Writing Center Paper Review Online (WC-PRO)

Services are available only to currently enrolled students. At this point, we do not offer services to alumni, community members outside of Farmingdale, or other local schools.  

WC-PRO, like all services, is free. 

Sign-up for a time slot via Bookings. A confirmation email with the WC-PRO form will be sent to your FSC email address. Submit your work and the professor's assignment guidelines through this form. Papers will only be reviewed with a confirmed time slot and completed form submission.

We accept submissions 24 hours, 7 days per week. Papers are processed at 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 3:00 PM Monday through Thursday and Fridays at 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM. Papers are reviewed in the order they are received and generally take (3) business days. For example, if you submit a paper on Sunday, it will be reviewed on Monday and returned by Wednesday. 

WC-PRO is only for drafts up to (5) double-spaced pages. You can submit parts of a draft or separate sections. For assistance with outlines, notes, ideas, and questions, please schedule a tutoring appointment. 

We cannot work on any project designated as a take home midterm or graded exam without instructor approval.

Written, e-mail based feedback is sent to your FSC email address. WC-PRO tutors are trained to focus on higher-order concerns (HOCs) like:  organization, thesis, audience, purpose, and overall focus. WC-PRO is not an editing or instructional service. Students should not expect their paper is perfect after WC-PRO review. Tutors may recommend a follow-up tutoring appointment.

Here is an example:

Dear Jet,

Thank you for sharing your work. Overall, this paper's argument that Daisy Buchanan would be received differently today as a social media influencer is strong, creative, and engaging to the modern reader. Indeed, your point that "Daisy's obsession with the material makes it easy to imagine a 30-second GRWM or Shein haul video on Tik-Tok. The difference is Daisy would be considered aspirational today rather than the morally and spiritually corrupt character she represents in The Great Gatsby." This argument is clearly supported throughout your piece as you tie your points to material obsession.

Areas for improvement include breaking-up some of the longer sentences (paragraph 3, 4th sentence). To the reader, these longer sentences obscure the main point of the sentences. Break-up these longer sentences into shorter ones and check your paragraph balance also. There are some longer paragraphs that can be split into two. 

Finally, the conclusion can be improved. The final line, "We should really ask ourselves, who is the Daisy in our social media lives?" is vague. Consider your previous paragraph where you discuss material obsession and tie this back into the conclusion to wrap up your main argument. 

If you would like a more in-depth review of your writing or help with getting started, please schedule a tutoring appointment. 

Group papers are reviewed, and the tutor will refer to sections of the paper by author or section. 

Here is an example:

"In the Ethical Considerations in Aviation Management section, the author can improve this section by breaking-up the paragraphs and connecting this section with the previous section. How do the points about ethics in this section relate to the case study in the previous section?"

The tutor may suggest individual authors book a tutoring appointment, and individual authors may attend tutoring for help on their section only. 

You may use WC-PRO as often as needed. Separate time slots and forms must be completed for each project. 

Resubmissions for the same work are accepted when there are significant changes from the first submission.

We recommend booking a tutoring session if you need clarification on any of the WC-PRO feedback. A tutor will be happy to work with you on your WC-PRO feedback!