College Level Analysis

Throughout a majority of my academic career, I was a straight-A student. My grades were an extremely important thing to me; I reasoned that my grades were representative of my success and if I didn’t earn an A, then I was a failure. I cried and called myself a failure when I received my very first B. Catching my first glimpse of the B for the first time, my heart sank. ‘All of my hard work - for nothing!’, I thought to myself. I didn’t believe that I could have done better. After the second B, I considered that perhaps grades weren’t as important as I had originally thought. As time went on from my first B to my fourth, my heart sank less and the tears dried up. I began to notice the things I was doing wrong and used that information to turn

I feel like most teachers worry more about grades and getting the writing done as soon as possible and not taking their time in helping students gain better writing skills and improve themselves. Students should be able to choose what they want to write about so that we can feel inspired in our writings thus having a better end product for teachers to read and be satisfied with. If teachers are constantly criticizing our writings and telling us what to write about then they never really know what a student’s potential really is because most likely they will rush to try to satisfy the teachers needs than theirs. I also agree that teachers should worry more about a person’s writing than about the mechanics of a paper, however; I also realize that in today’s society free writing isn’t really “approved” in almost every class. In every English class I have had my teachers focused more about the end result that is timing us on essays, and grading our papers based off grammar/mechanics and not the process writing

Thonney states, “a study of scholarly research articles from six disciplines provides insight about academic writing that composition instructors can use to prepare students to write across the curriculum” (2011 pg. ). Moving forward, Joseph Williams and Lawrence McEnerney’s essay, “Writing in College” targets students currently enrolled in college which is clear from the title itself and its first opening sentence at the beginning of the first paragraph. The author states, “Some students make very smooth transitions from writing in high school to writing in college, and we heartily wish all of you an easy passage” (Williams and McEnerney page 1). Throughout the essay, the author provides a set of structure and tips that first year college students should know when writing an academic paper. Among this paper, we are able to see that there are students whose instructors are dissatisfied with their paper because it is “lacking something” ( Williams and McEnenery’s pg1 ), it isn’t “quite there” or “You haven’t change”. Both passages consist of informative research that first year college students can identify themselves.

The study as a whole is much more useful to teachers than it is to students. It addresses the effectiveness of various methods of conveying writing expectations in terms of both how effective the students believe it to be and how effective it actually is. I don’t really agree with the study’s conclusion that “trial and error” (meaning students adjusting their writing based

Eastern New Mexico University is the optimal choice for me because the faculty cherishes the success of the students. The first time I visited Eastern, I was fortunate enough to meet with Mr. Seifert, who truly inspired me to make my decision to attend ENMU. After our initial conversation, he gave me a tour of the music building. His generosity with his time meant a lot to me. This particular touch shows the integrity of the university as unpretentious and attentive, which is incredibly refreshing specifically at the university level. The stereotypical thought of college to a high school student is that college is a frenzy, with students left to fend for themselves, in a high pressure, an almost impossible atmosphere. My impression of eastern is that the entirety of the university is involved in the success of the

As seniors about to embark on a journey into the adult world, it’s important to be prepared for what college professors expect in an essay. The article, What do College Professors Want from Incoming High School Graduates, was very insightful on how different the rules are. It states the different skills and mindsets an incoming freshmen must have to succeed in more advanced writing classes. It explains how high school and college writing differ, also how the two are similar. In order to be successful in school and in life one must become independent and open to change.

Joanne- Levy-Prewitt’s belief that public services are necessary for college is an optimistic point of view and is really useful. In her column “College Bound: A Weekly Guide to Higher Education” she discuss on why public services is required in schools for College when she spoke to Yates a CEO of California Wellness Foundation, he states it would “..reduce teen crime and improve their wellness.” Joanne believes it will help colleges choose more responsible and mature young adults but is concerned on how requiring community service would affect the work force and GDP of the economy. "What will happen to our economic workforce if all young adults go into public service between high school and college or work?" Joanne uses an analytical and

