What's a Consulting Session Like?

Come to the Center during drop-in hours for writing help in any of your GVSU classes! Sessions typically last 20-40 minutes. The best sessions occur when you:

• Bring your assignment sheet with you, so both you and the consultant understand your writing context;
• Have time to revise your work upon leaving the Center; and
• Ask lots of questions so that you leave feeling like you accomplished something.

When you arrive at the Center, a Writing Consultant will greet you, find out what you're writing, and ask what sort of assistance you need. The consultant will probably ask you lots of questions about the specifics of your writing assignment, your goals for the writing project, and any particular successes or struggles you've been having with the paper.

After you and the consultant have discussed your purpose for being at the Center, you'll read through the entire paper together. The consultant or you might stop occasionally to ask a question, or to make a comment about a specific section of the paper.

After reading through the paper together, you and the consultant will discuss your concerns about the paper. The consultant will probably ask questions and give you feedback related to your concerns. The consultant might refer to our writing resources (print or online) to help you find answers to your questions.

Upon your request, we can send a brief report on the consultation to your professor, so that he or she knows you took the extra time and effort to stop by to work on your assignment.

We hope you'll drop by and see us soon!