Professors want
your writing to be PERFECT! They have to
treat everyone alike. They will not offer any
special considerations if your first language is
not English, or if your high school English
classes were not up to the mark.
This may sound
much too
strict, but that's what tutors are for. In high
school, some students think going for tutoring
is shameful. In college, most of the best
students use tutoring. It's like being able to
cheat, but legally!
Excuses like
"I don't have time,"
or
"the tutor will yell at me or make fun of my writing,"
or "I didn't want to go to college in the
first place"
don't work! In college it's your choice to
succeed or to fail. So, if you really want to be
here and graduate,