Brilio.net - It turns out that Valentino Rossi is not the only one who can speed. Students who are chased by assignment deadlines can also be faster than VR46 at the Sepang Circuit. The brain can suddenly become sophisticated when the deadline for submitting assignments is approaching. Like Bandung Bondowoso, assignments that have not been done before can suddenly be ready to be submitted. Well, this student-style Roro Jonggrang project is usually called the Overnight Crash System (SKS).
In stressful situations, the Overnight Cram System is often the choice. The diverse academic demands, from daily assignments, group projects, midterm and final exams make students have to exert their energy, time and all their abilities. Not to mention the social life that also cannot be left behind. Not a few students need to socialize by joining organizational activities, or just hanging out here and there.
In order to balance lectures and various activities, panic mode was forced to be turned on. But is it true that this All-Night Cram System indicates that students cannot manage their time? Or is this method of studying and doing assignments actually a survival strategy amidst the high demands of lectures? To answer this, brilio.net spoke with a handful of students in between their lectures.
The Overnight Cramming System: Habit or Survival Strategy?
An Industrial Engineering student named Farchan (24) answered his curiosity about the overnight cramming method. Apparently, this science student is one of the students who applies the SKS method in doing assignments or studying for lectures. Hey, but not because he is cornered, this learning method is easier for him to do. Moreover, he is a student who has many activities.
"For me, I take SKS, because when I take an exam, for example, the material is still fresh in my mind," he told brilio.net .
He admitted that it was difficult to do assignments before facing a deadline. The process of digesting the assignment when it was first given to him took longer than the actual work. When given an assignment, one of the state university students admitted that he was often confused at first. But when the deadline for submission had approached, his brain could work.
"Sometimes when there is an assignment, I tend to panic first, how can I do it? So I don't do it right away. When the deadline is close, then the ideas come," he added. Although he admitted that SKS is not that good, but for certain cases, according to Farchan, SKS is a fairly challenging alternative method. "Actually it's not good, but what can I do, sometimes there are assignments that must be completed with SKS," he concluded.
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However, what Farchan felt did not apply to a teaching student named Ida (name changed for the convenience of the source). For this beautiful student, the method of studying by cramming overnight was no different from a panic response. She also believes that absorbing knowledge takes time and cannot be done through a hasty process.
"I can't do SKS. Because, the literacy process takes time, if it's done overnight, I think it'll just result in a panic response," he said while enjoying a bottle of cold mineral water.
Ida also dismissed the popular notion that new ideas can emerge when a deadline is approaching. For her, it is not an idea that just flows, but the fruit of demands and coercion because the task must be submitted.
If you say that ideas can appear when you're tight on a deadline, that's not true. I think it's just a panic response, because like it or not, it has to be done, right? "If that's the case, the results won't be optimal," he explained.
She revealed that so far her method of studying and doing assignments has been consistent by doing them little by little. She also applies a maximum bedtime of 22.00 so that she can wake up fresh in the morning. Ida admitted that she is not the type of student who can stay up until midnight, let alone until dawn.
"I'm definitely already asleep at ten at night. If there are assignments or anything that hasn't been completed, it's better to get enough sleep first, then continue in the morning," he concluded.
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The dilemma of the Overnight Cramming System (SKS) was also felt by Gita, a Communication Science student who has entered her fifth semester. As a student, she has undergone two methods of completing assignments, both in installments and overnight cramming. Of these two methods, Gita admitted that assignments done with SKS resulted in a messier result than if they were done at least three days before the deadline.
For me, (SKS) depends on my mood. Sometimes it can be SKS, sometimes it can be three days before (deadline). "If it's right for SKS, for example the deadline is at seven in the morning, then I can't sleep," he said.
When asked whether the overnight cramming system affected the results of the assignment, he also agreed that the results would not be optimal. "I think students who do SKS like that do their assignments more carelessly than if they did it three days before (the deadline)," he said.
Gita also shared tips so that students do not always do assignments with the SKS method. "Understand what the assignment is, pay attention to the assignment, then do not make it too close so that if you feel like there is something that needs to be revised, it can be revised," he explained.
Regardless of the dilemma of how to study that students experience, there is indeed no method that is definitely effective for everyone. However, by doing it little by little, students will have enough time to ensure the quality of the assignments they have done. Basically, students will also be assessed based on how comprehensive the assignments they have completed are.