College Writing Failure

As a college student, or student in general, it is very easy for me to second guess my abilities or become overwhelmed at the prospect of being graded on skills that seem difficult to grasp in writing, but I have managed to start college without these preeminent dispositions. Throughout high school, my very strict, magnet teachers forced me to step out my comfort zone enabling me to be more open about writing in general. Even though I am certainly far from perfect, without these experiences and realizations over the years, I would have found this and many other writing assignments daunting and nearly impossible. In my freshman year of high school, I undeniably doubted my writing skills due to the fact that even then my grammar and spelling were nearly horrific. When I wrote I was never able to find my voice, and …show more content…
I blamed this lack of confidence for the “D” I made on the final essay that stamped my first “C” on my report card. The failure left a bad impression on me about my writing. When I started my sophomore year and found out the essay topic, I did everything in my power to make the most of it and never made a bad grade on a paper ever again if I could help it. Therefore, I picked a topic that I was passionate about and was able to push through and made an overall “B” on my paper which was a vast improvement. The only thing that really held me back was my grammar. I will be the first to admit that I absolutely loathe grammar. Honestly, I would rather spend my time developing a good, meaningful paragraph that flows with information and expressive word usage than apply “adequate, Grade-A” grammar. Seemingly, I frequently have run-on sentences, abuse commas, and regrettably spell words wrong even though I pride myself in using creative vocabulary. With all my weaknesses in mind, I have to make sure I have a lot of people to look over my papers for me