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WHAT TO EXPECT (and NOT to expect)
FROM THE NVCC/Loudoun WRITING CENTER
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YOU CAN EXPECT . . .

blue check Honest, immediate feedback from someone who is interested in reading and responding to your paper.
blue check One-on-one attention
blue check Help with any kind of writing, including essays for class, creative writing, speeches, cover letters and resumes, transfer application essays, etc.
blue check Use of (and some help with) the computers and printers. B.Y.O.Disk.
blue check Free handouts on topics ranging from semicolons to resumes to research papers.
blue check Answers to most of your questions about organization, form, grammar, and other concerns.
blue check Suggestions and opinions about your work, not demands. All decisions are yours.
blue check A friendly, low-stress atmosphere.
blue check Sound, objective advice from consultants who have been successful with their own writing and who want to help you with yours.
blue check An improved paper and, more importantly, an improved ability to write the next one.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT . . .

blue check A proofreading or editing service. We will help you learn to find and fix mistakes; we will NOT take your paper and do a last minute editing job for you.
blue check A perfect paper. Our goal is to help you become an improved, more independent writer. We hope to help you with your most important problems, so that you can recognize them and avoid them in the future. Our goal is NOT to hunt down every error in every paper.
blue check Someone to write your paper for you. We offer feedback and advice, but you do ALL the work.

 

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