First Writing Appointment? What to Expect

If you are new to our center, you may be surprised by a few of our habits in the Writing Center, such as the following:

• Looking over the assignment directions or rubric
• Starting with your agenda: what do YOU want from the appointment?
• Reading the paper out loud—we’ll always ask first, but it helps catch a lot of things that are easily missed otherwise!
• Reading for content before reading for grammar

To best promote your development and success as a college writer, we’re not necessarily interested in making every paper perfect. Rather, we’re more interested in teaching you valuable tips about writing to make you a better writer! We encourage you to make multiple appointments with us to not just improve your product, but to improve your process. Please note:

• Tutors may not be experts in the topic your paper covers.
• Tutors will not make any judgment about your paper or its grade.
• Tutors do not copyedit papers or “grammar check” for mistakes. 
• Tutors know only as much about the assignment as you share. Please provide an assignment description.

Our tutors are all friendly and knowledgeable about writing—we’re so excited to meet you!