Pre-AP Class Reflection

Starting out my first semester in my undergraduate studies, I was so confident, believing that I would never become behind on assignments and will spend a tremendous amount of time studying. Unknowingly, I became behind on picking a preview date and was left with only a limited amount of open classes. While attending the preview, I was given a plan from DegreWorks that was filled with courses recommended for me my first semester. One of the courses apart of the plan was UNIV 150. After being unsure about the course, I did some further investigation on what I would be learning and then I asked myself, “Why do I need to take a course about college writing when I primarily took Pre-AP classes throughout high school? ” That question was quickly answered in the first couple of weeks of class when I would procrastinate and have to turn in assignments after due dates. …show more content…
I began changing my sleeping, homework, and work habits and while doing this I was able to catch up before I got too far behind. Fortunately, as I caught up I began to actually read my textbooks that were required with my classes. The book used in UNIV150 had so much relevancy and was very relatable to some of the situations I had going on in my life. One specific chapter that aided me the most on how to I should write was chapter 3, How to stay on top of it. This chapter outlined multiple methods on how to maintain positive reading strategies and after reading then analyzing during my discussion posts and journals. I was able to figure out the most efficient way of reading for myself and I now use outlines, notes, and summaries in my other classes also and I’m very thankful that UNIV150 was recommended for