<p>You aren’t always going to get a D on your first paper- I believe that I got a C on mine, but you will most likely be shocked by your grade on your first TO paper. These papers are to be written in a completely different way than any high school paper, and it can take a while to adapt. The nice thing is that your writing instructor wants you to do better, and will definitely reward improvement. As long as you put effort into your papers, you will eventually see good results. One of the nice things about TO is that there is absolutely no curve- teachers can give you the grade that they feel you deserve. For one of my TO classes, my teacher said that he felt that we all deserved A’s for the level of work that we put in, so he gave us all A’s. Note- that doesn’t mean that you are guaranteed an A, just that if you work hard, and are learning from mistakes, you will be rewarded.</p>