It's OK when it's sums and all, but when it gets advanced and they start asking me to actually think and do all this problem solving...

Thats when it gets really good!!

You do my essays and ill do your maths!

My problem with essays is probably fairly clear from the way i write, my mind is constantly a jumble of the various things related to whatever im writing on at the time... this stops my thoughts going in a coherent order and manages to obscure whatever points im trying to make...

I can of course work on it (over and over) until it is sorted and im sure i would get it right with a bit of work... but then im guessing thats the same for you with maths... just seems like hard work and isn't enjoyable compared to essay writing...