I tend to work better at the last minute

Some people work better under pressure OP, or maybe you just do shitty work. Don't worry about other peoples grades, just improve yours.

Thanks for letting us know we would've never figured it's not like we're on FML or anything

You sucks!

Hope it wasnt an english project :p

Lol it's true (sometimes). A classmate once reminded me of a mid-term exam I'd forgotten about which was in 3 hours. I studied like a mad woman in those few hours and got a B+. She studied a whole week and got a C. Definitely don't recommend doing that on purpose though lol.

I wish I was gifted like that! When I was in Uni there was this guy in our class who never, EVER studied but the day of the test he'd read his notes and managed a B average. I just didn't get it but it works. Putting in effort right before time is out makes recall easier and actually accomplishing something happen because there is no more time- it's do or die.

I once had to do 3 projects the night before they were due. Never again.

What if OP just made a really bad grade?

It was probably that, or the project only needed as much research as you could get from ghe textbook. This was probably one of the simpler kinds of projects. Anything more complex would have been started the night before or earlier that morning.