General Writing Consultation Procedures

  • Submit your paper to Smith Vidal faculty or staff.
  • Schedule an appointment for consultation.

All writing samples must be submitted 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment. 

Please, do not wait until the last minute to do your assignments.  Remember that a lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on the parts of others.  Always plan ahead.

It is extremely important that you come to your appointments on time so you will have time for a thorough consultation. Also, we may have an appointment following yours, and we will not keep others waiting. Please call the center if you will be late or need to reschedule.

Our Faculty and Staff Will

  • Help students understand English and Modern Language assignments;
  • Diagnose writing problems;
  • Provide worksheets and computer activities;
  • Help students access online writing help;
  • Help students access language software; 
  • Give research and MLA workshops; and 
  • Give workshops on the English Proficiency Exam (EPE) at the beginning of each semester (as well as individual workshops).

Our Faculty and Staff Will Not

  • Write, proofread, or edit papers;
  • Re-grade, comment on, or guarantee a grade;
  • Give personal tutorials on word processing;
  • Read papers/comment on papers that have not already been submitted for grading;
  • Allow excessive Internet access;
  • Answer writing questions by phone or fax; and/or 
  • Allow individual students to print multiple copies or more than 10 pages per day.