Everyone has that one feeling before turning in an assignment, either if its a little unsettled or have full confidence in it. I tend to have more confidence in my assignments right before I turn them in. However, you risk a lot of errors if you’ve spent little time on the assignment or didn’t understand it. Risking your grade is something no one wants. I do believe that for most people they don’t accept criticism, but for me...

It is a known fact that everyone in life wants to be successful. Ever since I was young, I’ve always been truly amazed by the stars in the sky, the empty space outside of earths atmosphere, the galaxy as a whole. It is my career goal to study it and maybe some day explore it. For this to happen it wont come easy and thats just the way I want it. I believe that if it comes easy, it wont last long. But if it comes with hardships and late...

I’ve always been a decent writer and intend to get better at writing throughout college. I’m currently in Writing for College Success and I’ve learned a lot already. We just recently received our first grade for our first essay. Before turning it in, I was very confident I did a good job. I revised my paper multiple times and made sure I didn’t make mistakes with simple comma placements. I tend to have a lot of run on...

Guilty as charged, I have always been a victim of procrastination. I was never a fan of starting my classwork, assignments, and projects the day I got them. This has led to “all nighters” that I’m truly not a fan. Knowing that I will not make it through college these next four years with procrastination, I will dedicate my time to making a daily schedule of when to begin and manage my assignments. I believe that this is the...

I was born in Haarlem, Netherlands and spent most of my childhood there, so being the first in my family to get a college education here in the United States puts a lot of pressure on me. As I’m currently attending college, I am still learning how to manage my time as a student-athlete, brother, and son. College is busy when it comes to classwork, unreasonable amounts of work, and having soccer practice. But not only do I have to worry...