I have an update on the "I'm Scared" post. I actually got lucky. I got lucky that I have the professor that I have. She actually wants me to succeed. She wants all of us in the class to succeed.
The point is, is the professor a critic or likes to critique. My professor likes to critique. We are not below her, we are not above her, we are ensconced in her wings that are holding us up.
She took a look at my Spring paper and actually sent me seven pages of critique...let me say again...seven...and she did it just for me. She gave me good things about it first. Then she said to stay away from other things next.
You see, the Spring paper is our foundation for our CAPSTONE. We need to bounce off of it and make our claims deeper. After my score in the Spring, I thought, okay that's it, that's the best I can do.
But, her seven pages gave me hope. Not only hope, but confidence that I can make it better. That I had good ideas and that I actually identified a gap in the literature of my study.
So, I haven't gotten any grades yet, but I have turned in two assignments and now the big thing is next. The lit review. It has to be ten pages...but, wait! She didn't leave me or my classmates hanging. She actually gives step by step instructions...and...she also tells you what it is supposed to look like.
So, I'm not so scared anymore...I am challenged yes, but scared? no more.
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