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High School Writing Vs College Essay

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High school writing differs a great deal from college level writing. I feel like I was not prepared to take such a big leap. Writing was never a strong suit of mine since I never really knew how to make connections, come up with solid commentary, or transition between paragraphs. Another weakness of mines is my vocabulary. I feel like my vocabulary is not up to par with that of a college student, which is typically very elevated and intelligent sounding. However, I think it is just because I did not have a solid basis of writing. In high school, I succumbed myself to regular English classes to get an easy A rather than challenging myself by taking Honors or AP courses. It was not until my senior year in high school that I decided to enroll myself into Honors British Literature. Throughout my high school career, I never really had a course …show more content…

For starters, in college a week is given to complete a paper, but in high school a week was given just to start brainstorming ideas. Of course there are higher expectations, but that was inevitable. The typical structure of a high school essay consists of five paragraphs: an introduction, three body, paragraphs, and a conclusion. In college there is basically no structure as you should write as much that content that most effectively conveys your idea and backs up your argument. I would have to say that college level writing focuses on more complex argument centered around a very detailed, but arguable thesis. I have learned that the research that I did in high school is not the most reliable type of research. In high school I would search up sources on Google and pick one that pertained to the topic at hand. However in college, I learned that you must pick credible sources that are written by professionals and experts. I now use the library database to provide my paper with the most reliable and credible

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