USC teaches UC and CSU incoming freshman how to write.

Colleges & Universities University of Southern California
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<p>[Pass</a> / Fail : Many UC, CSU students aren’t ready for college-level writing; USC program tries to help | 89.3 KPCC](<a href=“http://www.scpr.org/blogs/education/2012/08/24/9550/usc-program-tries-make-dent-states-college-remedia/]Pass”>Many UC, CSU students aren't ready for college-level writing; USC tries to help | 89.3 KPCC)</p>

<p>Weeks before, that would’ve seemed like a lot for Alexandra Morales of Echo Park.*She was a high-achieving student — editor of the newspaper at Belmont High School, member and initiator of several campus clubs. Those activities and her grade point average helped get her into UC Berkeley. But as she approached college, she admitted to herself that she wasn’t ready for the writing assignments to come. </p>

<p>“I think, that was for me overwhelming knowing that at some point I was going to have to write more than 15 pages for college, because we could barely do two to three pages and be like, 'OK, that’s a lot of writing for high school,'” Morales said.</p>

<p>“They work hard, they get good grades, they work through four years and they may end up in the top 10 percent of their class, and they get accepted to a UC and they think they’re pretty darn good students, but they’ve never been told, you’re not working at college-level writing or math,” he said.</p>

<p>Good debate for SATs v GPA.</p>

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<p>First off, this is a sad affair for everyone involved.</p>

<p>Second, why are UC’s admitting these students, especially Cal? Obviously, if these students can’t do basic math or write, they must have sub-par SAT scores. Apparently those mean nothing to public schools huh.</p>

<p>And why are those students’ high schools giving them A’s for what should be considered C quality work? Questionable, very questionable. The teachers, principals, and superintendents should be questioned.</p>

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<p>not true on the SAT scores - apparently studies have shown a direct correlation between essay length and score, so the college board needs to rework its grading system for the SATs</p>