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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any SLAC with required small group seminars. Also look at schools for number of kids who write a senior thesis. [/quote]

New poster. This, above, OP, especially as your student is heading for law or business and not creative writing. Seek out colleges that require a lot of writing of undergrads from the START -- not just once they're juniors and taking mostly classes for their major. That's why a SLAC/LAC with small classes/seminars from freshman year onward is likelier to require more real and frequent writing than a massive university with gigantic undergrad lecture classes the first couple of years.

Is your DC doing a lot of writing in high school? A freshman in college who has had little sustained writing experience in HS can end up floundering or getting overwhelmed when hit with writing expectations at a college level. Be sure your DC takes every opportunity really to polish up written work, seek feedback from teachers (beyond just a grade), maybe work with an outside writing tutor if there are concerns (since you ask for a college to "transform" the student I"m wondering if there's a need there--?).[/quote]

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