Notre Dame Accomplishments

As previously discussed, I would like to try to implement a writing program for Lindenwood Belleville campus. I believe that implementing a specific writing program for students to improve their writing, and critical thinking, is crucial to the success of our undergraduate students in their future careers, and the reputation of Lindenwood University.

As I thumb through the dozens of pages, excitement builds inside of me; reminiscent of the exhilaration I experienced on my first day of high school. The impressive combination of rigorous courses and distinguished faculty hints at the opportunities that await me. For the first time I can imagine my future self. I anticipate forming the lasting connections that will extend into my personal and professional life. These relationships will provide me with the resources and alliances I need to thrive. It is my time at LSU that will develop my confidence, sharpen my strengths, and shore up my weaknesses. With a greater understanding of my identity, I will gain the ability to guide myself toward a career in which I will

Writing is frustrating. Writing is time consuming. Writing is thinking. Writing is different for everyone, and luckily public schools and universities have writing center for students where they can establish their writing as well as critical thinking skills in a comfortable environment. Nancy Maloney Grimm, a humanities professor and director of the writing center at Michigan Technological University, states in her article, “Re-articulating the Work of the Writing Center” that writing centers are, “a site of knowledge-making in the postmodern sense of knowing that [one’s] understanding is always partial, always capable of obscuring understanding of others” (537-8). Grimm is pointing out the importance of writing centers by being a place for not simply teaching like students get in a classroom, but being a place where “knowledge-making” is constructed with the face-to-face interactions of a tutor and tutee. Unfortunately, writing centers are slowly decreasing, for many do not find them essential to

Throughout life, writing has been one of the major struggles I faced in order to succeed as well as others. Growing up, I would envy success from others, and I would wonder why I wasn’t better than them and why I couldn’t accomplish as much. Therefore knowing my weakness, I worked hard all of middle school to avoid the image that others placed me in, based on the fact that I didn’t do better than others. In high school I tried to avoid it, and it became easier to do as well, but as I arrived to college I wasn’t ready to all of the new expectations that surrounded me. Therefore, I have begun by taking classes that were the perquisites to help my writing improve. The first class I took was English 60B. That class wasn’t as difficult as I imagined and it taught the skills I would need for English 50. After I took English 50, I challenged myself by actually doing research and having to improve my organizational skills. Now being in English 1A, and although it is

After a long eight months, I can now look back and say that I completed my first year of college. It is safe to say that during that time, life was not the same as it was in high school. Many adjustments, such as sacrifices and prioritizing had to be made. However, I think that those adjustments had made me a more accountable student, but more ultimately a better rounded human being. As I am about to enter my second year at Loyola, I am ready to tackle whatever challenges I may face. I personally feel that I am still a planet’s distance away from figuring out who I really am, but I think that as long as I can keep being the best person I can be, I can accomplish what I want to do during my post-collegiate career. In this essay, I will talk about my undergraduate career at Loyola University Chicago, emphasizing my field of study, college experience, and my career goals including the route I plan to take to get there.

The area of growth I will need in order to succeed in this program is my writing skills. I understand that academic writing is an important part of my development as a doctoral student. It is the only way I can demonstrate my learning experience (Lloyd, & Marjorie, 2007). This is the reason I am taking out time to work personally on my writing skills. By the end of this semester, I will be on the same level as my

Before arriving on the campus of the University of Indianapolis, several people in my immediate family and I ended our summer with a vacation that will forever be remembered. We traveled to the Grand Canyon where we hiked 9 miles down, along with hiking 9 miles back up. At this time I had several different feelings pulling me in several directions in the anticipation of college: fear, confusion, and excitement. However, when I process my first semester one thing remains bouncing in my head, my family vacation prior to the start of the 2014 school year. College is much like the hike from the bottom of the Grand Canyon to the top. The higher I climb, the higher the stakes. As I continue to ascend the narrow, rocky, dirt path, the path gets

A little over three months ago, I, along with thousands of other freshmen, embarked on a scary, yet exciting new chapter in our lives. Most of us, myself included, thought that we were well prepared for our first classes as college students. If I were asked what I had learned during college, I would have a hard time stating anything other than useless facts related to my classes. My commonplace book includes posts from throughout the semester that express my progression as both a student and a person.

Mercer University is one of America’s oldest and most respected institutions, with programs ranging from the liberal arts to engineering to medicine. Since the founding of Mercer University in 1833 until today, Mercer has produced graduates who have changed the world. The mission of Mercer University is to teach, to learn, to create, to discover, to inspire, to empower and to serve. Indeed, not only has this mission been fulfilled, testified by Mercer’s campus, faculty, traditions, and alumni, it has been exceeded. As an individual, over my life I have developed many attributes that I feel will make me thrive and be successful at Mercer University. In this essay, I hope to highlight these attributes, based on Mercer’s five defining components

Now, as I prepare to take the next step in my education, I am armed with the same readiness and excitement. As I seek an institution that is conducive to achieving my ongoing goals of academic growth and professional success, I look forward to bringing my talents and qualifications to my new graduate degree program. My research leads me to believe that the next important leap which I take will be elevated by admission to this institution, whose scholastic programs, campus community and qualified faculty appear to be a perfect match for my ambition.

The acclaimed best years of a young adult’s life, holds within itself a paradox. Students can essential accomplish all the desires of their heart in college but at the same time these same individuals can falter under that same pressure and crack. Success is not easily attained; a keen sense for opportunity and the ability to utilize this opening are necessary. College presents a time frame in which students can develop this skill. Opting to take a course with a reputation for rigorous material and taking the necessary measures to thrive in that class will speak wonders about a student’s propensity to succeed. A small triumph such as this goes a long way in building a student’s professional

I take immense pride in the work of the three organizations in development of students in their individual growth. With various positions at the three centers, my identity as a student leader and a peer educator, gives me more reasons to be proud as these experiences have shaped my values, and my future career aims. In my last year, my hope and my goal has been to transmit these opportunities of finding mentorship, professional growth and personal values to the new students, who visit the W and the UMC. In my first year, I feared that working alongside academic work would be distracting in my future academic goals. However, today I can say without student employment opportunities at the various centers and volunteer programs like Alternative Breaks, I would not be satisfied with only four years that one gets to spend at a large college institution built with inspirations of student

As a new student, I understand that I will be exposed to many new experiences, opportunities, and challenges during my first year here at Morgan State University. During this journey, it it important for me to understand “where i am coming from in order to know where I’m going.”

The transition to a larger school was challenging, but I was excited to attend a university that invested in its students and offered numerous opportunities for development. Coming in mid-year continued to be a difficult adjustment process, but I soon realized that I had to discover ways to find my place in a new setting. I felt the need to take advantage of every opportunity by becoming very involved on campus. I submerged myself in Greek Life, various leadership development programs, honor societies, and mentoring programs. In addition to working on and off campus, my participation in these programs encouraged me to seek opportunities outside of campus. I realize now that although I was unaware that I wanted a career in higher education, my active involvement in student affairs had a great influence on me and helped shape my path.

Ever since I started attending Mrs.Kigar’s 1st hour Senior Comp. class, my writing skills have expanded into a new level. I learned a lot about writing for example; before this class I had never heard of parallelism and didn’t know the impact it had on writing. Another part of my stylistic learning was learning about transitions, semicolons, commas, and apostrophes. I also wrote almost every different style of paper too which really helps in improving the ability to write.