Diagnostic Essay

Instructions: For this assignment, I’d like you to answer the following questions in essay form.  You don’t have to take them in any particular order, or even answer all of them.  Focus on the ones which help you best explain what you’re trying to accomplish as a college student. 

The questions:

• Why are you attending college? 
• Why did you choose your major?  (If you haven't chosen one yet, what major(s) are you considering, and why?)
• What type(s) of career would you like, what are your particular interests and talents etc? 
• Why did you choose Grambling? 
• Are the choices you’ve made as a college student (school, major, goals etc.) working out as you’d hoped?  
• Have the goals you set for yourself changed since you began college?   If so, how?
• What do you envision your life will be like in 5-10 years after graduating from GSU?

1-2 pages minimum. 20 points. 

You will receive full credit if your response is at least one page long and is a serious attempt to answer the questions.  If your paper goes longer than one page, turn the paper over and write on the back.  (Save a tree!)

 

Note: This assignment is due from each student attending this class.  It will be accepted at any time,

but 1 point will be deducted for each class meeting between the first day of the semester and the day it is received.

The purpose of this assignment is to give me an idea of your writing skills at the beginning of this semester, as well as some sense of who you are as a person.  Just keep it simple and tell me about your objectives as a student, but try to use the best grammar and vocabulary you can.  You will receive full credit as long as you answer the questions seriously in one to two pages (one or both sides of a sheet of notebook paper) and on time.  The only thing the assignment will be marked down for is lack of seriousness (usually meaning it's too short).