Reflective Essay: The Value Of Dual Credit Students

Before the start of the school year I was completely stressed out due to the idea that I was going taking two college level classes. All I ever hear about college is that it’s full of sleepless nights and ramen noodle diets. I was initially expecting this year to be physically and emotionally draining, but as I began to initiate myself into the dual credit program, I found it to be less stressful than I had originally expected. This semester was full of learning experiences. My writing style, in the past, was terrible. If I were to be honest, the only reason I passed English EOCs was due to my high score in reading comprehension. My essay, was below average to say at the least. However, as this semester passed on I began to improve on my writing skills by developing better outlines and focusing on one core subject, in an essay, rather than dottling around. In fact, the peer reviews, from my classmates, and critiques, provided by my professor, really helped me in the long run by providing the necessary “points” that I needed to improve on. Next year, I hope to improve on my grammar and comma usage. I also hope to provide more time to myself in order to focus on my dual credit course rather than procrastinating so much. Overall this dual credit course was easier …show more content…
History dual credit class. This is primarily due to the assignment difference between them. My U.S. History professor creates assignments that are due at the end of the month whereas we, in English, have assignments due every week. Although, I can’t complain about this difference. Since we have more assignments in English compared to U.S. History, I feel more prepared to take an English EOC rather than a History one. We do take quizzes over every chapter in our History book, our professor allows us to take them as many times as we want. Although, this is convenient, I feel as if I am not learning anything about U.S.