After handing in two large pieces of coursework today I felt that I had to write about what I witnessed. After a brief panic due to my printer deciding to jam itself with paper, I was slightly later than usual when I handed in my work. The deadline as always was 12pm on Friday. I arrived at the submission desks around 11.25pm where I joined what can only be described as a zoo! There were students absolutely everywhere and you could feel the panic in the air. Any sort of hard surface was surrounded by students all trying to fill in their submission forms. People were even writing on the floor. It was pure madness. There was a cacophony of sounds and words all jumbled up. Everything from “What’s the module number?” to “Eh what’s our tutors name?” could be heard from at least three floors above and below. It was as if nobody had handed in an assignment before.
There was a queue about five people long waiting to get hold of the stapler and don’t even get me started on the pens. Luckily I had previously stapled my work together and had even managed to bring my own pen. It was a bit of a struggle pushing through the people who were hounding the submission slots but I managed in the end. I met a few classmates outside and watched a steady stream of students making their way up to the fifth floor- some looking paler than others! At 11.55pm there were still some latecomers who by the looks of things had finished their work at 11.45pm. Anyway, I’m just glad my work is submitted and on time so I can enjoy my Christmas break. Now who’s coming to the pub?
