Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
General Questions About the Center
We can assist SDSU students with papers for any of their classes, as well as with out-of-class projects such as application essays and cover letters. We can help at any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming for ideas to polishing a final draft. One-on-one sessions are provided by peer tutors through pre-arranged appointments or on a drop-in basis. The center also sponsors group workshops offering strategies for success with specific writing tasks. All services are free of charge for SDSU students and faculty.
We are open! Check the About Us page for our available hours.
Tutoring Questions
Yes. Ask the tutor to include your instructor’s email on the Client Report form at the end of your session. A copy of the report will be emailed to you and your instructor.
Check with the front desk to see if we have any immediate openings. If we do, you can see a writing tutor right away!
You can book appointments for two tutoring sessions each day, with a maximum total of three appointments a week. After that, you can have drop-in appointments, if/when tutors are available. (It’s not possible to schedule two back-to-back appointments.)
You can do this yourself. Visit sdsu.mywconline.com and on the online appointment schedule by clicking on your appointment slot; a pop-up window will then appear, and you can click on the “Cancel This Appointment” box at the bottom. Appointments must be canceled 2 hours before the scheduled appointment time.
That’s up to you. When you self-schedule an appointment, you can select whichever tutor you’d like to work with – staying with the same tutor for consistency, or varying tutors if you would prefer to get different points of view.
No! We are happy to work with you at any stage of the writing process, even if you've just gotten your assignment or just started your draft.
It’s often easier for us to read printed text, but we can work with your draft on your laptop or on one of the computers in the Center.
If you have a prompt from the instructor that explains you are allowed to use outside resources, then we can help you. However, without that permission, we are not allowed to assist with essays that constitute exams; to do so would be a violation of SDSU’s Codes of Student Conduct.
No, we don’t read papers ahead of time, and we only provide feedback in person in the center. If you would like written feedback from a tutor, please make an e-tutoring appointment.
We don’t read papers before scheduled appointments, so you should bring your paper with you to your tutoring appointment. If you are meeting with a tutor online, you will upload your paper at the start of your session and communicate with them (via audio or text) during the session. If you would like written feedback from a tutor, please make an e-tutoring appointment.
No, your friend needs to come here in person.
Workshop Questions
Workshops are scheduled in a variety of places. See our Workshops page for more information.
On sdsu.mywconline.com, go to the dropdown menu at the top of the page. Click on the appropriate semester workshop schedule.