- Who can use The Writing Center?
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The Writing Center is open to all UMass Lowell students: undergraduate and graduate students across all academic majors and disciplines. Tutors are ready and eager to work with writers of all abilities.
- What types of writing projects can I bring to The Writing Center?
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Tutors are happy to work with students on a wide variety of writing projects: lab reports, college application essays, academic essay assignments, dissertations, etc.
- Do I need to have a completed paper before meeting with a Writing Center tutor?
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No! You may come see a tutor at any stage of your writing process. It can be helpful to meet with a tutor in the early stages of a writing project to discuss and brainstorm ideas, or to talk about how to get started on an assignment. It can also be valuable to visit a tutor when you have an outline, or an early draft. Coming with a nearly completed paper for a final revision and proofreading session can be helpful too.
- Does The Writing Center offer support to multilingual students?
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Yes. The Writing Center tutors are prepared to work with multilingual student writers.
- How are tutors trained?
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The Writing Center hires both undergraduate peer tutors and professional tutors. Undergraduate tutors have been recommended by professors as students who have strong writing skills and possess a minimum 3.000 GPA. All tutors are certified through College Reading and Learning Association training. Tutors participate in regular writing-related professional development.