Could use some encouragement

shoot4moon
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:24:12 +0000

You don’t say what kind of college you go to, but we just returned from orientation at Boston University, and they very carefully outlined about four places students can go if they are struggling. I happened to be at a table with one of the writing coaches, and he said that the vast majority of people who come in are NOT failing, but rather just not getting what they want. He said that it takes courage to come the first time, but when students realize what a tremendous difference it makes, they never resist again. Suck it up - go immediately to the professor and say “I struggled last semester and I want to do better this semester - what can I do?”