Application essays and college writing

marite
Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:28:27 +0000

I guess my question really should be: “How can admission officers best gauge how well prepared applicants are for the kind of writing assignments they will encounter in college?”
This is assuming that admission officers and profs believe that whatever level of writing abilities students bring with them as they enter college will be raised during their four years there. Still, there must be some acceptable level upon admission. What should this level be, and how to gauge which applicant has reached it?