Semester Reflection

While right now I cannot stop thinking how much of an idiot I am for locking my keys in my RUNNING CAR, I will attempt to reflect on what I have taken away from the semester. First, I learned that I could handle a graduate level course. That may not seem like such a big deal, but I had some doubts about myself at the beginning of this semester, especially coming into a program that was writing intensive. See, I have not always (not really now either, but getting better) been a good writer. In fact, I used to hate writing. I would much rather take a test than write a paper any day, but not anymore. I learned that writing is a process, and there is no perfect way to write. It is really determined by what makes you comfortable. I learned how to blog. I learned how to use indesign, photoshop, and imovie. I know now how to make a commercial/film/etc. I gave as authentic of a presentation as I have ever given. Most of the things I have learned in this class you won't find anywhere on the syllabus, but that doesn't mean I have taken something away. I also believed I learned more basic things than everyone else. Just being able to write as much as we did was extremely helpful. I was in marketing, so I had already been bludgeoned to death with audience analysis, write with a purpose, etc. But I didn't get the opportunity to practice what I was taught as much in undergrad as I did in this class. So, that is what I have taken away from this class. May not sound like much, but it has helped more than I think I even know at this point.