The Writing Center

In my English class I had a first draft due Friday. We had to write an essay about a political event that impacted our personal lives. The essay was a personal essay and I was very nervous because I am not used to writing personal essays. All throughout high school I was required to write academic essays, so I was struggling with completing my draft. I decided to go to the Writing Center to seek help. I worked with an instructor and I immediately became confident about the direction of my paper once she gave me some advice. She was patient and even wrote notes for me. After our session I was glad that I decided to check out the Writing Center. I read up on their other services and uploaded my draft for additional review.  The instructor also emailed me a report of our visit and it was helpful to go over the notes we discussed. Not only does the Writing Center help you with your writing, I read on their bulletin board and website about the upcoming workshops. There were workshops on analytical reading and improving your self-editing skills. I really became interested and want to sign up to attend a workshop. Based on my experience with the one-on-one session, I really think the workshop would really improve my skills as a writer and reader. Studying business requires a lot of analytical reading and the ability to communicate that in your writing. I feel that I have found a fool-proof way of making sure I always receive a good grade on an essay or just being prepared for classes outside of English such as political science and sociology. I really like how they have a flexible schedule and I can come in anytime I don’t have class. I will be using the Writing Center all semester and beyond.