Munshi had similar points, saying she would tell a concerned Freshman to take content courses such as MC 11 or PS 11 rather than introductory English courses. The other two are the number of courses one must take, and the specific requirements within a concentration. In practice, the Writing Requirement doesn't demand a student display competence in writing so much as it demands a student doesn't display incompetence. Flaxman also has concerns about the Writing Requirement's current implementation. We don't have a consistent system.
Remediation is a dirty word.
Imbriglio, however, sees little problem with that. The Writing Center is not a place for remediation - we really oppose that. Premnath also sees Brown's Writing Requirement in a different light. Another area of great concern is how to help the many students for whom English is not their first language. We are a resource for them.