I entered college with a mindset prepared to learn, write and do work. However, I was not familiar with the amount of work that I would be receiving. I was also unaware of how quickly we would be going through the information in the textbooks. This came as a shock to me because all of this would be happening in such a short amount of time. When I saw the English syllabus for the first time, I panicked and thought “oh my goodness”, how am I going to do all of this. I read through the syllabus over three times and never was I able to answer that question.
The second thought that ran through my mind was about my professor. Who is she? Is she nice? Is she exciting? My cousin told me to create a good impression on my professor and make sure I have one that I am able to talk to and go to when I had questions about my lecture. His advice stood out to me because when I was in ninth grade I tested into college English and the professor was never available when I had a question. He also felt that I did not belong in his class because of my age and tried to make my entire experience in his class miserable, which he succeeded in doing. However, when I entered English 101 at George Mason, my professor was the total opposite.
My first day in English was fun. I enjoyed it, and I felt like I belonged there. I liked the fact that the class size was small and not the size of a lecture group, because I came from a small high school. There were only 15 students in my graduating class and English class and I feel that I am able to learn, retain, and grasp information much better in a smaller setting compared to if I were in a classroom with 50 people.
I think that everything in your class gets straight to the point and is easily accessible to ...
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Although, certain aspects of the class have been a hassle I feel that I have made much progress in my writing. I appreciate all of the comments and corrections that you leave on my paper because that enables me to focus on what I need to do in order to write an A+ paper. Sometimes I am in shock when I look back at some of the writing that I have done because I cannot believe that I have written them. I also have enjoyed doing the research exercises because I have learned so much about the library and how much it has to offer. Many of the problems that I have encountered within this class have been solved by me asking you various questions over email and just going back and looking at what I have done wrong on papers, quizzes and etc.
I look forward to finishing out the semester with you and cannot wait to see the final outcome of my research paper.
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