First Years - Assignment 5

This episode of Buffy delved into the situations first-year students, Buffy, faced. As first-year students you have expectations when arriving on campus and how your life will change and how you as a student will adapt and overcome these obstacles. As you may have noticed by now your idea of college may or may not have been correct.

In an essay explain

  • What these expectations you had of college were?
  • What challenges you personally faced moving to college (ex, Moving away from home, procrastination, deadlines, etc.)
  • How did you/will you overcome these obstacles you have/or will be put in front of?
  • What are you hoping to gain from the “college experience?” (Other than a degree!!! Ex; friends, sense of self-worth, good work habits, etc..)
  • How does this relate to Buffy in any way? (If possible)

Requirements

This assignment should allow a wide spectrum to express yourself so take advantage because most writings are purely academic in college. Have fun with this paper and keep in mind the idea of ANALYSIS!!! This paper is structured similar to a personal narrative so make sure to explain yourself and create a really good analysis in each paragraph.

  • Standard MLA format (12pt Times New Roman, double spaced).
  • No max length of paper, I would rather read a longer more interesting and well thought out paper than a generic copy and paste feel.
  • This paper should be as long as you need it to be so that you can express your ideas and get your point across.
  • Follow the PIE method! (Purpose, Illustration, Explanation)
  • Make sure to focus on your analysis, make this paper mean something to not only you but the audience.

This assignment was created by Robert Silva.