able to me as an incoming freshman, I have come to the conclusion that I would like to enroll in English 100. As I looked at the characteristics in the boxes in the “Guide to Choosing the Right First-Year Writing Course” for English 100 and English 100P, I find that I fulfill almost all of the characteristics for English 100. For the reasons stated throughout this essay, I believe this course would be best suited for me in my first year as a college freshman. English 100, which is offered for three hours a week, will allow me more time to evenly apportion study opportunities for each of my classes. Although the English 100P course provides students with lab time for essays and writing samples, I would prefer to work on my own and use one
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It wasn’t just my English classes for which I was required to write an essay, but also in almost all my classes, from Honors Biology to Honors Modern U.S History, from Sociology to Shakespeare--there were papers to write. In all of these classes for which I composed an essay, I always did my best and received a grade of at least a B+. The essays I wrote were not just an assignment; I also enjoyed writing them. I was able to get down on paper my knowledge about a certain subject or topic that I wasn’t able to communicate in class. In addition, I was able to contribute ideas so that my teachers could see that I understood the material, which was one of the things I liked best about writing essays. I’ve also done some writing outside of the classroom. For example, recently my sister was married and since I was her maid of honor, she asked me to write a speech to read at her wedding reception. That was easy, in my opinion, because I do love to write. I feel that I have a way with words and those words just come to me. When I read my speech at her wedding in front of all her friends and family, there was not a dry eye in the room, which made me feel fantastic. I realized that my speech mattered and the words I composed on a blank piece of paper were important to my
It wasn’t just my English classes for which I was required to write an essay, but also in almost all my classes, from Honors Biology to Honors Modern U.S History, from Sociology to Shakespeare--there were papers to write. In all of these classes for which I composed an essay, I always did my best and received a grade of at least a B+. The essays I wrote were not just an assignment; I also enjoyed writing them. I was able to get down on paper my knowledge about a certain subject or topic that I wasn’t able to communicate in class. In addition, I was able to contribute ideas so that my teachers could see that I understood the material, which was one of the things I liked best about writing essays. I’ve also done some writing outside of the classroom. For example, recently my sister was married and since I was her maid of honor, she asked me to write a speech to read at her wedding reception. That was easy, in my opinion, because I do love to write. I feel that I have a way with words and those words just come to me. When I read my speech at her wedding in front of all her friends and family, there was not a dry eye in the room, which made me feel fantastic. I realized that my speech mattered and the words I composed on a blank piece of paper were important to my