The useful pre-writing step is short: before writing, check whether the outline answers the prompt, stays balanced, and gives each body paragraph enough support.
Short answer: spend 10 minutes critiquing the outline, repair position and development, then write the essay.
The prompt asks to discuss both views and give an opinion, but the outline mostly argues one side.
The writer says job skills matter more, but leaves the role of general education undefined.
Coding bootcamps, humanities, and creativity can work, but they need a concrete context and consequence.
Break the prompt into jobs: both views, your opinion, and body-paragraph support. If one job is missing, the full essay will amplify the blocker.
For a university-skills prompt, a stronger stance is that core courses should secure job readiness, while a small general-education slice builds adaptability. That stance can hold both views.
A better repair pass is to write only a 90-word introduction plus the first body-paragraph topic sentence, then check whether both match the repaired outline.
These pages explain the Banfen Writing diagnostic and blocker-repair method, Task 1 overview, Task 2 development, and common score blockers.
If your essay often drifts halfway through, start with a Task 2 outline critique.
