Personal Narrative: My Dropping Out Of College

I almost dropped out of college. The third week of school I received my first grade on a college assignment. I got a D. For someone who is somewhat of a perfectionist and has never received a D in their life this came as a shock. Subsequent to receiving this a slight meltdown and phone call to my mother ensued. I told my mother that I did not think college was for me, and that I wanted to drop out. My mother and I both knew that no matter how serious I may have sounded or how foolproof my backup plan was that I would not actually drop out of college. As a perfectionist, being a college dropout did not exactly align with the high expectations I set for myself. I would like to say this is the only time I called my mom in tears, but that is not …show more content…
Personally, I enjoyed writing the papers for English 101 more because the personal narrative and profile paper were two of my favorites. Whereas, the papers for English 102 were also very interesting to write, but required a lot more research and effort. I found the causal argument to be especially challenging at first. One thing that was often noted by my peers, Cassidy and Kylie, and Dr. Tait was incorrect formatting on works cited and in text citations. Some of my other classes use APA format, and I was putting the year instead of the page number which was noted by Cassidy and Kylie. Both of my peers and Dr. Tait noted that I had some good rebuttals in my arguments. Dr. Tait also commented that in my papers for English 101, I had strong introductions that helped draw in the audience. Both Kylie and Cassidy noted that I needed a better conclusion to my cover letter. This was very helpful as I was having some difficulty formulating a conclusion. Sometimes Cassidy would make a comment that a portion of a paragraph or sentence did not make sense, or was being misinterpreted. This allowed me to realize that my information to the audience needed to be presented in a different way. One frustrating thing about the peer edit process, was not everyone in my group would turn things in on time, or complete edits and rough drafts. Occasionally, I would only have one person edit my work, so I did not receive as much feedback. After reviewing all of my feedback, I have learned that I still need to be extra cognizant of mla formatting concerning in text citations and the works cited page. Additionally, I still make various grammatical errors and sometimes my sentences need to be restructured in a way that makes the point more clear to the audience. It is always important for an individual to be aware of their strengths and weaknesses in order for growth and progress to be