I warned you, right? This was pretty intense and unbelievably time-consuming, right? Reflect back on the beginning of this course – your fears, anxieties, worries, etc – and discuss how you turned these into strengths throughout this course this semester. What are your future goals as researchers? As writers? What was your proudest moment in this course? What do you think will most stick with you long after this course?
I was pretty intimidated before this course even started because of the emails that Marlen sent regarding the intense amount of work required for this class. The first couple of weeks were the hardest but I figured that if i kept with it I would feel a sense of accomplishment when the final days of class drew near. I’m not going to lie, i didn’t think i was going to make it through the first weeks of class because of the workload. none of my other classes required this much work. I was afraid that i was going to have to drop the class, that i wouldn’t make the time to do the work. Thankfully Leslie was there for support. When i thought of dropping she was there to reassure me that i could do it. I’m glad i stuck it out.
As far as future goals as a researcher goes, i’m not sure that i have any specific goals. I have found that i’m more curious in correlations within data. I find myself wanting to know how one thing affects another and how they might be somehow connected. Before this class i really didn’t care.
The proudest moment for me, in this course, was actually completing the research paper. I’ve finished papers for other classes that were even longer in length, but none of those compare to this paper. This is such a personal experience that has allowed me to grow and be proud of the work that i’ve done.
What will stick with me even after this class is over is the fact that I know i can approach a task head on and stick with it, no matter how time consuming or difficult. I can think of a handful of classes that i’ve actually retained information from since starting my college career. This class in most definitely one of them. =)
