle with finding mistakes within my own writing, mainly because I've been staring at it for hours. What I usually do is either walk away from writing for an extended period of time, or sleep overnight then get back to it with fresh eyes. Also reading the essay aloud as if to an audience helps you spot mistakes
also for some more advanced spelling and grammar checking try some online websites, because some writing programs can miss quite a few mistakes. personally i use grammarly but i'm sure that theres a bunch of different ones out there.
here for the milk tea Can't help for the first one, but there is a lot of methods for the second one. Simple spelling errors Can often be used with software (There's a lot of free grammar checks online) You should of course be carefull. They Are not Always correct.
The rest is a bit more complicated. You Can make an agrement with a classmate, that You read each others essays (Can find false data, mistakes, poor writing and ask if something was poorly explained)
For me, it also helps to hear it out loud. You Can read it yourself or get software to do it for you. This helps a lot, because the sentences gets percieved in a different Way and Sometimes You Can just hear how stupid something sounds.
Perfect Timing! I have a research paper coming up haha thank you!
Currently writing a 30 page history thesis. Got hit with covid(and unfortunately brain fog) during the semester and then a bunch of midterm papers and tests. I suddenly found myself very very close to the thesis draft deadline with next to nothing done. First steps I took was to outline. My general topic is understood, but the actual question and thesis is somewhat vague. 30 pages is a lot so I divided my paper up into sections of smaller papers. I found myself getting lost in sources which didn’t help the fact that my actual argument wasn’t totally clear. I was looking at sources with the hopes that they would help me narrow it down. The advice on sources and research was very helpful for me so thank you!
I like the don’t write from the intro first thing!! That’s great!
My teacher told me to hand in my essay, I said "no" cause I ain't a snitch homes.
*-Laughs in Mexican-*
Lololololol😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
This video is helpful now hopefully I can sit down and start writing
This is my first time enjoying your UA-cam channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
IM SO FRICKING STRESSED I HAVE TO FINISH A SCRIPT/ ESSAY TONIGHT WITHIN A HALF HOUR
I literally have two essays that need to be due by this Tuesday, a 3 page essay for Psychology and a 6 page research paper for English.
*watches a 10 min UA-cam video*
How’d it go?
At the time I am reading this, I hv an essay to submit in 5 hours... I am screwed
Purrrfection i have a full blown book report with an essay included in two hours and i haven’t read the book nor have i started on my essay🥰
Very good content! Thank you so much! Could you make a video about how to develop those more fundamenta writing skills that you speak about? That would be very useful.
Thank you, I need to finish writing my essay today!
Thank you for this video ⭐
I think everybody has an essay due this week. :-D I know I do too. Thanks for the video.
Love your megaman poster!
When you're procrastinating from doing your essays and the video contains a photo of your college's library lol they're on to me
Just Brandon Okay? At 7:02? Is that Oxford? Asking because UChicago has a very similar reading room, but we stole all our architecture from Oxford and Cambridge lol
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AP Language and Composition argumentative paper due tomorrow... I need this!!
One tip i discovered was a quick way to google a topic only from a specific website. As a student, i'm sure most of us are discouraged by our teachers and lecturers to use internet as a source, but there are a few exceptions. There's a quick way to look for topics in that exceptional website.
Just open google and type in the topic of interest followed by ; and then the recommended website. For example 'psoriasis; emedicine.medscape.com'. automatically, the google search results will only show psoriasis topics from emedicine.medscape.com.
For medical students, if you must use internet as your reference the best online source out there is a emedicine.medscape.com. (emphasis on the emedicine, as this is different from the normal medscape for laymen, as it's peer reviewed, up to date, more scientific and uses more medical terms). I find it very useful in doing quick revisions and fact checks. Just a tip because it was a life saver for my last case write up :)
Thank you for sharing.
That 'research faster' with cool-llama pic cracks me up. In my language one of 'lama' meaning is 'slow'.
So helpful. Thank you
I am on a lengthy essay right now. Should have watch this earlier.
Essays lower my sanity points.
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this helped so much
dude YOU SAVED MY ESSAY
Hi Tom! 2018 is approaching and I wonder....What are your thoughts on making a list of things to improve on yourself for 2018? And maybe some suggestion for a list? If you could make a video that would be great!
even I (as a ebook-reader) have the swerve as an actual book. Feeling so proud right now =)
I literally have an essay due in 12 days
Start.
Don't let perfectionism stop you. Write anything you can, even just what you know about the topic right now. That way you have a basis on where to go in your research and how to write for a layperson (because you are the layperson).
gigantkranion I finally have! I don't know as much as I would like to but i won't fill that gap in knowledge by sitting around and fretting about it. So i've brain dumped my ideas, collected some sources and i'm trying to construct some main points to guide my writing and research.
Librarians are great guides for researching. They will find information for you, and you can even filter it further down if you ask a librarian of a specific department. Major libraries often have librarians to call, chat, email, etc and workshops to also teach you the skills to learn how to research efficiently and well. Good luck.
Five days left...How's the assignment going?
meganpitt i've done the hard stuff (data collection, analysis, a majority of the reading, about 60% of the first draft) so all i really have left is final readings, finsihing the draft, editing, references and handing it in! I'm significantly less screwed than i was last week lol
Thanks
wow how did you know that I have two papers to finish by tomorrow
Hey Frank, I love your videos bro. I found the tips you gave us very useful. However, sometimes the citation generators give the wrong citations sometimes. Keep up the good work man.
One day AI will write essays for us and we’ll be redundant.
