Online Draft Submission FAQs

What happens when I submit a draft?

Your draft will be sent to the Writing Center, where a consultant will read the answers to your survey questions and read your draft. The consultant will insert comments into the margins of your paper to address your concerns and make suggestions. Then the consultant will send an email back to you with the paper (and comments) attached.

Why do I have to answer all these questions?

Answering the survey questions helps the consultants understand what you're working on and what specifically you want feedback on. The more detailed your answers are, the better we can help you.

What kind of feedback will I get?

Our feedback will respond to any concerns about the paper that you expressed in the survey questions. Our consultants may also offer suggestions in additional areas. The consultant comments will be inserted into the margins of your paper.

Can I submit a draft more than once?

If you make substantial revisions to a draft and still have concerns about it, you can resubmit.

Can I submit my thesis to you? My novel?

No. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, our consultants cannot look at more than 5 pages of submitted work.

If you need someone to help you with a larger project, we can provide you with a list of editors who can look at your work (PLEASE NOTE that these editors are not associated with the Writing Center and will charge a fee to look at your work).

How long will it take to get feedback?

We ask that you allow five Writing Center business days to receive feedback on a paper you have submitted. Sometimes, we may be able to respond in less time, but we cannot guarantee that.

Why can't you guarantee that I'll get my paper back sooner?

Consultants will respond to each draft as soon as possible. Because we pride ourselves on creating a writing community here at CSU, walk-in / face-to-face consultations take precedence over drafts submitted online, so when we are very busy in the physical Writing Center, it may take longer to respond to online drafts.

Can you proofread my paper?

No. We are happy to answer questions about specific grammatical concerns, but we will not proofread your paper.

Can you tell me what grade I will get on this paper?

No. The purpose of the Writing Center is to help make you a better writer in general. Only your teacher or professor can give you a grade. Be sure to look over your assignment sheets to make sure that you're meeting all of the given criteria, and ask your professor if you have specific grading questions.

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