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How to Get the Most out of Your Visits

Schedule an appointment for your visit by calling us at 397-4529. Though we'll gladly work with you if you just want to drop by, arranging your visit ahead of time insures that you won't have to wait for an available Writing Consultant.

Give yourself plenty of time to make improvements suggested by the Writing Consultants. Visit the Center at least a few days before your paper is due.

Come with a list of some specific things you'd like to work on while you're at the Center. Though Consultants can help you to identify aspects of your writing that you could focus on, being prepared to articulate to the Consultant the criteria for the assignment and your own assessment of where you're at will make your session more effective.

Bring all relevant materials with you: previous drafts of the paper you're working on, the course texts or research materials with which you're working, the guidelines for the assignment, your course syllabus, etc.