Writing Center Services

The Writing Center is dedicated to contributing to a writing culture on and off campus, supporting Lake Forest College student writers in meeting the challenge of college-level writing, and ensuring that faculty members have the resources they need to teach writing effectively and efficiently.

Regular Appointments
A regular appointment is a one-time, as-needed appointment. Any student at the college can schedule a regular appointment throughout the week with any available tutor. In this type of appointment, the tutor can help with a specific writing assignment while also providing the client with general writing skill development.

Walk-In Sessions
Walk-in sessions are assisted on a first come, first-served basis. These sessions are useful to students that have quick questions or require assistance with a smaller portion of their assignment. You might not be placed with a tutor immediately, but we do our best to meet with each student in a timely manner.     

Standing Appointments 
A standing appointment is a weekly appointment scheduled with the same tutor. In this type of appointment, the tutor helps both with individual writing projects and with general writing skill development.

• This type of appointment is helpful to:
  Students who have several writing intensive courses and are writing several papers at once;
• Students who need support for learning and practicing the technical skills of writing such as grammar, word choice, and style;
• Students who lack positive experiences with academic writing and want support for developing ideas throughout a structured writing process.

When to schedule:
Standing appointments should be scheduled before October. With a professor’s and the Director of Writing Programs’ approval, a standing may begin after October in certain cases. All standing appointments must be scheduled by the Director of the Writing Center.

Cancellation policy:
Standing appointments are cancelled after two absences. The only excused absences are college-approved events, such as Student Symposium Day or a class field trip. Illnesses, study groups, and meetings with professors or coaches are not excused. Please treat this appointment as a class and schedule other meetings around it.