ABSTRACT
Degrees involve personal decisions about what to read, research, ignore, practise, panic over. . . Reviewing reduces associated worries and provides some rational options when there is a choice, although many decisions are motivated by looming submission deadlines. Taking control and responsibility for your work can seem scary, and the lack of guidance about academic work is one reason why many new university students feel disoriented, chucked in at the deep end, without a Baywatch lifeguard in sight.
