Appointments

Synchronous Appointments

Step 1

Make an appointment on our online scheduler by clicking on an available time slot.

Step 2

Fill out the form that pops up with information about your assignment. Be as detailed as possible.

Step 3

At the time of your appointment, log into our scheduler again and click on the red square for your appointment. In the appointment window that appears, click the red “Start or Join Online Consultation.”

Step 4

You will be taken to a virtual whiteboard space. Your Consultant will meet you there, as indicated by the “2” in the upper right-hand corner (for 2 users in the room).

Step 5

You can paste your paper into the whiteboard space, or you can upload it using the Import/Export button (two arrows facing opposite directions) in the upper right corner. You can text chat with your client, or if you would like to use audio/video chat, click on the grey panel on the left side of your screen. You will be asked to allow your web browser to access your camera and microphone. Click “Allow,” “Yes,” or something similar, depending on your browser.

Step 6

Your Consultant can show you other tools that you can use during your session, like drawing, highlighting, and viewing your revision history. At the end of your session, be sure to download your revised paper using the Import/Export tool again.

*For a video tutorial on making synchronous appointments, click here.

 

Asynchronous Appointments

Step 1

Open our online scheduler.

Step 2

Click the dropdown on the top of the page and choose the “Email Review” option.

Step 3

Make an email review appointment by clicking on an available time slot.

Step 4

Complete the form that pops up with detailed information about your assignment.

Step 5
Upload your document by using the “Choose File” button at the bottom of the page.

Step 6

 

Once you’ve completed the form and uploaded your document, click “Create Appointment.”

 

Once your document is reviewed by a Writing Consultant, you will receive an email with the reviewed document and the Consultant’s notes. You can also access the Consultant’s comments by returning to WC Online and clicking on the appointment. Please note, papers 15 pages and less will take approximately 2-3 business days, and papers between 16 and 50 pages will take approximately 7 business days. These are estimates and response times may vary.

 

Step 1

Once you log into WC Online, navigate to the three drop down columns above the calendar and select the middle column.

Step 2

After you click on the middle column, a drop down menu will appear. On this drop-down menu, select “Grant Specialist Only.” This will filter appointments according to grant consultations.

Step 3

Selecting “Grant Specialist Only” will refresh the page and display appointments offered by consultants who can aid you with grant application documents. From this screen, you can go on to make a synchronous or asynchronous appointment as you normally would with the available options.

• Your Consultant will probably first ask you what you want to work on.
• If you already have specific goals for your tutorial, please let your Consultant know!
• Your Consultant may talk to you about your ideas for your paper/topic.
• You will probably be asked to read your paper aloud (people often catch errors in reading that they haven’t noticed before).
• Your Consultant can help you find the strengths and weaknesses of your paper.
• Your Consultant may also help you organize your ideas, develop a strong thesis, enhance your academic language, or may suggest ways to strengthen your argument, etc..
• See the First Appointment Client Checklist for more information.

• The written question or assignment from the professor
• Your notes of draft, in paper copy if possible
• Any of the sources you are using
• Whatever else you’ve got that you think will be helpful
• See the First Appointment Client Checklist for more information

No, there is no need to send in your paper — in fact, we won’t read it in advance if you do. For an in-person appointment, your Consultant will go over the paper with you in the session. Our pedagogy is premised on allowing your concerns to guide the session, and we won’t know what those are until we talk to you! If possible, please bring a hard copy of your paper to your appointment.

Yes, definitely! We can help you with any stage of the process of writing your paper, including brainstorming ideas or starting an outline.

• You can get on a waiting list for a particular day. Next to each Consultant’s name, there is a small clock icon; if you click that icon, you will be notified if an appointment opens up with that person for the hours you specify. (If you’ve provided us with a phone number in your user profile, you can also receive text messages about open appointments. Or follow us on Twitter at @CGUWriting for notifications as well.)
• You can submit your paper for email review. If you can’t meet to speak with someone in person or online, you can still receive feedback on your paper via email. In the same appointment system, select the calendar labelled “Email Review” from the drop-down menu at the top, just under the MyCGU logo. On that calendar, you can select any Consultant and upload your paper. (The time on the calendar does not matter; it is for administrative purposes only.) In a few days, you will receive comments via email; for documents 15 pages or less, we estimate 3 business days, and if your document is 16-35 pages, we estimate 7 business days. (We make no guarantees about return dates and cannot honor assignment deadlines.)

Yes you can! The Center’s policy is that a client may make two appointments per week, which includes all of our services.