<p>Oh, I guess you are right. It’s just that most of the kids I know of took the writing requirement during freshman year. Maybe it was suggested to them in order to make their freshman conference paper go a little smoother? Anyway, my son took his “W” requirement in the German department, so it is nice to have some options.</p>
<p>Also, I think the engineering school (or Pitt in general?) says that you need to take some actual English class if your verbal SAT didn’t meet certain criteria. It has been a while though, and I’m not positive about that one.</p>