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College Admissions Essay: My Passion For Writing

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I am constantly writing. I write to reduce anxiety, to plan out my day, to jot down a hilarious joke (probably made by me) that I don’t want to forget later. Slowly, I am penning my own musical and I have written several short stories as well (which will be hidden in my room until my untimely death). One may assume that due to my love of creative writing I’m a skilled essayist and all of my former English teachers adored me. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Throughout my high school career not only did my papers never did pass an AP rubric they received harsh critiques as well. This ultimately discouraged my passion for writing.
Essay writing became difficult when I started 10th grade Honors English. My papers would never get above a C which baffled me. I had done well in previous English classes prior and received high marks on all my creative writing assignments. By the end of the year I realized it had to do with my thought process. My imagination wasn’t beneficial when it …show more content…

He was a very stout man with a perpetually somber expression and I vividly recall him saying “I’m not here to hold your hand and walk you through the material”. I wasn’t able to analyze the texts in such an astute manner and I struggled immensely in that class. Once on an essay I had received the critique ‘Marginal...or worse’. I had ask fellow students excelling in the class for help, studying their prose and trying to mimic it but would always fall short. By the end of the year I was so frustrated with the class, and myself, that I neglected the final essay and instead wrote a short story about his son asking him for help on his homework to which he replied “Sorry son, I’m not here to father you”. Later when he asked his wife how their marriage was and she responded with “Marginal...or worse”. I passed that class with a C minus but decided against taking another AP English class after

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