General Information

Free writing assistance is available for all undergraduate and graduate students in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering at Tufts. Graduate Writing Consultants work with undergraduate and graduate students to plan, draft and revise papers. Consultations are also available for longer writing projects such as senior theses and dissertations. Students may make an appointment with a Graduate Writing Consultant through the Online Tutor Finder, or visit drop-in hours in Tisch Library or elsewhere on campus. Before booking your first appointment, please read our FAQ and familarize yourself with our policies.

Writing Consultant Appointments are now available through the Online Tutor Finder.

For Undergraduates:

• Writing Tutoring for English 1, 2, 3, 4 and Philosophy 1:
  Our First-Year Writing Program Tutors are professionals dedicated to helping first-year students transition to college-level writing. Make an appointment with a First-Year Writing Tutor through the Online Tutor Finder.



• Writing Consultations for Any Undergraduate Course
  Students can receive assistance from a Graduate Writing Consultant at any stage in the writing process, from brainstorming to revising. To set up an appointment, go to the Online Tutor Finder. But don't wait till the last minute, as our tutors are students, too!



• Writing Consultants for Senior Thesis Writers
  Seniors writing a thesis can receive writing support and feedback from experienced Graduate Writing Consultants.  Email Molly Wilder at Molly.Wilder@tufts.edu to request a Senior Thesis Writing Consultant.
And be sure to visit our dedicated Senior Thesis Writer webpage!


• Special Writing Projects: Application Essays for Graduate School and Fellowships
  Email Molly Wilder at Molly.Wilder@tufts.edu to request a Graduate Writing Consultant for special writing projects.

For Graduate Students:

• Writing Support
  We support projects such as essays, term papers, fellowship applications, theses, doctoral dissertations, conference papers, proposals and abstracts. Writing tutoring is individualized, and may be arranged for regular weekly appointments or on an as-needed basis. Our Graduate Writing Consultants are seeking graduate degrees in English, Philosophy, Art History, Biology, Nutrition, Law & Diplomacy, Child Development, Museum Studies, and many other fields. Visit the Online Tutor Finder to request a Graduate Writing Consultant.



• Graduate Writing Exchange
  Are you a graduate student working on your dissertation or thesis, seminar or qualifying papers? Are you having trouble setting aside writing time? Do you need some motivation, support and a quiet place to work? The ARC's Graduate Writing Exchange (GWX) offers ongoing writing support for any graduate student from any discipline. We hold weekly, three hour meetings that give you the opportunity to talk with peers about struggles and successes, set personal goals, and, most importantly to WRITE. An ARC Writing Consultant will be available during these meetings for consultation.
  
  Beginning Feb 2, we will meet through the semester on Thursdays from 9am to noon in the Dowling Resource Library. No registration necessary! Invite your friends and colleagues! Come any week—we’ll be there for you! If you have any questions, please email Nicole Flynn at Nicole.Flynn@tufts.edu. 



• Graduate Writing Retreats
  The ARC offers two retreats per year: a week-long retreat during Winter Break, and a two-week retreat during the summer. These programs allow advanced graduate students the time and space for uninterrupted writing on their dissertation or thesis. For more information, visit the Graduate Writing Retreat page
or email Kristina Aikens, Assistant Director of Writing Resources, at kristina.aikens@tufts.edu.

• Oral Communications
  Individualized tutoring is also available to help students prepare for class presentations, professional presentations, interview, and course lectures.
Visit the Online Tutor Finder and choose "Presentations and Public Speaking Skills" to make an appointment, or read more about the program here: http://uss.tufts.edu/arc/speaking/


• English
  We help non-native speakers of English improve their diction, grammar, and prose style for greater clarity in writing. Please note: as with all of our services, we concentrate on helping students understand concepts; we are not proofreaders or editors.

• ARC services are open to any undergrad or grad student in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering only. Due to administrative and budgetary restrictions, we regret that we are unable to offer services to graduate students enrolled in any of the Tufts professional schools. The Fletcher School offers its own tutoring services; learn more at the Fletcher Graduate Writing Program wiki.
• Appointments are limited to one session per day and two sessions per week (except in the case of personal statements, for which you can make up to three appointments per week). Students are limited to 15 hours of writing tutoring per semester.
• Students must give at least six hours' notice if they need to cancel an appointment with a writing consultant. Any student who cancels with short notice or who does not show for an appointment must to wait a full week before making another appointment. If a student is regularly a no-show, we reserve the right to suspend that student's use of our services for the remainder of the semester.
• Consultants will only work with a student on a take-home exam IF the student presents written permission from the professor at the time of the appointment and makes it clear when signing up for the appointment that the assignment is a take-home exam.