Is it true that it's nearly impossible to get an A in WRIT140?

b_amp_bsmom
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:22:43 +0000

My son also received an A in Writing 140 fall semester 2009- and is an excellent writer. There were only 2 A’s in his class- most strong writers received A-… or lower. He supposedly had one of the tougher professors. He also had a lot of contact with his teacher- and did a LOT of rewrites. He must be an above average student for this class because his professor submitted one of his papers for some USC writing contest…which he didn’t win btw- so there are obviously even more talented writers at USC! It is definately not a class where you can slack off and throw something together and do well- but it is a possible-albeit somewhat difficult goal.