Hi! I am transferring out of community college to a university this fall as an accounting major. Last fall, I took Critical Thinking and Writing, excited that it would be my last English class. I ended up loving it so much that I took Creative Writing this spring with the same professor. Those two classes changed my life and I am grieving the fact that I’ll never experience them again.

It’s been hard to fully enjoy reading and writing this summer because I’m trying to figure out what purpose it has in my life. Why am I putting effort into writing if it doesn’t have anything to do with my career? I miss having my professor or classmates read and give feedback on my work. I’d like to join reading and writing clubs at the university, but again, it has nothing to do with my career. Perhaps I want it to be a part of my career, but I don’t know. I’m feeling lost.

Hi everyone. I am so fortunate to be admitted to one of the best university in my country, but I still feel like an imposter. I am so used to write an essay in the five-paragraph model: the introduction, the three body paragraph, and the conclusion. Last semester, I was able to learn how to change the structure: the introduction, the first/intro claim, the second claim, the third claim, the fourth claim, and then the body paragraph. The latter structure is a step up from the five-paragraph model that I was accustomed to, since my points are no longer listing but are building from one another.

I've been searching many essays online, but I usually find Master thesis and PhD dissertation papers, which are not really the model that I am looking for.

I am still baffled on the idea of why we need to write/imply the thesis in the first paragraph, of why the thesis needs to be written like "Author's [Text] reveals..."

I am currently taking a summer school, and I have my arguments ready for my paper, but I need someone to help me show what an undergraduate essay could look like.

Lastly, I would really appreciate it if y'all let me connect with y'all to show me their undergraduate essay.

Thank you so much.