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20 Questions I Have For Good Students

How have you survived this long without running on procrastination adrenaline?

Alex White

Dec 12, 2016

Michigan State University

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Finals are just around the corner for me and I'm currently still in denial about one of the essays I have to write, in addition the the other written exams I have to study for, and it's gotten me thinking--how do people who are actually good students manage all of this? So instead of writing my essay outline or making more flashcards, I've compiled a list of questions I have for these exceptional academics.

1. Do you lie about not having assignments done so your friends don't feel bad? (Because I probably wouldn't, tbh.)

2. How do you find the motivation to do your homework before the last minute? Seriously. I can usually only get something done with the deadline as my motivation.

3. What does it feel like to not be stressed out the night before a big project/essay because you'd already finished it three days ago?

4. How do you keep from watching YouTube videos about things that don't pertain to your life instead of being productive? Ex: Yesterday I watched videos about how to put dreads in my hair, even though I have no intention of getting dreads.

5. Did you have to train your brain to not procrastinate or were you born this way?

6. How does it feel to get a full night's sleep multiple times per week?

7. Do you have nightmares about your printer jamming while you're trying to print an extremely important paper?

8. Is it nice knowing that you have those '2 excused absences' for each class saved up? (I wouldn't know because I have, on more than one occasion, been so late for a class that I just said 'screw it' and used an absence.)

9. Be honest--do you judge the rest of us for our lack of academic vigor?

10. Have you considered having people pay you to write essays or finish their homework for them?

11. ....Honestly, have you? Because I feel like if you haven't given it much thought, you really should.

12. Do you sometimes pick really fun, relaxing activities the night before an exam--that you've already studied for--just so you can taunt your friends?

13. Do all your friends basically hate you on principle the day before exams, just because they're jealous of your ability to be a functional student?

14. Have you ever let yourself wait until the last minute to do your work, just to see what it feels like?

15. How do you keep from doing the fun things first?

16. Can you teach me your ways?

17. Actually, could you hold a seminar or something? Because I feel like you could help a lot of people.

18. If you try to give advice on school, do people immediately assume you're being condescending?

19. How does it feel to look at an exam and know everything on the first page?

20. Tell the truth--if a professor gives you the option for a cheat sheet during an exam, you don't even use it, do you?

And now if you'll excuse me, I have more things to think about doing but not actually do right away because of who I am as a person.

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The struggles of having an RBF are all too real

1. People asking if you're mad at them.

2. Those people who hand out flyers don't always try to stop you.

3. Creepy guys telling you to smile.

4. "I thought you were a bitch when I first met you."

5. People telling you you'd be "so much prettier if you smiled."

6. Doing your makeup and looking great, which somehow intensifies the bitch face.

7. Regularly explaining "it's just my face."

We all go through certain stages when we have a crush, Tina just explains it better.

That moment that someone you never looked twice at suddenly makes you do a double take out of no where.

But you can't have a crush, that's outrageous. It's all in your head.

Because you don't have a crush, there's no reason to tell anyone about anything. Right?

But then they do something irresistible and you start to lose it.

Now accepting the fact you have a crush, you have to keep it under control.

Then there's the part where you tell your friends who will claim they called it.

They'll be excited and cheer you on. That's until they realize that your crush is all you'll be talking about.

Your obsession has become so bad, that your Facebook stalking is getting out of control.

But your friends will try and help move things along any way they can. That doesn't mean it will be any helpful though.

As time goes on, you start having fantasies about the two of you and it's starting to scare you a little.

You can't focus on anything because all your attention is on them and everything they do.

Anybody who comes near your crush is now an enemy, and you are willing to fight for your crush.

When you see them, you act like an idiot. Trying to hide your feelings may not be as discrete as you think.

Keeping your feelings inside will start to be harder and harder until you can't keep it inside anymore.

Who knows, maybe it will work out? Take a chance.

Everybody hurts sometimes.

May the odds be ever in your favor.

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