<p>I am just wondering for those of you who are IDS majors at UCLA. How good do you have to be in writing and not making grammatical errors to be able to pass (C-) the classes that are required for this major. I have a friend who is in community college right now who aspires to transfer as an IDS major. However, his writing skill barely passes the first level of English of college level. His sentences, though complicated, hardly make sense.</p>
<p>Also, how good do you have to be in terms of having the ability to understand reading materials and utilize them for your essays? How hard is it to pass the IDS classes?</p>
<p>Honestly, this is college so almost any real class (aside from math) is going to involve good writing skills and an ability to understand and interpret what you're reading into essays. I don't expect the IDS major to be any different.</p>
<p>Having never taken an IDS class, I'm probably not the best guy to ask. Is he at UCLA right now or is he planning on transferring there? I think the best thing for him would be to see the professor as many times as possible when working on a paper so the professor can see that though he's not the greatest writer, he's trying really hard.</p>