The Keys To Crafting a Succesful Essay

There are endless ways to write an essay. From crafting a detailed outline, or beginning with a rough draft, or maybe even taking the essay bit by bit, we have typically been taught to write essays in a certain way. During my time at Hebron Academy I have grown as a writer and learned that the only “right way” to write an essay is to just be sure you hand it in on the due date. The biggest and most important piece to writing an essay is to be certain that you are in the right mindset before you begin to write.
Jack Morton and I believe that if you want to be a successful writer you have to be sure that you are in the proper mindset before you write. This means that you have to take as much time as you find necessary to prepare yourself for the essay process. Some people refer to this as “procrastinating”, but the ignorance of those fools and their remarks can be excused most of the time. What many people fail to understand is that it is very challenging to craft a genius essay if you haven’t thought about the topic enough. Whether this means you don’t begin your essay until the day before it’s due, or my favorite, the period before it’s due, you should always strive to mentally prepare yourself if you would like to become a successful writers like Jack and I. The wise people who undergo this process are typically referred to as Preppers.
A genius use of this preparation can be seen in AP United States History. APUSH is a Preppers dream class. Seven essays are typically due at the end of each term for that class, and as long as you turn in the essays before grades close they will not be marked as late. My favorite form of mental preparation for that class is what I refer to as the “Stress Free Prep”. This form of preparation entails not working on any essays for the entire term until the night before they are due. This means that you are able to catch up on plenty of sleep during the entire term and do not have to deal with the stress of handing in seven papers until the very last day. As long as you are capable of pulling an all nighter, I have found that it is easiest to write all seven papers under the influence of caffeine.
Being a Prepper is wonderful. Some of the best Preppers in Hebron history will be remembered for a long time while the elite few entail Jack Morton, Biao Yang, Tristen Chan, Mr. Fidler, and myself. Call it what you will, but I have truly found that mentally preparing myself for as long as possible has allowed me to live a stress free lifestyle.