Using the Writing Center

  • Two options

  • Appointments take priority over drop-ins

  • Drop-ins receive assistance on a first-come, first-served basis.

  • If you drop in and mentors are occupied, you can schedule a meeting time online (so there’s no waiting around).

What We Do

  • 30-minute consultation with either faculty or trained mentor

  • Help with writing for any assignment

    • creative writing

    • analytical essays

    • writing for other subjects (history, science, etc.)

    • college essays

    • scholarship essays

    • writing for school publications

  • Help with any stage of the writing process

    • clarifying conversations about assignments

    • targeted writing prompts and writing practices

    • thesis generation and progression

    • how to approach timed writing

    • a trained reader’s impression

    • what we “like,” what want “to hear more of,” where we “get lost”

    • grammar, punctuation, and mechanics instruction and practice

  • Work in coordination with your teacher