Comments on: WRIT 140: Good Riddance

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:56:39 +0000

Maybe I’m a complete and utter anomaly, but I am one of the few USC students to have gotten an A in Writ 140. So yes, maybe that makes me biased, but I totally and completely disagree that the grades given in the course do not represent “reality”. As a graduate of writing-intensive college prep high school, I learned most of the things taught in Writ 140 waaay before I even wrote a single college application, which gave me plenty of time to hone my writing skills before attempting a college-level paper. But after doing peer reviews in that class… yikes. It’s clear that not everyone had that advantage. Writing is not an easy skill to master, and if Writ 140 teachers are expecting you to be writing at a college level, they’re not about to inflate your grade just for trying.

By: suediddy

suediddy — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:29:17 +0000

umm…anon, you need to slow your roll.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:06:55 +0000

this is the piece i overheard you bragging about? the one tearing writing 140 to pieces? you’re a fucking shitty writer and this does not even begin to touch on the issues writing 140 has within the general education program.

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:15:47 +0000

Required class or silly right of passage – you decide. Some things the university devises to form us and improve us must be endured. Let the school have its fun – don’t let them know you just don’t care about this stupid class – otherwise they will have many meetings and “work hard” to improve the course!
Improvement will torture future students further – don’t be unkind be silent!