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Essay On Procrastination In College Students

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Students who procrastinate have bad academic performances, grades and a “whatever” attitude when it comes to doing their school work. This is a bad habit many students have. They can break this bad habit by changing their habits, staying more focused and staying organized. There are different types of procrastinations students perform. According to Lauren Rosetti (2011), author of Procrastination behaviors in college students, “Procrastination is defined as the act of postponing an activity or task until another point in time which can result in not having enough time to complete the work. Active procrastination is having a strong motivation to complete something under pressure, so the work is deliberately postponed but still completed by the …show more content…

Cindy, a freshman in college, was handed a schedule for when her assignments were due in her English class. The professor reminded all the students they had an essay due in two weeks. Cindy ignored that and thought she had plenty of time until she had to do the essay. The professor also told the students many times that it was not just writing an essay. They had to brainstorm, outline, plan, and revise the essay. The professor also suggested to have to the essay be reviewed by 1 or 2 people, so they would receive a good grade on it. Cindy did not listen. She kept on stalling and stalling. She was watching some Netflix the night before her essay was due. Her friend Stacey texted her and asked her if she had her essay done. Cindy had totally forgotten about the essay and freaked out. She got her computer out and opened Word. When she opened Word, she just stared at the computer and she had no idea how to start. So, she started typing and typing and eventually got the essay done super late. She submitted the essay without revising it and reading over it. When she received her grade for her essay, she was disappointed. It had affected her grade in that class. It affected her night’s sleep that night. The next day she was tired and crabby. Procrastinating that one assignment affected her in so many ways. This example of procrastination was where Cindy did not even try to start and do her

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