Many people think writing is just for English majors, but actually, writing is a crucial element of all majors. That’s right, even...
Think about it. What good is your mind-blowing experiment on flippy-whatsit isotopes in radioactive sea otters if you cannot clearly relay your process and findings to other scientists? How are you going to inform the public about it if you cannot put it into language the average man or woman could understand?
To be a good scientist, you don't have to be a good dancer, but you do have to be a good writer.
Lab reports--guess what? They are made of writing. Bring your lab report into the writing center so we can talk about structure (there is a proper and expected structure for these things), clarity, and grammar issues. And don’t worry about the fact that the tutor you sit down with may no NOTHING about nuclear physics or the anatomy of the endangered Hawaiian Crow. As it turns out, we can help you with the writing anyway! In fact, we will actually be able to have a more honest and engaging conversation because we’ll have to ask you things like, “Is this a term most people in your field know, or should you define it here?”
All that to say, please don’t feel excluded from the MWC because you’re in a hard sciences major. We would love to see you.
(We also have several tutors who are hard sciences majors, if that sweetens the deal for you at all.)
Cheers,
Gabby
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