As I first walked into classroom W3 to begin my first day of class in Freshman Composition, I could not help the nervous feeling in my gut. I have always gotten away with writing papers at the las minute, and I could tell right away that I would not be able to do that in this class. Although the instructor seemed nice enough, I was still nervous about all of the work outside of the classroom required. Despite the feeling in my gut, I still set lofty goals for the class, most of which revolved around receiving an “A” in the class. Throughout the semester, I have learned to use many tools that help sharpen my writing skills, such as metacognition, varying sentence patterns, and learning how to properly cite sources. These tools continued to
