Hello future ECE 400 students,
I am writing this letter to inform you about how procrastination at the college level can be quite unethical. Not only does it have a potential to harm your academic career, but it also can affect your social life and career aspirations. As an ethical grey area students are forced to decide whether to delay gratification by completing assignments promptly or to think inwardly and allot time in their schedules to complete tasks as they are due.
The Dilemma is this; As you may understand by now Electrical Engineering is complicated. This difficult material provides a basis for a daunting list of things to understand. As the semester progresses the coursework accelerates and can be tiring to stay on tempo with it. These adversities promote the sense that procrastination is necessary to digest the material but in truth the negative effects greatly outweigh the positives.
I will continue from here by describing the pros and cons of procrastination and its effects on certain aspects of your life.
Academics: Pros: -Allows time for material to "sink in" -Common problems with understanding may become apparent among peers -Trailblazing can be more time consuming than following
Cons: -Causes domino effect when issues occur -Peers may accelerate beyond your understanding -Increases probability of missing deadlines -Reduces time frame for checking work
Social: Pros: -Allows student to pursue social obligations before completing assignments -Promotes necessity of group collaboration to complete assignments by deadlines
Cons: -May force student to miss social events in order to finish assignments on time -Peers may lower expectations of you and your resolve -Piling up deadlines may cause frustration and with that unfriendliness
Career: Pros: -Builds task/time management skills
Cons: -Procrastination may be illuminated to employers which is typically frowned upon -Reflects a lack of ambition and desire to work
Ok, so if you read this and still feel that procrastination isn't as bad as everyone says just remember; Murphy's Law, "What can go wrong, will." And this is exponentially conflicting for a procrastinator because as one priority gets bumped up that puts more of a crunch on the others. This cataclysm is something that can ruin semesters or even entire academic careers.
My advice is to stay on task or even work ahead if that is a possibility. There is hardly any drawbacks for being over prepared and this positive choice could promote other good feelings like accomplishment, confidence, and security. To make your college experience the most enjoyable, don't procrastinate.
Regards, Dalton Martin
