Colleges with good writing programs?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I know Grinnell, Pomona and Hamilton have really good writing programs. Does anybody have any other recommendations of good schools with good writing programs?</p>

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<p>johns hopkins university</p>

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<p>Sarah Lawrence, Bard, Hampshire and Bennington College. I’d also suggest Kenyon College and most of the LAC’s have good writing program to tell you the truth. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Ohio University has Scripps</p>

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<p>I’d recommend Iowa. They’re known for their writing program, and they aren’t some school that is so tiny that you can’t get away from people that bother you. JHU is another great school for writing…but they’re a great school for anything. That’s like someone answering any thread titled “College with good [whatever] programs?” and just saying HYPSM for all of them.</p>

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<p>I’m not sure exactly what you are looking for, but Swarthmore’s Writing Associates program is regarded as the model for peer writing mentoring programs in the country.</p>

<p>Peer mentor’s or WAs are nominated by faculty during freshman year. Then, they take a full-credit semester long course that is the equivalent of a graduate school course in writing instruction. These WA’s then staff the walk-in center where students submit drafts of their papers for discussion, comments, and suggestions before a final draft. The WAs are also assigned to specific courses where students are required to get their papers WA’d in a round of revisions. What makes it a model is the very high level of training. For example, Amherst’s self study refers to the Swarthmore program citing that Amherst doesn’t come close to that commitment and investment. The WA program is very widely used and really helpful in developing better writing skills.</p>

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<p>Wow, thanks a lot for all the answers.</p>

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<p>Almost every good college has a good writing program. Iowa is mentioned most often as the best, but you can go almost anywhere. For instance Susquehanna University is not a Tier 1 school but here’s what they offer:</p>

<p>[Department</a> of English Susquehanna Unversity](<a href=“http://susquehanna.edu/english/]Department”>http://susquehanna.edu/english/)</p>

<p>Same thing for Sewanee:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.sewanee.edu/swc[/url]”>| The University of the South | Sewanee;

<p>And remember that lots of great writers never went to college.</p>

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<p>Before looking at specific schools, I highly recommend giving these a read:
[AWP’s</a> Hallmarks of a Successful Undergraduate Creative Writing Program](<a href=“http://guide.awpwriter.org/hallmarks/hallmarksundergrad.php]AWP’s”>http://guide.awpwriter.org/hallmarks/hallmarksundergrad.php)
[Creative</a> Writing Pros and Cons](<a href=“http://www.webster.edu/~schustjm/creative.htm]Creative”>http://www.webster.edu/~schustjm/creative.htm)</p>

<p>Several good suggestions (Bard, Bennington, Kenyon, Sarah Lawrence, Sewanee, Susquehanna) have been made. In addition, I’d add the following:</p>

<p>Beloit College
Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia University
Denison University
Emerson College
Goucher College
Knox College
Middlebury College
Oberlin College
UNC Chapel Hill
University of Redlands</p>