When reflecting on my first semester in university and trying to identify a moment that allowed me to develop as a professional a specific experience stands out in a way that others do not. One of my frist academic essays at university – in what way do values underpin society. Looking back, I can safely say I underestimated the length of time a university level essay takes to write. Well not the writing as much as the editing: a process that should have its own minute in the limelight. Culling, refining and remodelling an essay with multiple avenues to go down for your answer started off being a daunting thought but dividing the essay into each paragraph made the bitter pill easier to swallow. Reflecting on the experience of leaving myself under 24 hours to complete an essay that was worth 100% of one of my three modules I can say that it will not be happening again. The unnecessary amount of pressure put on myself by a cocktail of ever-decreasing time and personal desire to get the best grades I am capable of lead to a productive, but needless, all nighter.
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