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Questions and Concerns of Scholarly Research

I am feeling a mix of anxious anticipation and excitement for doing research with scholarly sources. Anxious because I have never done this type of research before; in High School, the only research I did was either very finite in that it was either from a textbook or very lax where I simply had to find sources on google. In either case, the barrier of acceptable sources was very low. My High School did not have many resources for research, and few teachers had high expectations. I anticipate that there will be a big learning curve for me, as my method of research will be radically changed. On that note, I am excited because this type of research is definitely more extensive and profound. The depth of understanding and credibility will be vastly more significant than in previous research. Once I understand how to do scholarly research, it will be a practical and important skill for my future, as any analytical or research assignment that requires sources will be assisted by this type of research. I plan on going to Law School, so the ability to do in-depth research is imperative. 

My main question is about how vast the pool of resources is: if it's too large to easily navigate towards sources relevant to my research topic and if it's large enough to cover a variety of topics. I mainly worry about being able to find sources that pertain to what I am writing about and what kind of variety on niche topics are available. 

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  1. Gema Sanchez GamezOctober 3, 2022 at 12:43 AM

    Hi Noah! I'm also super intimidated by doing research in college. It's very hard for me to narrow down my sources when I'm writing a research paper, so I know that this year will teach me a lot!

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  2. Andrew BautistaOctober 3, 2022 at 7:57 PM

    It's definitely intimidating as I know this research will be drastically different from high school, so I'm not entirely sure what to expect. I can only hope it goes well, and I'm honestly somewhat excited to work on something at such a high level.

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