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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are answers to some of our most frequently asked questions. If you don't see your question on this page, please email us at writingcenter@messiah.edu so we can help!
All undergraduate and dual-enrolled students attending聽91制片厂聽can schedule appointments at the Writing Center. Adult Degree Program (ADP) and graduate students should聽reach out to the for writing assistance. Click here for more information on writing support for聽ADP and聽graduate students.
Writing Center appointments are primarily held in-person at the Writing Center in Murray Library. However,聽online appointments can be scheduled by聽commuters, dual-enrolled students, and quarantined students. We also welcome walk-ins but may not have an available tutor.
At the Writing Center, we believe writing is a collaborative process. No one鈥檚 paper will be perfect鈥攅ven if it's good, there are always ways it can be made better. Often, another set of eyes can see areas for improvement that you wouldn鈥檛 find on your own. Talking about your paper with someone else is a great way to process your ideas, get direct feedback, and show you how your readers might interpret it.聽
While we do accept walk-ins, we prefer that you make an appointment. This helps us聽ensure聽that someone is available to help you. You can schedule an appointment up to one hour in advance of your desired appointment time and can cancel at any time.聽If you are unsure of how to make an appointment, visit聽.
To cancel an appointment, or log into and select the 鈥淟earning Center/Writing Center Appointments鈥� tab. Then, select "Scheduled Appointments" and click聽鈥渃ancel鈥� on the聽appointment you'd like to cancel. If you scheduled two consecutive appointments, please be sure to cancel both appointments.聽聽
There is no fee for canceling an appointment, and you can cancel any time prior to your appointment.聽
No; the Writing Center can help you with any level of writing. Writing can always be improved, and even 鈥済ood鈥� writers can benefit from the Writing Center. Our own tutors often make appointments at the Writing Center because they recognize the value of the services we offer!
Of course! We can help you at any point in the writing process, from brainstorming to final revisions. Whether you have a full draft, an outline, or nothing at all, we are happy to work with you.
Although we can help you with some basic formatting and citations, we recommend you use other resources provided by the university, such as the librarians. You can ask for a librarian's help at the circulation desk or contact a librarian via the green chat button on Murray Library's website.聽Librarians聽are able to go through your formatting and citations with you.
For additional help,聽 for the library's citation guide.聽You can also use聽the聽聽website聽or the 飞别产蝉颈迟别.听
We can! However, we will often look at your grammar after we look at the rest of your paper, and we usually don鈥檛 have time to discuss every grammar mistake. Many students find it helpful to read their papers out loud聽because they catch mistakes they wouldn鈥檛 otherwise. To refresh your grammar knowledge, The Writer鈥檚 Reference聽has a helpful section on grammar and mechanics.聽
We appreciate your interest in joining our team! Click here to learn more about what it's like to work at the Writing Center and how to apply to work with us. We hire tutors for the upcoming academic year at the end of the spring semester. Typically, we also hire a few more tutors for the upcoming spring semester聽at the end of the fall semester. Watch our social media channels and your 91制片厂 inbox for updates!