End of Semester Reflection

Something to know about me is that I am not a really good writer. I often struggle a lot in grammar, being descriptive, and analyzing. So when taking my first college English class I knew I was going to struggle because a college English class was going to be a lot different than my previous one. I am also not good at vocabulary I tend to use simple words and not high vocabulary. So something that can change over the course of the semester is that yes I still make grammar mistakes but not as much as I used to before taking the class. Also, the work we have done in class has helped me be more analytical. I often read things but don’t really see a meaning but this class has helped me analyze what we read. Which has improved my writing because I now I’m able to analyze a reading and write about it. In addition, I am also able to write more now then back then. I used to struggle in meeting the writing requirements in high school. But now I’m able to write the amount of words I am supposed which is something I have improved in. One work I am mostly proud of is my third paper. Although it may not have been the best one due to the grading. I am really proud of it because in that paper I did research and I learn many new things. It was not a paper where it was just for my English class and I had to do it because I had to. But it’s a paper where I was able to learn about the different types of parenting styles and how it can affect someone. I was able to read about something interesting and write about it. I still struggle with grammar, I make many grammar mistakes and it is something that I’m planning to work on because as a college student, my grammar should be better than what it is. I would say I’m a decent writer compared to how I used to write back in high school. I feel like I have improved but there are still things I need to work on.

We did various reading in English class and I learn a lot from each reading but one issue that has stayed with me is the struggle to learn a new language. I also went through that situation of learning a new language and adapting to it so I know it’s a struggle. The first story we did “The first day” was a story that I was able to connect because I basically had the same story with my mother. She didn’t have an education but wants the best for me just as the story. The concepts of Identity and representation are important in society because it basically is an image of ourselves, how we are seen by others. My identity really has not changed over the course of the semester.

My first semester in college has been alright, I realized that it’s true what everyone says that one must actually sit down and study for a test and you just can’t take a test without studying. I saw this with math, at first I didn’t really study for my first two test and I didn’t do great on them but for my last two which was the last math test and final I did take some time and study and I’m very proud of the outcome. At first I thought I was going to fail my math class and that I would have to retake the class but it didn’t happen and I would be able to move on to the next math class. Therefore this is something I struggle with during the semester but it is also rewarding because I improved. Something that college has surprised me with it’s time management. I bought an agenda where I write down the things that I need to do and it has honestly helped me alot. It surprised me because I’ve never really owned an agenda,, i thought that they were not useful but now I know I am wrong. Therefore this semester has taught me a lot and I have grown as a person both in my personal and academic life.