Ever since reflection one was written, I feel as though my writing has gotten even more formal than I have ever thought possible. My midterm score was amazingly higher than the score of my WSPT score when I entered this school. Before this class, my writing was pure casual because that is what I wrote in my fanfiction stories. However, I know that in school there are no contractions allowed and the comma placements are worth a lot more than when writing for fun. There are a lot more complications and formalities that can be learned from practicing all the time and gaining inspiration from the surroundings. This helped me immensely when going to write for the midterm.  Now since the midterm is done, I can honestly say that I am ready for the final exam, and I feel as though I am going to do a whole lot better this time around. The reason being that I have grown in my writing and am taking more criticism than I used to take and using it to improve my writing as I have grown fond of writing more and more over the years. The midterm was a reassurance that I am indeed improving despite my doubts that I have developed over the years. The midterm grade surprised me, none the less, because honestly I have always been told that I need to improve my writing ever since elementary school. That was when I decided I wanted to write for a hobby, but like I said, lack of self-confidence held me back and so I did not publish until I was 13 and those were fanfictions, not even original works. The midterm grades have proven to me that I have improved somewhat from high school writing and therefore have encouraged me that maybe I can do this on the side. I know that I just ranted a lot, but the final exam is going to be just as good, if not better, than the midterm and the work I have done up to now.