Is it always this easy now?

[skybytch 273]

Isn't it supposed to be hard - or at least a lot of work - to register for college?

I just registered online for spring semester at a local community college. Got the exact schedule I wanted, first try. No driving to the school, waiting in long lines, only to be told the classes I wanted filled up 10 minutes ago.

Progress is a good thing.

Anyone got any tips on surviving College Composition?

[flyangel2 2]

Wow! Good for you girly.

Did you do your assessment testing yet? Most times they have you do that first before you can sign up for classes to make sure you are taking the correct classes.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[Sen.Blutarsky 0]

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Anyone got any tips on surviving College Composition?

Start now before your first day of class. Learn to decompose a few good authors so that you understand their paragraph structure and word selection. Imitate them. Buy Strunk & White and peruse it. Keep several on-line dictionaries and thesaurii in your list of favorites. Use the free department tutors if they are available. Begin your assignments immediately after receiving them and put your drafts aside, returning to them with a critical eye. Archive drafts of your works as you go along, just in case. Disable grammar checking through your word processor; use the spell checker, though. Avail yourself of teacher’s office hours. Don’t be afraid to experiment and challenge “good enough.” Learn when to stick with “good enough.” Write to your intended audience. Play crossword puzzles and other word games. Contact me when you need a good copyright lawyer for that first novel or screenplay, I might accept jumps in barter. No matter what avoid stringing sentences together like those that appear in this paragraph


Blutarsky 2008. No Prisoners!

Edited to follow own advice

[Shotgun 1]

Are you crazy? That sounds like way too much work. Essays should never be started until about 10PM the night before they are due. Make a pot of coffee, stay up until it's finished, that's all you have to do...

[Lolie 0]

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Are you crazy? That sounds like way too much work. Essays should never be started until about 10PM the night before they are due. Make a pot of coffee, stay up until it's finished, that's all you have to do..

Truer words were never spoken. I'm not kidding--I ALWAYS get better grades when I do this. Once, my final paper was assigned the first day of class, and I started it three months later, at 9 pm the night before it was due. Wrote about 22 pages and got 100%. My friend who'd spent all semester on it and got a 92 was really pissed.

Seriously, a composition class will not be a great challenge. Judging purely by your posts, I'd say you'll do fine. I'll edit your papers for you if you want. I like editing things. Seriously. I think it's because I'm a control freak, and like to correct people.

-Miranda
you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear
it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

[swedishcelt 0]

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Are you crazy? That sounds like way too much work. Essays should never be started until about 10PM the night before they are due. Make a pot of coffee, stay up until it's finished, that's all you have to do...

I wouldn't do this exactly. Your professor hopefully has a course outlined that will teach you and help you learn the course material step by step. Definitely give your first few assignments enough time. Feel out the class by making sure you have enough time to do it at first. The problem with doing everything last minute means that you have no time for revision, rewrites, peer review or letting your professor look over anything with constructive criticism. Some people are just naturally gifted writers and can get away with that but others of us need to really work hard to get things perfect. Be wise and make sure you know what you do to do well before you take a risk like that.

[Sen.Blutarsky 0]

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Are you crazy? That sounds like way too much work.

Why, yes, I am crazy - I jump from perfectly good airplanes.

It was my [mis]impression that Lisa has been away from school for a time and therefore she might need to freshen up a bit before falling back on the time-honored “night before” method. I agree that if her posting style is any indication of her writing ability then she will likely perform quite successfully no matter what.

BTW, are emoticons acceptable literary devices for english composition nowadays?


Blutarsky 2008. No Prisoners!

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Ok, so I give bad advice. But don't worry, Lisa knows better than to listen to me. And no, emoticons are not acceptable literary devices for english composition nowadays, but I do have a difficult time writing without them.

[squirrel 0]

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Anyone got any tips on surviving College Composition?

nope, but i could help you out in welding class. and, i do love the online or phone registration. when i did my first go around back in the late 80s, it was the line thing, but then again...plenty of time to check out the coeds!

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[karenmeal 0]

As long as you plan well for what classes you need to take and when to take them, it should never be very hard. I think that most of the time the people that complain about having a hard time registering and what not are the ones that don't plan, procrastinate, and then blame someone else for the situation they got themselves into. (I've done this in the past, but I always blame myself.)

The best way to avoid stressful situations like that.. see your advisor early and often!

As far as surviving any college class, all you need to do is attend class, take notes, and keep up with the reading. If you are having trouble, see your teacher at office hours. I'm always amazed at how many people don't do this and then wonder why they get a bad grade in the class. It's not hard, just follow the syllabus! (atleast in my experience.)

I've been so happy since I've returned to school, when you are there because you want to be there, it's awesome!

Good luck!

-Karen

"Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham