I will have to say, as a psych, that my writing skills were not great when I began working on my Bachelor degree. However, by the time that I achieved my Ph.D., my skills were greatly improved, just by the fact that I had to write numerous papers in a particular format during my schooling and training. Psychology is generally a very research based field, and writing research reports in APA format constantly improves one's writing skills.
But, that just goes to show...writing is a skill that is learned. Hearing status has nothing to do with the ability.
