<p>So I just realized how I've been wasting my time for the past 2 months. When school ended, i took it really easy, doing absolutely nothing. My plans for the summer were to Volunteer at the hospital, do tennis camp, prep a bit for the SAT, being my College Essays for early decision, and complete my summer homework. I did my volunteer work and tennis camp, but other than that, I've been just hanging out with friends or just sitting at home being counterproductive. I didn't get to make all the college visits I wanted to =[. Now I have 10 days left to complete a 4000 word essay (for IB) and another one for 2000 word essay.. along with some math homework and 3 books to read............... I am at a loss for motivation and have no foundation to start..... I feel terrible =[... anyone else out there in a similar situation?</p>
<p>^Yes. I’ve only done one chapter of AP Bio and nothing else. Summer work is always hardest to start.</p>
<p>yup lots to do…just started today…</p>
<p>Wow! I didn’t have that much, but I had to read two books and write three essays in the last few days before it was due. It was stressful:/ I would suggest that you turn off your computer now,(yes, I mean right now) and start working. I was forced to do that, but I ended up finishing in the long run:)</p>
<p>Me too. Just hanging with friends, and doing other stupid stuff.</p>
<p>hahaha. I opened this thread expecting it to be full of incoherent sentences.</p>
<p>I totally thought the OP was high or something.</p>
<p>Anyways, I agree with you. I didn’t really do anything meaningful this summer and still managed to put off ALL my summer homework until the last day. The day before school I pulled my first all nighter ever. I felt great until I crashed 3rd period.</p>
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<p>^ Same. Haha.</p>
<p>same, i expected a drunk rant…</p>
<p><em>disappointed</em></p>
<p>lol sorry, that’s what i thought you guys would think too when I made the title</p>
<p>Got 3 more chapters of summer work to do… like on page 80/250</p>
<p>“same, i expected a drunk rant…”</p>
<p>Haha. Me too.</p>
<p>Dude, you’re not alone. I haven’t started my IB essay yet or my 3 books for summer reading.</p>
<p>Same here. Ahh too much procrastination…</p>
<p>Thread title totally lead me on, in hope of some drunk tirade. All I got was another typical CC thread. :/</p>
<p>i was also completely wasted a few nights</p>
<p>OMG, I can’t believe some people are still out of school. I’m so ridiculously jealous.</p>
<p>Yeah i’m out of school too. the west coast is tight 
Anyway, here is some advice about the extended essay ( I’m in IB too)
Find a friend who is at the same level of completion as you. Go over your outlines together for the essay and then for each supporting and opposing argument, intro and conclusion, make a mini outline for each one. Try to spend at the least one day per supporting thingy/intro/whatever. Lock yourself inside of a library and get it done. Treat each one like it’s just a paper and then when it’s done, just work on binding them all together. I honestly am about to finish mine and i’ve been working on it for three days. It just seems like a lot, but it’s not that hard. You can do it</p>
<p>In the summer, I read nearly 30 books, play tennis everyday for 2 hours and practice Spanish most of the day for two or more hours. I also looked for job, thinking ideas for 4 clubs, doing some SAT math( the SAT Math added the last week before school). Except in June because of summer school, I did things all right in July & August.
The problem is, you people try to accomplish a lot. Don’t be fooled by other CCers. THEY DID NOT ACCOMPLISH ALL WHAT THEY HAVE IN A DAY! The problem with spreading yourself is that, because there are too many to take care of, you will certainly get carried away with certain things and hard to stop. Then you realize you have no time and switch. But again, you’ll not be satisfied because you will feel you spend so little time on developing anything.
Also, getting a lot of things affect your emotion. Initially you want to put them off after “allowing yourself sometime to relax first, then do it”. Then the tension between you and your work build up, which results in procastination.
My best advice to you is
- complete small things first. Don’t wait! Do it now or you’ll hate it (not neccessary hate, just tension in your brain though. But this weird feeling lasts, and believe me, it appears everytime you do the thing even if you just start doing it)
- Make a list, allow yourself time to relax. Don’t try to cram doing 5 things in 10 hours back to back even if you have time. Nobody can concentrate 10 hours. You’ll need to do other things
- Take advantage of excess days. Supposed today is the last Wednesday of May and you have three days off before the last day of school which is next Monday. Make a mini vacation. Enjoy your 3 days to the fullest. And if you’re motivated, otherwise you have to psyche yourself into, get your butt off doing things the first day of the summer so you’ll never regret. Also, if changes come up, change your plan! But make sure you don’t change it more than 2 times a week, 3 a month.</p>
<p>The only thing I’ve accomplished was quit my terrible job at the beginning of summer, finished one book, spent time with my friends, applied at two places for a job, and started on my summer homework. School starts next week, so I still have time to finish.</p>
<p>Pretty much in the same boat as you happycowlover: left my internship without a word after a month, read a graphic novel, watched a ton of movies, thought about applying to a McDonald’s for a job (haha), and I have yet to start on my calc homework. Now I’m just wasting time away on Facebook…</p>
<p>If it makes u feel better, my EE is due tmrw and im still not done :(</p>
<p>Yeah, as I said in the other thread verbatim:</p>
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<p>I didn’t even read a single book. Haha, my school starts in a week or so and I haven’t even looked at the summer assignment.</p>
<p>the difference is, I’m not stressing about it as much - it’s summer, and it’s time to relax, not a big deal…</p>