My Struggles in College Essay

Before I started this course, my writing was not necessarily bad. I did struggle with a lot, but I was never a horrible writer. I would frequently drift into second person while I was in first person. That was my main struggle. I figured that was normal though. Everyone was doing it, so I figured that it was the way to go. It was not until I was properly taught in this course to make sure that the point of view that I am writing in, in the moment, is consistent. Now I don’t have a problem with…

people, like my mother, are driven to accomplish their goals regardless of the obstacles they face along the way. For me, giving up is not an option because I strongly believe you can accomplish anything if you try hard enough. This is something I have learned from watching my mother throughout my life. I look up to my mom because she didn't let what other people said stop her from pursuing her dreams. My mom was only 19 when she had me and since she didn’t have any support from my dad, she had…

This can be taught by the experience during a student 's struggle to attain their education. I believe that if you 're just doing work in a certain fashion, then you 're experience during college years is going to be like that as well. The college life is, and can be, filled with freedom one living by no parental figure around. Surely, students must know the responsibilities they have while going through college, but some, sadly, do not take those of account. Experiences do help a person…

At the beginning of Composition, I stated that I wanted to learn how to write a good paper for college and areas past it. I think that I have come a long way since writing that down. After writing six papers, I feel like I have become a stronger writer. I have received so much knowledge on points that I did not even think about in a paper before. I know that these skills will help me for the rest of my life. I think about a lot of different points when I write anything now, such as what words I…

grown as a writer. I have had struggles, failures, and success but my writing is a continuous work in progress. There were plenty of nights where my friends went out parting and I stayed in to complete a writing project that was due. When I entered my first year of college, I was pretty confident in my writing. In high school I written plenty of essays, and research papers which I made good grades on. I knew how to research topics, use proper information to write my thesis, and also how to…

injury and it is my job, as a lifeguard, to watch over and protect them. We are trained to scan in a pattern so that every single person in the water is given detailed attention. When a person begins to struggle, we follow a direct three step procedure. One long whistle, use the emergency stop button to shut off the waves, and…

My next interview was Caleb Pearson. He is in his second year of college and is studying industrial engineering. Engineering is not a easy major to pursue it takes a lot of hard work and dedication. So of course my first question was, is college stressful for you? Caleb said- “College is stressful for most people but I kind of enjoy the stress it pushed me to work hard”. Some people can channel their stress into something, for example, work, school, sports. Next question I asked was, how is the…

read and write at a very early age. I enjoyed reading and writing very much then, and still today. According to my parents, I learned to read and make up my own stories somewhere around the age of four or five. I recall not enjoying the outside and bugs very much, and instead I begin learning to create my world in books. I credit my early reading of Dr. Seuss Books, and Nancy Drew with my love to write. At the age of six, I was very active in church. I was the youngest Jr. Superintendent in…

Georgia, 21 years old, a girlfriend, daughter, and an outgoing friend. These are the general descriptions I can say about myself. This semester I analyzed this question frequently to analyze my “inner self”. Analyzing my inner self was difficult for me because, I had difficulty expressing my emotions. To analyze my emotions, freedom, and inner self this essay will be autoethnographical. Autoethnography is an approach to research and writing that seeks to describe and systematically analyze…

Reluctantly though, this is really the end for me. A trend throughout my paper appeared in every question asked. There was a theme illustrated within every topic. I discussed each topic thoroughly with a little background of reflection throughout this paper. For every topic, I talked about there was a reason for it. Throughout the first part; who am I as a college student? I talked about how I got where I am today and how my mindset change, during the process. I found the bigger picture and…