Copy-pasting lecture slides into a giant study doc.
COPY-PASTING LECTURE SLIDES INTO A GIANT STUDY DOC.
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Let's be honest, we all had that one monstrous document. A digital mausoleum of every lecture slide, every professor's bullet point, copied into a single, overwhelming file. A rite of passage, truly. A desperate, yet effective, attempt to conquer the information tsunami inherent in our rigorous programs.
You’d start with good intentions: organizing, adding notes, maybe even color-coding. But soon, volume took over. Copying became less about assimilation, more about creating a searchable safety net, a digital blanket against exam dread. It was a "work smarter, not harder" mantra, often meaning "make one gigantic, unwieldy resource."
For current students, this might still be your go-to. For alumni, a knowing chuckle probably just escaped. Remember the frantic Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V sessions, fueled by lukewarm coffee and looming finals? That giant doc wasn't just a study tool; it was a symbol of our collective drive, our shared experience navigating elite academic demands. Did we read it all? Probably not. But the process of creating it, the belief that we had some control, was often half the battle.
What was your biggest study doc monster? Share your war stories.