Take The English Writing Exit Examination At San Jose State University

Try, Try, and Try Again

Taking the English writing exit examination at San Jose State University was truly disappointing because I became overloaded with frustration, fear, and demoralization. However, in time I learned how to overcome my language barrier and my deepest fears that had crippled me for many years. One school day in 1990, I felt like a crippled animal running on broken legs, for not knowing how to write, when I took the written exit examination at San Jose State University. Dealing with this stressful situation, I fell apart as if I were trying to survive through weeping and struggling. I hoped that I would not be dumb, fear breaking up my voice like twigs underfoot. I did not pause or stop to end the embarrassment. I kept going until I handed in my essay. Of course, I failed the written examination, and I had to relearn the required writing courses. However, I learned from my mistakes to leave my fear behind and believe in myself.

I could not pass the written examination even though I worked hard night and day on my writing for fifteen years. I spent a lot of money to buy and to read the guides to writing, and also purchased dozens of magazines. I attended a preparation class, but I kept failing the exams. In addition, one of the major factors contributing to my failure was a troubling shortage of writing skills. Even thinking about the written examination, gave me a sense of frustration and worry. The extreme bottom for me was when I believed I just couldn’t do it, I lacked courage and gave up my goal, and I didn’t want to do it any longer. I thought that I was not born to write, but I have never mastered those skills. I never learn the essential writing and language skills in the USA, so I have decided to go back to