Writing 125 Placement Form

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The form at the bottom of this web page is for incoming first-year students who wish to pre-register for one of The Writing Program's Writing 125 courses for underconfident writers.

You qualify as an underconfident writer if:

(a) any of your following SAT scores was under 580: your verbal score; your critical reading score; or your writing score
(b) your high school training did not provide long and deep experience with writing
(c) you do not have much experience writing in English
(d) you have written primarily creative or personal prose rather than analytic or argumentative prose
(e) your grades in courses that require written work are a letter grade or more lower than your grades in other courses, OR
(f) you simply feel that you have difficulty writing

Please see the Guidelines in the Writing Program's Course description booklet, sent to you in your admissions packet, for fuller information.

DEADLINE: August 15, 2008

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not perceive yourself as an underconfident writer or if you have been accepted into the Wellesley Plus program, do not submit this form; you will register for your Writing 125 courses during Orientation Week. At this point, we are accepting registration ONLY for the sections for underconfident writers listed below. If you have questions about this procedure, you can contact Wini Wood, Director of the Writing Program, at wwood@wellesley.edu.

Thank you very much. We look forward to meeting you in the fall.

Writing 125 Placement Form

Your Full Name

Your Email Address

Section(s) requested (please rank your preferences 1,2,3, etc.):

WRIT 125 12 The Role of Stories (Schwartz)
WRIT 125 13 The Wire and the American City (Viti)
WRIT 125 15 The International Short Story (for students who speak English as an additional language)

In the space below, tell us about yourself as a writer. Why do you think the course(s) you have requested would be appropriate for you? (Please don’t forget to do this! It is very important for us to read what you have to say.)

If you wish, you can insert a writing sample, preferably a paper written for a recent high school course, into the field below or email to the address listed above.

When the form is complete, please click the Submit Form button below.
Thank you very much for your help. We look forward to meeting you in the fall.