So what are the "easy A" classes at Brown?

aleph0
Mon, 27 May 2013 01:45:43 +0000

WRIT classes are designated chiefly based on the level of feedback that instructors give on writing assignments. From the Dean of the College (Writing Requirement | The College | Brown University):

“Writing-designated courses provide students with feedback about their writing and opportunities to apply that feedback on the same assignment or when completing writing assignments later in the course. Offered in nearly all departments, writing-designated courses are designated “WRIT” at the end of course descriptions.”

How this correlates with how easy a class is is of course a totally separate matter. Often, when given the opportuinity to rewrite, the rewrite grade doesn’t completely substitiute for the original grade.