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Overview

The UI Writing Center provides support for students working on course papers and independent writing projects. The center can help at any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming to final polishing.
Students prepare two to three drafts of an assignment, meeting in person or via email with the Writing Center Coordinator as they send versions of their paper back and forth until a final draft is ready.

Helpful Resources

APA Student Paper Setup Guide – Download this word document for student paper setup guide in APA format.
Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style – Visit this site for answers to your APA style questions!
Student’s Internet Research Guide – Use this guide to help you understand how to perform your research.
Bibme – Professors seem always to want writing assignments in certain formats with different types of citations and bibliographies for specific types of papers. If you are taking multiple classes at once, it can be difficult to keep up with which format to use. Whatever type of paper you’re writing, BibMe helps to put your sources in the right format.
Purdue Online – Writing LabThis site is like your own personal Wikipedia for academic writing. It offers explanations, exercises, and models for how to structure your sentences, papers, and references. With special sections on ESL grammar and different types of argumentative and persuasive essays, this site is a one-stop destination that is free for users worldwide.
Grammarly – It is annoying when you have a great paper, but your grammar is sub par. Improve your writing — spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and tense usage — with Grammarly. With their app, you can check your paper from your browser or from Microsoft Word. Be confident when you submit work that it is error-free.
APA Style – When teachers ask you to write in APA Style®, they are referring to the editorial style that many of the social and behavioral sciences have adopted to present written material in the field. APA Style was first developed in 1929 by a group of social scientists who wished to establish sound standards of communication. Since that time, it has been adopted by leaders in many fields and has been used by writers around the world.