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<p>You will learn how to write, and you will adapt. As for whether the professors are there to teach you how to write or there to grade your writing … depends on the professor, I’d say. HUM professors tend to be more helpful re: actual writing; since all first-years take HUM, most of them will pretty much assume that you can’t write a strong, convincing argument (since most high school students simply don’t know how to write) and grade and help you accordingly. (In other words, use office hours!) Additionally, you’ll be concurrently enrolled in a HUM writing seminar with a writing TA, who will generally agree to look over your papers and give you suggestions, and there are many writing tutors available to help you with your papers if you choose to go to them. Speaking from personal experience, these writing tutors are quite helpful your first year here; many of them won’t have read the texts you’ll be referencing - your best bet would be to go to your writing TA for more specific help - but they can help you organize and clean up your papers.</p>
<p>In short: Lots of resources for people who struggle with writing.</p>
<p>That being said, 7-8s are quite good; I don’t know where you’re getting the impression that they’re bad. FWIW, I received 6-8s (and a few rare 9s) in my AP English classes, and I’ve yet to receive lower than a B+ here on any paper that I took seriously.</p>