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Goals My grades this semester have been satisfactory, but I think they could improve. My short-term goal for this semester is to get straight A’s. All my life I have primarily been a straight A student and it comes to my surprise that earning an A in college is a lot harder. Halfway through the semester I had straight A’s but now I have two B’s. I think this has a lot to do with my lack of motivation to study hard and complete assignments both on time and effectively. I hope to end the semester with a strong finish and to do this, I plan on studying more than just the night before the test and put more effort into my assignments, no matter how much I may not want to. I will also utilize tutoring in the classes I am struggling with and ask …show more content…

Although I am very good at math and science, writing has never been my strong suit. I find myself desperate for motivation every time I have an essay coming up. Ever since my senior year of high school, finding the correct words and coming up with ideas to write about give me some sort of anxiety. I plan to become better at writing papers by working harder to find motivation and by beginning writing far in advance, so I can come up with several ideas and give myself plenty of time to revise my paper before it is due. I can also utilize outside sources by getting the help of my English professor and using the Writing Center. My teacher can give me one-on-one tips about improvements I can make to my writing and the Writing Center can read over my paper once I am finished and give me suggestions on what I can fix. I think that it will require a lot of time and effort, but will pay off in the long run. A long-term goal of mine is to transfer to Goldfarb School of Nursing next spring. Although the nursing program typically requires two years of coursework at Lindenwood University, I already have so many credits that I don’t need to. I plan to do this by taking extra classes over this spring and next fall semester and also by taking classes over the summer. I know it will take a lot of hard work, but I believe I can do it. I am excited to jump into the field of nursing and become one step closer to beginning my

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