Incoming Freshmen

dgebll
Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:43:56 +0000

Most, if not all of those classes are taught by PhD candidates from the English Department. It’s usually their first class to teach. If you’re looking to improve your writing, take extra writing requirements. They are denoted by “WR” after the course number. Everyone has to take at least 2 of them after freshman year, plus another senior seminar (which is a WR) their senior year. Most of them are 300 or 400 level classes. They are much more valuable than taking an extra freshman English class.

That’s not to say that they are bad classes or that the TAs are bad by any means. Some of my favorite classes were taught by TAs. But if you have scored a 4 or 5 on the AP tests, then you have the skills necessary to skip those classes. I think you’ll find WRs more interesting anyway. And you can usually find them offered in your major. Including in the Bschool. That’s my 2 cents.