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The 11 Stages Of A Group Project As Told By 'Grey's Anatomy'

Because both cause frequent emotional breakdowns.

Tory Drescher
Mar 28, 2016
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
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Just when you thought school couldn't get any worse, your teacher utters the most terror-inducing words possible: "group project." You're immediately met with mental images of 4 AM PowerPoints, forced social interaction and a disappointing grade tainting your average. Below are a list of the 11 stages that every group project prompts, as told by the overachieving cast of "Grey's Anatomy".

1. The immediate dread felt upon hearing your teacher assign a team project

Even worse when you're not allowed to pick your own group.

2. Evaluating the other group members and immediately accepting that you will be doing the entire assignment on your own

Every.Time.

3. Being faced with that one person who tries to run the show but is completely unaware of what's going on

I promise you that your idea sucks.

4. Trying to communicate with your team and having no one answer the group chat

It's fine. Our project is only due in 24 hours anyway.

5. ...and when people do answer, there are 5789349587 scheduling conflicts for team meetings.

Excuses, excuses.

6. Realizing that you're learning more about operating GoogleDocs than you are about the actual course information

Explain to me how this is beneficial again.

7. Having to triple check everyone else's work for blatant spelling/grammatical errors

There= a place, their=possessive, they're= they are - it's really quite simple.

8. ...and finding out that one or more person(s) neglected to complete their portion of the assignment, the night before it's due.


*turns coffee maker on*

9. When it finally comes time for the presentation, and one of the group members says something inaccurate/reads directly from the PowerPoint slide

It's time to commence damage control.

10. The anticipation of getting your team's grade back


How are other people's performances reflective of my mastery of the course? Elaborate.

11. The sheer happiness when everything is over, and you can all go your separate ways

Can't say it's been fun...

Afterwards, it's only a matter of time before the cycle begins again. Until next time, Satan...

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