I Should Have Stayed In School

Uh oh. I'm starting to realize that I don't know how to write for college classes. I have two essays due very soon and I've never actually written an essay. I dropped out of high school when I was 17 years old and finished the last year and half in night classes. Night school was nothing more than taking simple classes to obtain enough credits to graduate. I never took any of the college prep courses that are usually required during the last two years of high school. I never took any of the English Composition classes; I never made it past Algebra and Biology. Now, after 12 years, I'm noticing that I never prepared myself for college writing, math, or science. That is why I'm taking an Introduction to Composition class so I can try to learn how to write. However, I didn't expect to have to write essays for a computer class.

I really, really wish I had finished high school and started college when I was 18 or 19 years old. It's also much more difficult to comprehend new facts and ideas than I remember it being when I was a kid. I'm a little worried because I'm actually starting out with very easy classes....maybe even remedial classes. I can't imagine taking "real" classes. For the first time, I'm feeling a little intimidated. I've already spent two hours this morning trying to write one paragraph....and I have yet to write a complete sentence.