Thank you very much for this article,

   As a student majoring in English, I found it very difficult to improve my writings skills. As you have mentioned I was one of those who focus on writing for the exams and never tried something else, and in my readings too I read only for my subjects at school. I always have done well in understanding and getting the relevant information, but I found it difficult to write them down. 

   I had to do something, so I tried to compare my improvement with Arabic which is not my native language too, but I have become fluent in it. Two things I found very important that everyone would need to improve their writing; which you have mentioned in your article, reading and writing, and it must be beyond someone's major. It might seem hard at the beginning, but with a massive reading and writing there will be an improvement.

I respect your point of view but i think it is not smart. I think studying harder from the  begining will allow you to have time to cover everything especially when you have a large amount or lesson to study,  and you will be able to make your own summaries.