I am just so excited; kind of 'fit to be tied' that I can officially state that I got all A's for my first semester grades! 4.0 - Dean's List and all that jazz! It is such a thrill and I am very proud.
The thing that I want people to understand though, is that it is certainly not brains that got me my As! Some was natural ability - I am lucky enough to speak well in public, so although the exams were a trial, the public speaking part of Oral Comm was a much easier grade for me than most - although I worked hard to produce good citations (APA, MLA, all a foreign language to me!) and outlines. My fabulous Queen's School 'grounding' made writing easier for College Writing and Research, and the fact that I already knew how to articulate thoughts that were (mostly) grammatically correct, was a huge plus.......but here is the thing, it was all of the hours at my desk upstairs that got me those A's. Most evenings I was studying, typing or brainstorming. Weekends were full of extra study. So, even though a good portion of my classmates were more up-to-date in their learning and had as much if not more natural ability, it was the being prepared to keep working...all the time...that earned me A's - and not being embarrassed to ask for help - and understanding that professors aren't just there to help me while in class, they are paid to help me out of class too!
4.0. Cool.
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