I am a Rutgers College graduate with a B.A. in English. My philosophy about writing is one that was passed onto me by Professor Dowling at Rutgers. Write like you are having a formal conversation. The biggest mistake I see students make in writing is that they make it too complicated. Students often manipulate and use unnecessary words in an attempt to sound sophisticated. When they do this they often sound foolish and their good ideas are lost. My goal is to get students to simply expr...