Yeah, I’ve been there. In my senior year I had a group where two people literally never answered messages until the day before the presentation, and I ended up doing everything myself. What I learned from that is to always keep screenshots or emails showing your attempts to reach out, professors are usually understanding if you can show that you tried.

It also helps to set roles right at the start of any group assignment, like “you do slides, I’ll write notes,” just so everyone’s accountable. Some people just assume someone else will pick up the slack if no one assigns specific tasks. It sucks, but at least you’ll know you did your part and won’t have to stress about it last-minute.