Many students wait until the last minute to write papers, hoping that the pressure of deadlines will force out well-organized facts and deep analysis directly onto the page. If you can write good papers at the last minute and feel good about doing so, then read no further. But if you find yourself feeling uneasy with your writing expertise, if your graduation paper topic puts you out on a limb, or if the papers turn out to be not as good as they might be, then consider a change of habit.
