At Your First WC Session

Every conference is unique. Expect your appointment to last anywhere from ten to fifty minutes. You may choose to work on one of our Chromebooks, bring your own laptop, notebook, scrap paper, or printed draft of your paper. Your student-editor will want to read the prompt for your assignment (be sure it’s readily accessible). He or she will ask some questions about what you want to work on. Once you have set the agenda for the session, your student-editor will respond to your work as an attentive, careful reader (or listener). They will point out what works well and identify possible areas for improvement, asking questions that will help you develop your thoughts.

Our goal is not only to help you improve your paper, but also to help you improve your writing in general. To that end, consultants aim to concentrate on the big picture first. Our consultants understand that small changes in individual sentences will not improve a paper as much as changes in thesis, focus, and organization will.They want to ensure that you respond to the assignment in a focused, well-organized, and effectively developed paper before you address such concerns as style, grammar, word choice, and punctuation. Student-editors work with you, not for you, to help you read, think, write, organize, proofread, and edit your papers. Our goal is to help you become a better, more confident writer.