I have definitely learned a lot about myself as a writer and about writing itself this past semester. In high school, I was very used to writing analytical essays about novels and essays, so delving into the world of more creative yet still analytical writing was challenging but also rewarding. I loved having choices, whether it was picking my place of interest or picking my advertisements to compare. I also loved being able to explore the usage of the first person pronoun, "I." It was nice to be given some freedom as a writer, which allowed me to find my voice and my style. Over this semester, I feel that I have definitely improved in terms of writing, but I still have many areas in which I could improve upon. Most notably, I hope to write less wordy. I want to become more concise and more to the point. I am big on deep, vivid description, so I need to learn how to create a balance between good insight and good sentence quality. I also want to work on varying my sentences so my essays do not sound monotonous. I look forward to delving deeper and deeper into the world of writing and I hope to keep improving myself. I am grateful for what my Freshman writing class has provided for me this semester, I wonder what the next four years will have in store for me.
My experience from taking this class is very similar to what you describe in this post. I feel like I learned a lot about myself as a writer, most likely due to the great freedom I was granted in this class that allowed me to explore my abilities more than I have in my education before college. This ultimately made the essays we were giving more fun to write, even though they were the longest I was ever assigned in such a short period of time. I also feel as though my writing has improved overall, but I've also come to realize a multitude of areas that could be improved in it as well. The course material for this class overall made me look at and discuss writing in a way I never had before and has inspired me to continue to develop my skills and grow as a writer in the remainder of my educational career.
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