# Grad School for Writing - Do you either have it or you don't?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 4, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grad-school-for-writing-do-you-either-have-it-or-you-dont/211355 "2003-11-04T15:42:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grad-school-for-writing-do-you-either-have-it-or-you-dont/211355/21 "2003-11-08T04:33:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by John Carter of Mars \*  
> \*\*I’d _really_ like to be a world class sprinter. I’d like to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100 meter dash. Guess what? I ain’t fast enough, and no amount of coaching is going to make it happen. \*\*

Hence my implicit qualification about having the requisite talent.

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