BC Writing Center
The Writing Center is currently open for the Spring 2021 Semester. You can still schedule an appointment online.
A confirmation email will be sent to you about meeting virtually with a Writing Specialist.
Writing Center Hours: Monday–Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Friday: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
If you have questions, please email writingcenter@bc.edu.
The BC Writing Center offers support to undergraduate student writers in all disciplines. Writing is a process that can include brainstorming, research or note taking, composing, revising, editing and proofreading. Our Writing Specialists are undergraduate English majors and trained readers who can help students through this process by asking questions, helping the writer set a goal for the session, and offer suggestions and strategies for drafting or revising. If you would like to discuss your work with one of our Writing Specialists, please schedule an appointment.
Appointments are scheduled for fifty minutes and will be held virtually through our schedule. Please bring the assignment prompt or description to the appointment, along with any notes and drafts you have. If you want feedback on a written draft, you should bring a hard copy of it to the appointment. We don’t have a printer in the Writing Center.
English Language Learners (ELL) and Multilingual Writers: if your first language is something other than English, we encourage you to schedule an appointment with one of our ELL Writing Specialists. In addition to providing formative feedback on ideas and organization, they are trained to discuss the English grammatical issues that multilingual writers find challenging. Schedule an appointment with an ELL Writing Specialist. See our FAQ below for current ELL Writing Specialists.
For questions or concerns, you can email writingcenter@bc.edu.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Go to https://bostoncollege.mywconline.com. You will be asked First Visit? Register for an Account. Select this option, and fill out the registration form. Once you create an account, you can access the writing specialists’ schedule.
Select an available date and time on the schedule you would like to meet (open timeslots are in white blocks). Fill out the appointment form and upload a copy of your draft or include a hyperlink to a Google Document.
*If you are an ELL student, please select a writing specialist to work with. You can find a current list of ELL writing specialists under the “How do I schedule an appointment with an ELL specialist” question in our FAQ
Your appointment is scheduled!
es, the Writing Center is open. We are only holding virtual meetings during Fall 2020.
When you select a time to meet with a writing specialist on the schedule, a “Create New Appointment” will load asking you to fill out the following:
The name of the course you are writing your paper for
The instructor of this course
What you would like to work on with the writing specialist during the meeting
A place to upload your assignment for the writing specialist to read before your meeting
Your writing specialist will have a short bio about themselves on the Create New Appointment page. When you create your appointment, the page will have a link saying START OR JOIN ONLINE CONSULTATION. Click on this link to access your virtual meeting.
Please be in a place where you can, if possible:
Be clearly seen on camera
Do not have to wear a mask, so the writing specialist can best communicate with you
Please have your camera and microphone turned on for these meetings.
Appointments are 50 minutes long.
Students can come to a session with a writing specialist at any stage of the writing process – this includes brainstorming.
If you are brainstorming and do not yet have a draft, please include this information in your Create New Appointment page.
If you have a draft written, please either upload your draft as a Word Document, or share it via hyperlink as a Google Document.
Please do not upload PDF documents.
Any writing assignment you are drafting can be brought to the Writing Center.
Students can schedule 1 appointment per day, and no more than 2 appointments per week with a writing specialist.
If you would like to schedule an appointment with an ELL writing specialist, please select one of our current writing specialists trained to support ELL students:
Lauren Abrams
Parker Bell
Ji-Won Ha
Josh Silalahi
Ashley Trotter
Marianna Tsoumbanos
Dan Ulanovsky
As of now, our Writing Center is staffed by and supports undergraduate students. If you are a graduate student who would like writing support, please email writingcenter@bc.edu to be connected with someone who can work with you.