Reading Response 1

 This was my first reading response I constructed. It was targeting people starting college and having a hard time adjusting and feeling like they are good enough to exceed at a higher level. 

When it came to reading “The Freshman Fear of Failure,” lots of things spoke to me. I learned a lot of things about people who are going through the same things as me. It gave me a sense of relief to see and hear from people who have gone through what I am currently going through. Many things in this story stuck to me in unusual ways. I also found myself questioning things that the author had mentioned. I was intrigued by many statistics and how much each person can have in common without the actual knowledge of each other. 

Reading the paper above made me feel seen in so many ways. Hearing the statistics of the first-year students in college helped me instill a sense of relief that I can make it through the hard classes I may take. It helped reassure me that I have brought myself to the right place not only as a student but as a person seeking a next level of education. There was a personal connection I felt while reading the paper. Since I am a first-time student in college, I felt connected to the students being survey and to the man who authored the paper. We all feel like we do not belong at one point in life or another.  

There was a quote that stuck out to me in the paper. “it’s the engine oil, not the engine.” - Doctor Walton. To me this told me that there are so many components that go into one person's life or into a business. We all must work together to accomplish the trivial things in life. There were a few questions I found myself asking after finishing the paper. If I were able to ask the author any question it would have to be; What is the work rate of people who had a negative mindset going into further schooling? 

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