InfoGuides: Dental Hygiene: Online Writing Center

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Writing & Research Help Center Consultants will respond to papers as readers with expertise in writing, not as editors or proofreaders. This means that while consultants will not "fix" your paper for you, they will use your assignment description and the areas of concern you have identified on your submission form to make suggestions and offer strategies to help you improve your paper. We aim to help you become a successful, independent writer and to preserve the academic integrity your instructor expects. Consultants can only address three areas of concern at a time, so please check only the most important. Once you've revised your paper based on the Consultant's initial response, you're welcome to submit it again for assistance with other areas.

Submit Any Time!

The Online Writing Center (OWC) is open to any student who needs assistance with any writing assignment for any VWCC course in any subject.

Writing Consultants are online Monday-Friday, and weekend submissions also receive priority on Monday.

Submitting a Paper Online for Review

Follow these steps to submit your paper to the Online Writing Center

1. Complete the entire submission form online at https://www.virginiawestern.edu/library/academic-link/writing-center-form/ and attach your essay as a .DOCX or .PDF file

2. Be sure that you provide all required information:

Your contact information
Description of your assignment (as given by your instructor) Be sure to specify the Citation Style: MLA or APA
Areas of concern (no more than 3)
A copy of your essay

If your submission form is incomplete or if you select more than 3 areas of concern, consultants will email you requesting that you resubmit your paper, supply the missing information, and/or choose no more than 3 areas of concern.

Dental Hygiene: Online Writing Center