David Kirp, professor at University of California, Berkeley, in “Text Your way to College”, through research finds that it is more effective to use texting to get to prospecting college students than anything else. By comparing students who received texts urging them to complete college requirements to those who did not receive such reminders, Kirp drew the conclusions that sending these reminders would help increase the amount of people who go through with plans for college. Kirp intends to bring to attention an incredibly inexpensive way to draw students to go to college, in order to further the growth of college educated Americans. It would seem to be Kirp’s objective to convince some administrations across the country to use texting as

Throughout my high school career, I've participated in a plethora of extracurricular activities. My freshman and sophomore year I ran track and field at my school and a club. In addition during those years, I participated in Speech and Debate. For 6 months of my junior year, I was a tutor for middle school students at Breakthrough SF. Also during my 11th-grade year, I started going to a life-skills program called Omega Boys Club in which I still attend weekly. All four years of my high school career I have been apart of the Black Student Union, and two of the years I have been the president. As of right now, I am in the process of starting my own community organization call Dream Big Scholars to mentor, tutor, and enrich middle school students

The of the new semester I did not know what to expect because building or constructing stuff was never my expertise. Towards the end of fall semester I did contribute to the the play layout more than ever by designing the Corny Collins sign that is currently used in the play Hairspray. I did not know because last semester I was never involved with the construction of anything and I did not know about this new semester. I started off the semester not good because Dr. Sannah caught me not doing work sometimes, but he did not know that I was already done with my work. He wanted students to be more involved in this year play than las semesters and I wanted to contribute more in this play than last semester.

Lewis & Clark was the first college I toured and over ten college tours later, my experience on campus remains crystal clear. All around me I could see the openness and environmental responsibility I strive to maintain in my own life. The combination of academics, student involvement, and well-being I witnessed at Lewis & Clark compels me to want to attend the college myself. In this college setting I would flourish with forward thinking in the setting of Portland, Oregon where I would contribute my dedication, positivity, and environmentally focused spirit. I would work to make the campus better for myself and those around me, inviting others to do the same. However, more than anything, I would try to make people feel welcome because the

The claim that I chose from College Board declares that for a state resident to attend a public college, it is $9,650 for an academic year. This claim is the average of colleges nationwide, so I decided compare the national mean against Pennsylvania states colleges. This claim was discovered on collegedata.com, when I was searching for information to settle a disagreement over the cost of resident tuition for an academic year. This is a practical/timely claim because my peers and I are about to begin our college careers. The results of this hypothesis test may influence one of my classmates’ decisions on college location because I intend to compare Pennsylvania resident tuition against the national average. I predict that Pennsylvania will

I chose a liberal arts college because I felt as though a liberal arts college was the perfect fit for me based on the characteristics that distinguish them from large universities and for-profit colleges. I knew that I wanted a small school because I wanted the experience to be more personalized than what I would get at a large university. I wanted to have smaller classes and the ability to go to my professors outside of the classroom to seek help or understanding. That is a bit more difficult in large universities. I also wanted to have the ability to take classes that aren’t necessarily for my major. I believe that having the ability to venture out and educate yourself and take classes out of curiosity rather than requirement is what most

I believe the opinion was unanimous that his writing skills are poor and in serious need of attention. Therefore, based upon the vague parameters of the assignment and the fact that it was an initial paper in a remedial composition course, agreeing on a letter grade posed some problems for us. If you recall, there were those of us who were quite lenient in our assessment, and there were those who tended to grade the composition more strictly. I’ll add that even those who went easy on the assignment agreed that they would get tougher on John’s future writing. Brodkey adds, “The question then is how to read what students write. And at issue is the unquestioned power of a pedagogical authority that insists that teachers concentrate on form at the expense of content” (640).

I am a person who can remember never having read more than two books in a year, and in fact I did not read one book in ninth grade. One of the memories that upsets me most is that in English classes where students were expected to develop or improve their writing skills, teachers would grade my essays “Excellent.” The reason why I am upset is because currently I am having difficulty with fragments, agreement, and other grammar issues that take forever to sort out. Back then, I really had been led to believe that my writing skills were excellent. Needless to say, most teachers in public schools are just trying to survive, and sometimes they can be careless about how they lead students on. This has a lot to do with why the majority of public school students do not attend elite colleges such as Yale, Harvard, or Princeton. We just never had a chance. Those doors were closed on us a long time ago.