Writing-Based College Challenges

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In a writing-based program, there are many challenges but there are also advantages. One of the challenges that students face is time management (Chambers, 2016). Students will need to make time within their schedules to complete the coursework on time. Often adult students are working full time and managing a household prior to starting college. These students will need to express with their families, and others involved in their everyday life, how important this is to them so that they understand and support the needed time to complete assignments. Students with strong writing skills prior to beginning the coursework in writing-based college programs will often thrive. Students that have a lesser knowledge or lack writing skills will meet

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