REASON 3: College Writing Isn't Real Writing

The clarity of college writing.

If you want to learn how to write concisely and eloquently, don't go to college.  Along with instilling students with critical thinking skills (See Reason 2), colleges like to boast that a strong dose of the humanities will improve your writing skills.


Here's the truth: If you haven't learned to write concisely and eloquently by the end of your high school career, you probably won't improve your writing in college.  In fact, expect your writing skills to atrophy in college, regardless of your current writing abilities.


Here's why.