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Prompt: Food is often tied to memory and emotion. Describe a meaningful memory connected to a meal or dish. Analyze how that experience shaped your understanding of family, culture, or belonging.

 When I was younger, I used to go visit my Panamanian grandparents in Virginia a lot. During these times, my grandmother would talk to me in Spanish as much as she can and introduced me to the recipes to some meals. This specific meal was a Spanish dish called Elotes. She taught me all the steps, tips, and tricks to fulfill the making of this dish. Today, I make this dish often and always look back on this memory. This experienced showed me how important it is to spend time with family, and spotlight your culture as much as possible for an understanding of who you are and what/where you come from. 
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Prompt: How did the writing process (brainstorming, drafting, revising, proofreading, and finalizing) shape the strength of the final essay, and what was learned about your personal strengths and areas for growth as a writer?

 Doing all the steps to write my essay was very beneficial for me. Having everything already planned out and evidence written down helped make the process of writing faster and easier. Not only was it faster, but continuously being able to type the essay without many pauses because of my previous planning, boosted my confidence in my abilities. I know see that in the future I should always make an evidence chart and plan out my thesis statement before actually writing. 
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Prompt: Why is drafting an essential step in the writing process rather than going straight to a final version? Use your own experience from this essay to explain how drafting improved (or revealed weaknesses in) your thinking.

 Drafting is an essential step in writing an essay because it not only helps you stay organized, but allows you to analyze your writing and see what you need to fix. I had a field trip the day the class drafted their essay, but making a cluster truly did help me complete the essay faster and focus on making the essay good.  Though I think making a cluster is time consuming, I see it truly does help in the end. 
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Prompt: Reflect on your writing process for essays. Which part of writing an essay do you struggle with the most (for example: developing a thesis, organizing ideas, finding strong evidence, writing introductions, or explaining your analysis)? Which parts of essay writing do you feel most confident about? Explain why you feel strong in those areas and what specifically makes the challenging part difficult for you. Include at least one goal for how you plan to improve your essay writing skills.

 When writing an essay, I struggle the most with commentary. After finding the evidence I can usually explain the evidence in one sentence. So to have to write three sentences of commentary was the most difficult. In an essay I feel most confident about the concluding sentences for each paragraph and the concluding paragraph. I feel I'm good a summing things up and finding lessons and meanings in things. I plan to expand my mind more when it comes to commentary. 
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Prompt: As we move toward the end of the semester, what are your top three college choices right now? Identify the colleges and explain why you are attracted to each one. Even if college is not currently on your radar, you must still respond to the question and explain your thinking.

Im currently only interested in one college which is Georgia state but before then my top three colleges were Georgia State University, Clark Atlanta , and Kennesaw state. After further research, Clark and Kennesaw got dropped from this list. For Clark, I read they force you to stay on campus the first year and I had no plans of doing that. For Kennesaw, they are just too far away from the city for me and I like to be mobile. Georgia State does not require me to live on campus first year, they are not too pricey, its in downtown Atlanta , and everyone has a good time.
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Prompt: During brainstorming, one idea usually stands out. What is the most interesting or strongest idea you came up with for your essay, and what made you choose it over the others?

 I think my strongest idea was Cheryls drug use and how it was a form of self destruction and identity searching. Though Cheryls drug use was a main key in her adventure , I believe actually discussing that self destruction and how though we know drugs are bad , it made Cheryl who she is today. Everything happens for a reason and I just thought this would be a great yet personal topic to right about in my essay. 
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Prompt: After completing the assignments on making college affordable and finding the best college fit, what is one thing you learned that you did not know before? Why do you think this information is important for seniors to understand?

 I learned that when planning a gap year its very easy to lose focus and to be 100% sure your going to be responsible and go to school. This is important because one it really tests your maturity and two this is crucial regarding time and what you could be doing. I personally wouldn't take a gap year because though I'm responsible life still happens, in a sense I'm having too much fun I may neglect /dread school.
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