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Peer Writing Assistants are students who have been hired and trained to serve as a constructive audience for all stages of your writing. In addition to possessing strong writing skills, a Peer Writing Assistant must have a thoughtful understanding of the writing process, sensitivity to the difficulties that student writers encounter, and considerable good judgment, patience and tact.
Peer Writing Assistance is available throughout the semester. Writing Assistants can always be found in the Jacobson Center, Sunday through Thursday nights, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. No appointments are necessary. If you’d like a Writing Assistant to review your draft at any stage of the writing process, just drop by Seelye 307 or one of the other locations. Be aware, though, that certain times of the semester, such as mid-term, may be busier than others. So plan ahead and come early!
A student who is interested in becoming a Peer Writing Assistant must be in her sophomore or junior year when she applies and be nominated by a faculty member. After submitting an application and a writing sample, the student is interviewed by the Director of the Peer Writing Assistant Program. Each year, the Jacobson Center hires only seven or eight Assistants, so becoming one is very competitive. In order to create a Peer Writing Assistant Program that mirrors the diverse population of Smith, the Center tries to select students from a range of majors, nontraditional and traditional students, students of color, and students whose first language is not English.
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