The transition from high school to college was a more significant one than I expected. Taking college courses and being in college are definitely two different things. I realized that way more is expected of you in college and if you submit work that is below par, then professors certainly have little to no sympathy for you. There are not usually second chances given and Professors are right to do so, there is a standard and there is no room for careless mistakes. There is far more work you must put in as an individual and your work is held to a higher standard.
In high school, I had always considered myself “fine.” Good grades without editing much or using WriteLab were easy. I rarely edited in fact, rarely read my work aloud to check it over. In college, I have learned the importance of editing. A part of me felt scared of editing, it’s a daunting process. Writing an essay itself feels like a marathon so editing after seemed to exhausting and in high school, it was often unnecessary. But as we have discussed, writing is a process. It is not a one step method and then you are magically done. It is multiple steps that may be repeated over and over, it is a learning process. So I have come to learn I was wrong. I believed I acquired all my writing skills from high school and that was enough to sustain me for the next four years and beyond. I attempted to stunt my growth before I really began to grow as a writer. The experiences from college have only helped me grow not only as a writer but as an individual. This is a lesson to never stop growing, changing and learning. When I anticipate I know it “all” or have learned it “all” I am not now naive enough to believe it. True education and continuous growth throughout your lifetime.