For a student who has difficulty writing...

ColdWind
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:18:37 +0000

Would your son be willing to attend a summer program that focuses on writing? If so, then it might be worth starting a new thread asking for suggestions for a summer program such as SSP at Harvard University which offers several great writing courses.

Most universities offer writing clinics that assist students with all written assignments, papers, applications, etc. My son attends Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois which has a fully staffed writing clinic with generous hours. I think that the writing clinic at Northwestern will also assist with foreign language written assignments. So don’t let a fear of writing arouse unnecessary worries about elite universities when the only concern should be whether or not the school has a well established writing clinic.