College Reflection

Chapter 2 of Successful College Writing written by Kathleen McWhorter focused on several different points. However, the main core of the chapter is mostly focused* on college writing and what is expected of it. It mentions* how college introduces you to new forms of writing, and also using sources to support your information and arguments in your essays. This chapter not only mentions the new writing styles you will experience, but also how to be successful in them by giving you helpful tips and aiding you in figuring out your learning style.

First and foremost writing has always been a bit of a challenge for me. My writing in high school was mostly regarding essays about a book I was assigned to read and analyze. I've noticed that there's a difference between my writing in high school and the essays i've wrote so far in college. My writing in college seems to be far more formal and includes complex wording. My writing in college tends to be longer than most essays i wrote in high school and far more detailed.

The most important experience that has positively impacted my academic performance is being in AVID for the past 5 years. AVID is an acronym that stands for advancement via individual determination, a college preparatory class that helps prepare you for college, get organized, and set goals. I have been enrolled in AVID since 8th grade learning how to become a better student, improving study skills and the way I communicate with the students and teachers around me.

Sophomore year I was told to go to a community college for a two-year degree. By my application to Ohio University, I picked the road that everyone thought I was not capable of. Although my transcripts are not perfect, especially my GPA and ACT score the reasons are complicated. The Tuesday of my ACT week I got into a survive car accident which left me with a brain swelling concussion. I had never taken the ACT and did not want to have October be my one and only time. Therefore I took the test anyway, which led to a horrible scoring rate. Although it was not my best overall I think that for having a concussion my writing was well done. Unfortunately my car accident injuries lasted for five months, leaving me busy and injured. I again took the

My high school years were not spectacular, nor were they terribly productive.I left high school without learning how to proficiently write an essay. However, CUNY's Borough of Manhattan Community College afforded me a desperately needed second chance. It was at BMCC that I sharpened many of the skills I should have mastered in high school. I was able to greatly improve my writing ability. I began college as a student who found writing a 2 page paper to be a terrifyingly daunting task, but due to practice and numerous resources offered by CUNY, I soon was able to compose papers consisting of 10-14 pages with confidence and efficiency.

College writing is a lot more difficult than it was in high-school. Obviously, this will be the case for everyone, but I am really not used to having the freedom to write what I want in my own unique style or be able to choose out of an array of articles. By the end of the semester, I expect to be able to have the rhetorical strategies nailed into my brain, similar to how everyone as children learned common

In this article, “College Success” written by Bruce Beiderwell, Linda Tse, Thomas J. Lochhaas, and Nicholas B. deKanter, they explain the differences of high school and college writing, expectations of the instructors, and the types of papers that are assigned. Most students who struggle in their writing are usually still going through their transformation into college, without even knowing it. Though, how can you see these symptoms? “Students who struggle with writing in college often conclude that their high school teachers were too easy or that their college instructors are too hard” (Beiderwell, P. 1). When going into college there are all sort of ways of writing an essay, in high school you were taught the five paragraph basic

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Thankfully, I have had a successful semester this Fall. Although my first semester in college started off shaky and caused me to have my fair share of doubts about City College, I am proud to say I finished this semester strongly with a 3.8 GPA. City College has started to grow on me and I have luckily got used to my hour and a half train ride to school from Brooklyn. One of the things that have made me start enjoying college more was the Intervarsity chapter at City College. It would be an understatement for me to say that this club has had a great impact in my life for the few months I have been a member. I have also joined the SSSP Fusion club which is a small club that focuses on community engagement. Although I joined the club late in

Getting mentally and academically ready for college can be a very stressful task for an individual. Throughout high school I was a good writer and my senior year I’ve decided to take that extra step and take college level classes. At the beginning of the year I was a decent writer who didn’t use much organization and imagination while typing up an essay. Now at the end of Composition two I have gained the necessary skills to succeed in college level courses. To thrive in college level work one must be able to properly revise and edit their writing, communicate effectively with their professor and contain the skills to write an organized essay. I was able to gain all of these skills while completing Composition 1 and 2.

As the semester started, I had set my mind that I was destined to achieve a lot. During the start of the semester, I had several difficulties writing English assignments especially in terms of grammar. During the first week of the semester, I sat down, organized my thoughts and comprehended that throughout the semester, I had to achieve all that I had planned for. As a student of English, I had planned that throughout the semester, I had to improve my skills as a scholar, writer and critical thinker. Now that the semester has ended, I can reflect all the semester activities to depict how my writing skills and critical thinking skills have drastically improved. This paper presents a reflection paper of how this

I found myself in a predicament this summer. Despite my best efforts to avoid this in my first two highschool years, I had one too many courses on my summer workload. It had become a time management nightmare, especially for me. Even preceding this class I had been forced to stay on a regimented schedule. It began with in person American Government. At the same time that course was running, so was personal finance and Database Management II. Finally, these two college courses began on the last week of Government.

College is defined as “an institution of higher learning, providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical training.” While this is the standard definition I feel that collectively our society has a different definition of what college is. I feel college society defines it as a necessity for success, as degrees in our society equate to stability and comfort..

On the first day of this course, Dr. Simmons and all of his PT 530 students verbally affirmed a written contract articulated in a 21 page syllabus. According to the syllabus, students were expected to be able to meet five outcomes: Demonstrate Knowledge, Conduct Group and Individual Research, Address Environmental Problems, Make Ethical Decisions In Care for Others, and Communicate in a Scholarly fashion. The purpose of this final assignment is to briefly describe how I met the student learning outcomes for the course.

When I opened my eyes everything was spinning, the world, the things around me, and my head. Teammates grabbed me and helped me stand. I remembered the worried looks on their faces but I had no idea what had just happened and how it would completely change the fall semester. It was my sophomore year of highschool and I had gotten a concussion during cheerleading practice. A girl was supposed to flip over my head but the first time we tried the stunt she got scared and stopped halfway.She kicked me hard in the back of my head. Thankfully I was able to slow her fall with my head and shoulders, but unfortunately for me she knocked me out cold. After assessing me, the trainer said I had a concussion. I do not remember much of the call I made to my mom that night, but I will always remember the headache that never stopped. For the next couple days I layed in bed and slept. Even today I do not remember much of what happened that first week, but eventually I went back to school. At first it was very difficult. Concentrating and remembering things in class felt impossible and I was still struggling with a constant headache. I remember one day in my AP United States history class we were watching a movie and writing a summary on it. My head, like usual, was hurting that morning but I decided to stay at school and I was able to write a summary. It was not easy but I realized if I did not push myself I would quickly get behind in class. After a few weeks I started to get better. I was