Upon scheduling an appointment at the writing center, you (or your small group) will work one-on-one with a writing center consultant to identify your writing strengths and weaknesses and clearly and effectively express your ideas.  

A typical session

During a typical 50-minute session, you can focus/work on 

• Brainstorming
• Research
• Essays
• Longer papers
• Dissertations
• Creative prose or poetry
• Web pages, audio/video, and other digital media projects
• Presentations
• Résumés
• Cover Letters
• Letters of intent

Or any other writing endeavor you are working on…

…and remember, writing center consultants are available to work with you at any stage in your writing process, from conception to completion. Additionally, two-hour sessions may be booked for longer projects.

What to bring with you

To get the most out of your appointment, bring:

• your project
• the assignment
• your question

Things to know about making appointments

In order to provide the best services for all members of the MSU community, we have a few rules regarding appointments:

• Students are limited to 2 appointments (up to 4 hours of consultation) per week and one appointment per day across all writing center locations.
• To get the best feedback possible, students coming in for 4 hours each week need to work with at least 2 different consultants on an equal basis (e.g., two hours with each consultant).
• Students who are late for their appointments may forfeit their slot to walk-in clients. Please call if you know you will be late (432-3610).
• Appointments can only be made two weeks in advance. If you have to miss an appointment, please cancel 12 hours in advance to open up the appointment for another client.