Also don't forget AI started making music in the ninety's. Bo Burnham was right. Art is dead.
AI will kill us
anyone watching this during COVID lol...
How convenient you post this today when I, a procrastinator, am ignoring an essay worth 60% due the 7th
I have (due in 7.5 days):
Foreign Policy 20 page paper
12 page Human Rights Law paper
5 page composite essay
5 page literature essay
25 page senior thesis
15 page citizenship paper
2 page response paper
Plus 7 exams, 90 pages of editing, discussion questions, and geography quizzes due the next week ☺️
Gods speed 😅
Thank you!!
The timing couldn’t be any more perfect haha, was just in the middle of writing an essay.
Find your channel while looking for tips for writing a paper, and I immediately notice the MMX6 poster behind you. Love it. Also, great video about writing.
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I asked how to write essay faster not better 🙄
When u have a four page paper due tomorrow 😗
The steps.mentioned here are also good for writing blogs, thesis, any analytical essay on real case studies, simply your thoughts or experience, case studies and even auto-biography/biography.Steps are pretty much the same but adapted each one's own preferred style, official emails, presentation s, patent drafts and any form of writing which may or may not require any data collection.
In nutshell, you're taking us back to first principles taught in grade VI of a good school
Thanks for creating this video
can you please do a video on how to do good on the sat
I’m not sure the recommendation to use citation generators is really a good one. I am a writing tutor at a college, and have been for 2 years, and I can always tell when someone used a generator vs when they referenced a style guide because the generator does make mistakes, the primary one being that they include too much information.
Sometimes journal articles from online databases will provide citations - these are generally better than the plug and chug citation generators. You should also be cautious when using these generators because some professors are especially stringent and might consider it a form of cheating.
When writing a reference list, remember that the purpose of the list is to provide enough information for the reader to find it themselves.
The other advice is great, as usual.
I'm in the 9th grade and I have to write a 3-4 page paper on Premature Births. I've already figured out my thesis and my outline so I'm a day ahead of my class but I'm unsure of if I should continue or wait until the rest of the class catches up.
Wow. Got 5000 words essay due next week. Thank you for the suggestion UA-cam!
God bless you, dearest. You helped me a lot. Cause I am spiralling down a rabbit hole. Thanks for the tips. Take care
Regards,
Ash
(An always struggling university student)
I have an essay due at midnight lol this is perfect
Maybe you could look into a reference manager. There's Zotero and Mendeley. Personally, I prefer Zotero because it's open source.
5:18 Best title ever
Wow, my luck must be really good this week! I have both a big essay, and a big research paper to write this week and I couldn't have asked for a better video to come out from college info geek. Yasss!
Your videos are quality
those citation generators make plenty of mistakes, it is actually best to double check at least first to make sure they're doing it correctly before fully employing or relying on them
Thank you! You deserve at least a million subs
He's 2.2mi in may 2021
Lol this is so funny. Bc I always tell my friends this!!!!! They freak out when I don't meet the page requirements and I always say QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. And to use thing like bibme and all of these things. And to use SIMPLE WORDS omg I can't tell them enough. They never listen to me and get confused when I do better or get about the same mark as them.
This video couldn't have come at a better time. I planned to finish my legal paper over the weekend, but got stuck in the muck of perfectionism and researching too much. After this I'll probably start afresh with more confidence. :)
Surprised you didn’t recommend cold turkey
Which citation generators are the best?
I'm literally writing a literature review right now... Thanks for posting this now!
Thank you for this video. I wish I had taken the time to watch this before my midterm essay, though. But, I'll put these tips into practice for the rest of my semester.
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Pro tip: If you need to write long essays like a thesis, use LaTeX. Stop fucking around with Google Docs/Microsoft Office.
Finally, someone else that thinks Sailor Mercury is the best sailor scout!
I'm early and ashamed cause i've been on my phone for like forever
You think Elon Musk is "productive"? lol
Doesn't work for timed essays
Currently during a study sesh
I'll be back thomas ✋🏻❤️
Thank you for the tips! I’ve been procrastinating on my 20 page psych paper, it helps to listen to how to tackle it to get my brain going! Have a lovely day!!
Thanks so much! This was super helpful
Thanks 🙏🙇
Me using less quantity to also increase quantity
Three papers due this week including a 15 page research paper 😭
Watched vid and still don't know how to summon 18 different elder gods with ancient yodeling techniques. Disliked.
Hi Thomas! Can you make a video on how to manage university studies while getting struck by a sickness?(Also, if you could make a video on how to avoid sickness that would also be nice).
I just finished submitting my essay. :/
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Hardest part of writing a research paper is finding a source to write about. Once I found my source, it becomes very easy
I very much agree about saving introductions and conclusions till the end, but personally as a writer I feel vastly different about them. I love conclusions and find them to be a valuable and important element of essay...by contrast I hate introductions and find them to generally be a massive waste of time. Not just as a writer, but as a reader too. More often than not I can't stand reading them and just want the author to get into the meat and potatoes of the essay...but I also hate them not just as a writer or reader, but as a viewer too. I very frequently find myself annoyed by the introductory parts of UA-cam videos and just want the creator to get into the substance and quit prefacing everything they're going to be talking about and why. Just generally whether I'm writing, reading, or watching I want 90% less introduction. Skip 'em if possible, if not ruthless keep them to a bare minimum.
Just in time. Writing my history paper. Magical WIN 10 notification appeared on screen.
Nooooo the semester has already ended for me. I was taking an english class with a huge focus on literary criticism. Where was this in August?! Lol just kidding. There is always spring semester 😉