LAFAYETTE TODAY
Writing to Learn
“Getting to work with students helped sway my decision to come to Lafayette,” says Maggie Oberrender ’07, a veteran Writing Associate who has tutored more than 40 of her peers in the importance of strong writing skills. “The College Writing Program is something
other schools didn’t have.”
Selected for their proven performance in writing and eagerness to help others, WA’s
are assigned to work with students in courses in a wide variety of disciplines. They also run a drop-in service.
After benefiting from Oberrender’s guidance last year, Richard Krebs ’08 became a WA himself. “No matter how strong you are as a writer, you can grow with the help of a peer who is trained as a writer and reader,” says the government and law major. “It made me more confident in my abilities and skills.”
“Working with other students helps my own writing,” says Oberrender, a double major in English and French. “I’m able to go back and read my own papers as if I’m reading another student’s work, and that’s helpful. Being aware of everything I point out in their
papers helps with my own.”
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