April 11 began my Six Days of Hell: that period, earlier in the semester, when I had three huge papers due in six days. It was, up to that time, the densest period of academic work I had had to complete, in the shortest possible timeframe, ever. Yet, those six days are now looking like the Golden Age of Academics, because I now have upwards of 25 pages to write in the next three days.
Right now, I am remarkably composed, considering the predicament I am in. Yet, I predict that there is a 40% chance that I will break down by Wednesday at noon. If I survive, I will be on top of the world—even if my GPA suffers, which I hope it doesn’t. If I don’t make it… well, I’m not going to legitimate that possibility by considering its consequences.
Here is my schedule for Academic Hell: Apocalypse Edition™:
Today
- 3:00 AM: Sleep
- 10:00 AM: Begin research for AMST201 paper
- 2:00 PM: Write 8 pages of AMST201 paper
- 8:00 PM: Outline responses for AMST200 exam
Monday
- 2:00 AM: Sleep
- 8:00 AM: Write 4 pages of AMST201 paper
- 12:00 PM: Finish outlining responses for AMST200 exam
- 2:00 PM: Write 4 pages for AMST200 exam
- 5:00 PM: Write 3 pages to finish AMST201 paper; revise
- 11:30 PM: Turn in AMST201 paper to meet “Monday” deadline
Tuesday
- 12:00 AM: Sleep
- 5:00 AM: Read Augustine’s Confessions
- 1:00 PM: Write 6 pages of RELI286 paper
- 11:00 PM: Sleep
Wednesday
- 5:00 AM: Write 2 pages to finish RELI286 paper; revise
- 11:30 AM: Turn in RELI286 paper to meet noon deadline
- 12:00 PM: Pass the fuck out
5 Comments
god is testing us. we must be strong if we are to weather the coming storm. see you on the other side, brothers in arms!
also, at the end of this week, we’re totally dining in hell.
Will we need reservations?
Form the phalanx! And, we shall drive them back! FOR SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!
28 hours and 20 pages left to do… I think I’m going to go sit on foss hill for a little while.
good luck, see you when we’re done!