Reaching your academic potential

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I have always been bright and intelligent, but I am also one of those who simply have to work flat out to get the best results academically. Some people sail through school, college and university with flying colours, having barely broken sweat on an essay. But I have to work at it, and although I knew this when I started university, I was not really prepared for the amount of work I would get all at once.

Don’t think for a minute that I am lazy, or want to do things with the least possible effort all the time. The problem is for me to get a 2:1 or a first I knew I would have to work flat out on every assignment. Something that would take the next person a couple of days and gain them an easy 2:1 would mean four or five days work for me and even then only a chance of getting a 2:1. I would leave something out, not explain my point well enough or be unable to back what I said up with credible evidence.

I found I was getting quite down about it. One day, after another long session in the library, I was chatting with a friend about our upcoming assignment, when she handed me an essay she had bought online. She had finished with it and had used the reference lists and noted some of the points to guide her own work. So this was her secret, I thought, this is how she gets great marks.

I read the essay and it was if a light bulb had switched on in my head. I knew exactly what I wanted to say and how. The essay was perfectly written, and gave me ideas I didn’t even know I had. I couldn’t believe it when I got a first for that paper. It was my first one, although I hoped it would not be the last.

After that, I checked papers4you.com regularly. Sometimes I didn’t need to get one of their papers, but found their free advice and free articles really helpful. Other times, when I felt I needed more direction, I would buy a paper. Each time I was really happy with the quality of the work. Their reference lists were invaluable, and meant I could find the books or journals I needed in minutes. The papers simply pop in your inbox after you have paid. It’s so easy and the price is really student-friendly.

When it came to my dissertation, I knew exactly what I wanted to look at. I scanned papersforyou.com and found one that was similar to mine. I bought it and it helped me on a number of levels. I was able to see how to structure my dissertation and learnt a bit more about the subject I was tackling. I used the reference list time and time again, and probably found information I would easily have missed otherwise. Of course, my tutor was on hand to help, but you can’t go running to them every two minutes.

I got a 2:1 for my dissertation and a 2:1 overall in my degree. I still put the hard work in, but the papers I used for some of my assignments undoubtedly saved me time and helped me reach my full potential.

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