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Announcements:  

  • The Writing Center is closed for the Spring 2025 term.
  • Writing Partners will return to work for Summer Session A beginning Tuesday, May 27. Please see below for locations and times.

Welcome, Yale College students! 

Writing Partners are Yale College or graduate school students selected for both their writing skills and their ability to talk about writing. They have a student’s-eye view of the challenges you’ll face in writing papers. 

 

How to Meet with the Writing Partners

Step 1: Sign Up for WCOnline

To meet with a Writing Partner in person or online, you will need to sign up for a WConline account. Please use the "Register for an Account" link to the left. 

If you've created an account to schedule appointments for a different service (Residential College Writing Tutors, Academic Strategies Mentors), you'll need to create a new one for the Writing Center. 

 

Step 2: Stop by our Drop-In Hours In-Person or Online

During drop-in hours, students are seen on a first-come, first-served basis. Before seeing a Writing Partner, you will be asked to create an account on our WConline website if you do not have one already. Appointments last up to 45 minutes, depending on how many students are waiting to be seen.

During the above times, you may drop in via the Zoom link you will find after registering for an account at yaleuniversity.mywconline.com. You can also schedule an appointment in advance.

 

Yale College Writing Center Schedule

Summer Session A (May 26-June 27, 2025)

 

In Person on the Poorvu Center Mezzanine (Drop In Only):

Wednesday

12:00-3:00 pm

 

Online via Zoom (Schedule in Advance or Drop In):

Tuesday and Thursday

7:00-10:00 pm

Sunday

3:00-6:00 pm

 

How to Make an Appointment

On the schedule page, click on any available white box. When you book a meeting, you'll receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link or directions to our location in Kline Tower you can use to find your tutor at the time of your appointment.

If a Writing Partner has no appointments on their shift (i.e. all white boxes), please schedule a meeting with them before booking with someone who already has reservations. This will get you a fresher reader and ensure that our tutors' work is evenly spread out. 

Please only make appointments you know you can keep. If you must cancel, please do so online at least 12 hours before your appointment. Nobody likes a no-show, so please don’t be one.

 

Have Questions?

Email writing@yale.edu or contact the Associate Director of the Writing Center, Paula Rawlins at paula.rawlins@yale.edu 

 
Where to Find the Writing Partners
 
Poorvu Center Mezzanine

The Writing Center is on the second level of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Sterling Library. Take the stairwell near the York St. entrance to the mezzanine. The tutoring offices are at the top of the stairs. For elevator access, enter the Poorvu Center and head to the right. You’ll find the elevator on your left.