Sunny Gan
This first semester has really taught me a lot. As a writer I can see that I have improved a lot. In the beginning I had trouble meeting the minimum length requirements and trouble analyzing and digging deeper into quotes. I am most proud of my 3rd assignment. It was my first time writing that many pages and im proud of myself for reaching that length. Even though this was my proudest piece of work, it was also the one I had most difficulty with. It was very time consuming and I couldn’t really find quotes that worked well with the structure I wanted. I still struggle with the length requirement and analysis part of writing.
One discussion that really stuck with me was that I create my own identity. The things I do and the things people think isn’t who I am. My identity as a student has shifted and changed a tremendous amount in a good way.
It is now the end of the semester and I have really grown as a student. I was slacking and now i realise that college requires 100% of my effort. The most difficult part was to time manage everything going on. There were so many deadlines and tests, my brain was frying. It surprised me a lot when I saw the amount of work that needed to be put in, my high school never gave me this much work. In the beginning of the semester I really thought I was going to get by with a breeze, but no. I had to put in a lot of effort even though im really lazy and procrastinate a lot.
Sunny, I really appreciate the honesty of this reflection! As you know, the adjustment to the expectations in college take a lot of people by surprise, so you are in good company. I think you undersell yourself by deciding ahead of time that you’re not a good writer or that you don’t have any good ideas. When you are really focussed and do your best work, you will see that the effort pays off! I was sorry we didn’t hear more from you during your presentation; I hope that you will continue to practice speaking up in class and sharing your opinions and insights. You have a lot to offer! Enjoy winter break, and please stop by to say hello in the new year!
Professor Sylvor