Assignment 1: (short esssay) - Due Monday, August 14

Prepare a two to three page essay describing your intended major field of study and your reasons for choosing Eckerd College. Include a detailed account of what you think will be necessary for you to be successful in the pursuit of a degree in your chosen field at Eckerd. Explain which subjects or courses you expect to be most challenging and why you expect them to be challenging for you. Also explain which subjects or courses you expect to be most enjoyable.

Staple this page to the upper left-hand corner of your completed paper. (Please feel free to write your paper from a first person point of view.)

Evaluation:

Content: (addresses the topic, thoughtfulness)

Clarity, organization: (main ideas apparent, smooth transitions)

Mechanics: (grammar, spelling)