HOW TO GET EXTENSIONS ON YOUR PAPERS

All you have to do is go to your professor and explain to him why you are having trouble handing it in on time. Students usually think college professors are hard, stern, and cold. Students think they can't speak to their professors. Not true! Speak to your professors and explain to them that you need more time, and you will usually get it. Here's a couple of rules about getting extensions: don't wait until the day before it's due to ask for an extension, and definitely don't wait until the day after it's due to ask.

If you just go in and speak to your professor a few days before the paper is due, (I realize that most papers are done the night before, however), he/she'll usually grant you more time. If you see ahead of time that you will have a couple of exams at the same time your paper is due, speak to your professor, or start the paper today and get it done ahead of time. Both you and I know that you are not going to write it today, (because, "heck, it's not due for another few days"), so ask for the extension while you can. Professors are usually willing to listen, and they are there to help you learn. By speaking to them, you can show them you are a good student and that you want to do well.

There was a large paper due in one of my classes, and all the students in the class were stressing, going crazy, and thinking of pulling all-nighters. They saw me calm, with no worries, and asked me why I was not stressing like they were. They couldn't believe I was able to get an extension. They all went nuts; if they had just asked the professor for an extension, they would have gotten one too.