Application essays and college writing

alamode
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:50:53 +0000

I don’t believe I have written a creative essay/story since 5th grade. The only option available at my high school is to take “Writing to be Published” as a semester elective during senior year…that would be the only exposure to creative writing someone could get at my high school.

I’m a sophmore, and until this year I have NEVER had a great english teacher. Not once had I actually learned HOW to write an essay. This was very dissapointing as I have always enjoyed writing and would have liked to have a good english teacher. This year’s teacher is pretty good, but also gives so much work it is frankly impossible to complete all assignments to one’s best ability.

I am really excited for next year (but also scared), because I’m taking AP Lang, with a teacher who is supposed to be THE best English teacher…ever…lol. She is extremely difficult, often mean, and very strict, but is also the most respected teacher in our school. Reviews of her teaching are always similar to: “The best teacher I have ever had,” “You will NEVER have another teacher like her,” “She prepared me for college unlike any other teacher,” and “It was because of her that I was able to mock my college friends when they had difficulty passing their English 101 Classes and I was pulling A+s.” So I am really nervous for her class, but am looking forward to improving my writing skills.

I am REALLY happy, because apparently she and my current english teacher graded my English Regents last month, and she (the teacher I’ll be having next year) LOVED my writing and demanded my current teacher to make me take her class next year! I ended up with the only 100 out of all the sophmores and juniors taking it at my school, lol. So hopefully that is a good sign.