Reflective Essay: My First Year At Spelman College

During my first year at Spelman College, I have not necessarily acquired any new writing skills. However, I have definitely sharpened three imperative writing skills, including: forming my ideas, reasoning, and synthesis (based on readings and discussions) to develop the content of my essays, integrating sources and evidence that corroborate my beliefs, and making my writing more clear and concise. In addition, I still stand in the process of learning to write well under the pressure of time constraints. To illustrate my points, At Spelman, I have been required to read and discuss for every single class I have enrolled in. Though at times, reading nonfiction, scholarly works daily feels tedious and annoying, it has indubitably extended my intellectual capacity. Reading and discussing so often has fostered the highest intellectual engagement that I have ever had in my life, and has significantly impacted the content of my essays. Considering that when I read I gain more knowledge, my essays are now better defined and developed with depth and thoroughness instead of fluff and lack of insight.
I have always been opinionated, creative, and assertive, and this has helped me to convey exactly what I aspire to say in my essays. My voice and unique sensibility in my writing has always been obvious. …show more content…
The essay that I submitted for Section B, entitled “Skin Color Politics,” demonstrates my passion and connection to writing and the subject at hand. I would like the assessment committee to notice my thoughtfully and smoothly incorporated research, and my logical approaches that acknowledge both the complexity and ambiguity in my assessment colorism in the everyday lives of black