Bad Habits Of Writing An Essay In School

As students grow and continue in their education,there are more and more essays assigned. It is the job of the student to figure out the right and wrong way to write an essay. While this is subjective to the students, there are few standard rules that will either lead a student to failing grade or up to the top of the class. While some students prefer to wait until last minute, allow for distractions, and proofread the minimal amount, students who plan on getting a high grade on an essay plan ahead, stay true to their individual writing style, and proofread, proofread, proofread. Every student believes that his or her way to write an essay is the most time efficient and the best; however, most students have bad habits that make for a bad essay. The biggest problem across the board is procrastination. Every student has had a midnight deadline where he or she did not submit the essay until 11:59 on the dot. This habit causes students to become more stressed while writing due to the lack of time. Students who procrastinate run into problems because when they have questions or a technical malfunction there is not time to send an email for clarification. Instead, the student it stuck in a situation where he or she gives up and submits whatever is finished or ends up missing the deadline entirely. Pushing off a deadline is one of the biggest reasons for students failing papers. Another mistake students make while writing an essay is they allow for …show more content…
Students who procrastinate deadlines, allows themselves to be distracted, and skips proofreading will result in an essay that is unorganized, off topic, and has many grammatical error. On the other hand, students who plan ahead, stay true to their own style of writing, and proofread end up with an organized, concise, original, and a flawless