<p>I don't know about you guys, but I always seem to put off assignments until the night before or so. I always tell myself, "Ok...I'll do this early...I will this time.", but it never seems to work that way. Instead, I start it the night before, finish it, and still get a good grade on the assignment.</p>
<p>So, I was wondering, does procrastination really hurt you in high school as long as you get it in by the due date? Any experienced procrastinators out there?</p>
<p>Hm, I usually study for quizzes and tests the night before, but I do all my homework and already have a thorough understanding of the subject before I study anyway, so i still get good grades anyway. </p>
<p>Like Georgeanne said, it develops bad habits. Like, kids who are eating a lot of junk food end up burning it all off anyway, so the effects aren't noticeable, but when their metabolisms slow down when their older, they'll be in the habit of eating a lot and will end up gaining weight. </p>
<p>Then there's always the stress that comes with procrastination. We all know what happens when one stresses too much.</p>
<p>I am the biggest procrastinator ever. If we are assigned to read 3 acts of Shakespeare, I will literally put it off until 11:30 the night before the day it's supposed to be finished. Sometimes, I just Sparknote it. Sometimes, I say just f*** it.</p>
<p>My high school isn't that difficult, even though I take all gifted/honors classes. At the end of my junior year, I had a 3.8 UW GPA. I did very well on my SATs, and I even got a 5 on the Eng Lit AP (I got a 2 on US History, didn't really study). </p>
<p>It depends on how fast you pick things up/retain information as well as what high school you go to. My high school career hasn't been perfect, but I've done pretty well and I'm going to a great school next year. I guess my point of writing this is, don't worry too much about being a perfect high school student. Colleges prefer to look at applications that represent an interesting person who has a real passion for something than someone with a 4.0.</p>
<p>Chronic procrastinating is risky. If something goes wrong, there's no time to fix it and you're screwed. For smart people, the difference is usually a 3.8 instead of a 4.0. YMMV.</p>
<p>I'd say it hurts you in that one day you might take it too far, and you'll never do your best by procrastinating. But if you work well under pressure it may not be so harmful to you...</p>
<p>I never even start homework until at least the period before it's due. I have only studied at home for a test maybe 3 times throughout grades 6-12, and I only ever start homework at home if it's a huge project that cannot be finished at school (maybe 10 times total?). I also attend a magnet program at the #21 ranked school in the USA. I have managed a 3.6UW GPA by doing these things, and I am kinda scared about carrying these habits into college next year. That pretty much sums it up.</p>
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<p>thats the important thing. as long as you got the grade fair and square, theres nothing bad about procrastination. its just that as classes get harder, procrastination tends to lead to bad things..... just try to kick the habit. im with you though.. it is tough to do your work when there are funner things to do</p>
<p>(Temporary) solution: raise your standards, so you feel you have to start a bit earlier to do a decent job. You won't end up doing as well as you'd wanted to, but at least it'll be excellent work. It's like that saying, aim high and you'll hit middle. Aim middle and you'll hit low. I procrastinated like hell in 9th grade, but I also thought I had to read every chapter of my AP Bio textbook twice and do all the odd problems in Serway, so I ended up doing really well in all my classes.</p>
<p>Of course it's just a temporary solution because eventually you'll stop deceiving yourself and realize what teachers actually expect of you. And then you'll flunk.</p>
<p>Everyone does that. That's human nature, to save the energy. Also, it's because your subconsciousness understands that no one gives a flying flip about grades. They are not important and they can be procrastinated :)</p>
<p>does procrastination hurt you?
only as much as you let it. </p>
<p>From lots of experience, as long as you get stuff done well, it doesn't matter when you do it (obviously, you'd want to turn stuff in on the due date for maximum benefit). Often the best students wait until literally the last possible second to do an assignment. Procrastination is just another faucet of time management. Some people have the skill, some don't!</p>
<p>im a procrastinator too...so far, it hasnt hurt me any (i have a 4.0 uw) but I'm generally good at picking up skills and ideas quickly. I'm trying to change my habits by next year because my course load will be a lot more rigorous. One thing that my friend (who is a senior) has done is for big projects and such, she has a timeline and sticks to it. it works pretty well from what i've seen!</p>