Is Writing the Most Important Skill for College Success?

[ucbalumnus]

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@cromette

Totally depends on your major. Writing is always a great skill to have no matter what - but it’s not as important if you’re an engineering major or a music major. Sure, you have to write a few papers - but not near as many as you would if you were a political science major, English major, etc.

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<p>Actually, engineering students and engineers have to do plenty of writing in the context of lab reports, project plans and documentation, research papers, PhD theses, etc…</p>

<p>However, writing about technical subjects is somewhat different from writing about humanities subjects, and writing for others in your field is different from writing for those with no special knowledge of your field.</p>