I'm unsure how honest I want to be in this essay. I think for the sake of reaching the 1,250 word count I'll be able to get more mileage by telling the truth.
The reason I'm in college is because my parents want me here. I tried arguing with them over the summer that I didn't want to attend any college. (I hope this doesn't make you feel I'll take your class any less seriously. In fact, if I hadn't attended QCC I would be mainly just be practicing my writing.) My original plan was to build a portfolio of my writing and hopefully find a job working for a magazine or newspaper.
I feel like my generation is at an awkward time in education. The college degree isn't finding us jobs anymore. Before, if we had a college degree it gave us an extra edge. Now, it isn't even seen as important. All businesses seem to look for is job experience. Even entry level jobs are requiring over three years of experience. Internships seem to impress employers more than an asoociates degree in an unrelated field. QCC doesn't have much for journalism. I don't feel like my Liberal Arts degree will be helping me getting that job in journalism.
But no one likes having a kid not going to college. Especially since we're immagrants, my parents really want to see me get a degree. That's really the only reason I'm here.
I don't feel like I have the drive that other students have. Even in high school, if I wasn't interested in a class I would do the bare minimum. I always got good grades in electives and English, but I barely passed math. It never really bothered me though. I've never really seen grades to be important. I never took notes, would do the homework right before class, and basically all the other types of slacking.
I think my proudest moment in high school was after giving a teacher one of my stories. I was never even taught under her. We just happened to be friends. One day she pulls me out of one of my classes and tells me that my story was one of the best stories she's read from a student. (I hope this doesn't sound like I'm bragging here.) I was really floored to be honest. I still don't like most of my writing. I worked on that story I gave her for almost a month.
The point is, that was my happiest moment in schooling. It wasn't the As that I received on my finals or anything like that. I don't think I've ever been interested in formal education.
But now that I'm here I don't want to waste anyone's time, neither mine or yours. I can tell already that I'm going to be interested in your class. I'll be taking it seriously. I feel like I'll be able to learn a lot from it. How well I'll be doing in my Math 99 class I have no idea. Speaking realistically, there's a good chance I wont pass.
What I want to gain form your class is pretty obvious: knowledge in writing, knowledge about English, and knowledge in the work of other authors. I don't feel like I need to talk about this too much. I'd like a good learning enviroment and all the stuff that is expected in any type of school program. I don't feel like this will be a huge concern and I'm sure you know more about what makes a good learning enviroment than I do. I just expect all the reasonable things that everyone else expects.
My goals are to improve myself with everything you are teaching me.
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