Writing has never come easy to me but has proven useful in numerous occasions. I was never a Reading or English person. I have always preferred math and science. I never gave myself the time of day to focus on how I write. In my three and a half years of high school, I had to only write a handful of essays, none of which included a minimum word requirement. The only time I have wanted to write was for notes or just quotes that really peeked my interest. In the past year, I’ve realized the importance of writing.
Never have I suspected writing would play a part in me acquiring a job or college scholarships. I first noticed this in August of last year when I was browsing for jobs around my area. Most establishments required a resume about myself and my past job experiences. Some jobs would require you to write a paragraph about how you would benefit the company and how you would treat customers. It was better to be as descriptive as possible if I wanted to obtain the job.
In October of last year my parents influenced me to apply for college scholarships. As I scrolled through all the scholarships, I noticed the ones that provide the most money have either a project or essay requirement. To receive the scholarships requiring an essay, I would have to have the best writing to be chosen over the rest on the students applying for the same scholarship. The pressure has never been greater to improve my writing skills.
I decided to take DC Comp to help me with my writing. Even though my future profession may just deal with math and science, I will need to better my writing skills. Most professions would require you to write every now and then. My goal is to apply for as many scholarships as I can before its too late. It should also prepare me for an easier transition into university.
This summer I want to take a part in an internship. To be sure the applicants are really interested in the internship you must write an essay. I’ll have to write an essay showing how I could make a good engineer. My future occupation would be influenced by this essay and if it gives me this internship.
In conclusion, I have not always seen writing as something that is important but now, I see writing will always be important. No matter what occupation I may pursue after college there will still be writing, from casual reports to even more essays. For now, writing will help me acquire money for college and get a part-time job, which will also help acquire money for college. Eventually, I will be in college and writing essays will nearly be a weekly task for me. All I could now is try to better myself on my skills and write more and more until I feel content with my writing abilities.
