Preparatory College Composition
Begin the application process here

You reached this page, I hope, because you want to fill out the application for my college-level writing course. (If you were looking for the water fountain and lost your way, it's down the hall to your right.)

If you came to sign up without reading the PDF telling you what to expect in the course, shame on you. Read it right now! I'll wait.

I'll even be around if you have a question after you finish reading.

After reading the PDF, you know that

• All the reading in the course is nonfiction on some apsect of communication.

• All the writing in the course is nonfiction on some aspect of communication.

No problem there; you can handle the course material, right?

Only the tough need apply

But are you tough enough to handle the responsibilities of the Preparatory College Composition course? Can you

• Show up on time to the online classes?

• Turn in every assignment on time?

• Put up with not getting A's the first few assignments— or first few months — of class?

• Trust me when I tell you that the only way to earn an A or a B in this course is to work moderately (not hard), consistently for a C?

I can hear you wailing now: "I always get A's," and "Anything less than an A is unacceptable," and "I work really, really hard."

Stuff it.

I've heard all that all before.

Don't expect an easy A (or B)

The truth is you have to earn a C before you can get any higher grade. The C is the foundation. Once you get the C, the B's and A's are easy. It's the C that's hard.

Completing the form is the first step in the application for a slot in my 2009-2010 Preparatory College Composition course. The second step in the application process is taking a timed writing on a topic I give you.

Protection against potential problems

To be sure you can receive a reply, please add my name and email to your contacts list. The name is written linda_aragoni and the address, of course, is @you-can-teach-writing.com.

To discourage spam, my email is set so that your first contact with me must be through a contact form on this site or your email won't go through.

If enough students apply to make the course viable, I'll drop you a note around June 10 to arrange your timed writing session. If I don't get enough interest, I'll let you know that so you can make other arrangements.

To protect youngsters online, only those who are 14 or older may use the application form. Anyone 13 or youngser must have a parent or guardian complete the form for them. Violators of this policy will be required to write 500 times, "I will not complete any web forms until I am 14."

Linda Aragoni

PS If you decide against completing an application for Preparatory College Composition, perhaps one of my shorter courses would suit you better.