I am a mature student who's gone back into education after a very long time. My subject is completely new to me, and to my disappointment I didn't score as highly as I would have liked in the first modules I took. I spoke to my tutor about it, and she said that I shouldn't fall into the trap of chasing grades and should enjoy the process rather than focus on the outcome.
I am doing the MA not just to enjoy the process (although I am enjoying it, immensely) but to improve my writing to the best it can be. I am ready and willing and hungry to learn, so I'm disappointed about being brushed off like that. Reading between the lines, I think she feels that a student either has that ability or they don't, and nothing is going to give me those extra marks I want. But I prefer not to have such a defeatist attitude. Are there any tutors or students who can recommend me resources that I can use, which will give me practical tips on how to do better at MA level? I have looked online but found only the general 'avoid adverbs', 'show don't tell' type writing advice (which I stick to of course).
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How to score high marks in creative writing at MA level
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studentmature · 07/03/2017 10:11
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