Tutoring

We offer multiple types of tutoring conferences and resources to support Bothell students and faculty. All services are available to sign up for an appointment through EAB Navigate. If you have any questions, please email us at uwbwacc@uw.edu or call us at 425-352-5253 during our regular office hours.

Appointments & drop-ins

Face-to-face conferences are 25 minutes long, and students may sign up for two consecutive conferences for a total of 50 minutes.

Still have questions about how to make an appointment? What this quick video that explains how to make a WaCC appointment.

Online drop-ins

During business hours, use Zoom to drop-in and talk to a tutor. This is ideal for students who can’t come to campus, but want some “real-time” interaction.

If you need help downloading and/or using Zoom, see our Zoom guide.

Email conference service

Please read the Frequently Asked Questions below before using this system.

To get started, follow the steps below:

1. Fill out the email conference feedback submission form to tell us about you and your assignment.
2. Next, send an email to uwbwconf@uw.edu with your paper attached as an MS Word document. We strive to respond to online submissions within 48 hours, but the exact timeframe depends on the volume of submissions we receive.

Not a current student?

The Writing & Communication Center supports UW Bothell students, applicants, and alumni. UWB Students and alumni can make appointments through EAB Navigate. Folks applying to UW Bothell don’t have access to Navigate but can request an appointment by filling out this short form.

*Note: Unfortunately, we cannot support non-Bothell students including other UW campuses.Using Zoom for online drop-ins & appointments

Downloading & using Zoom

If anything in this guide is unclear, please let us know. If you have other technical issues, please consult the Zoom Support Guide. We appreciate your patience as we work on making these instructions as clear as possible.

1. Shortly before the conference is scheduled to start, we’ll send you an invitation through email. Once you’ve received the email, click the link to join the conference. Your browser should open to the Zoom site and the application should automatically start downloading and installing. If it doesn’t, click here to download the Zoom application.
2. If you do not recieve an email before your conference, log into WCO, select your appointment and scroll to the last box in your appointment. Your link to join the conference will be in the box; copy and paste it into the URL bar to join the conference.
3. After installation is finished, the application should open. Please click Join Audio Conference by Computer.
4. Make sure you have your assignment open on your computer before your conference, then click on Share Screen at the bottom of the window.
5. If you don’t see it, you may need to move your mouse to the bottom of the window, and a bar should pop up with the button on it.
6. Once you click it, a window should open to display the windows open on your computer. Select Desktop 1, then click on Share Screen at the bottom right of the window.
7. Your conference can now begin.

FAQs

When can I talk to a live person?

Call us at 425-352-5253 during our regular office hours (scroll down to bottom of page).

Do I need to register to use this system?

Nope. Just complete the required form and email your paper to us. It’s that easy!

What kind of response can I expect? Will you edit my paper?

Rather than editing your paper, our writing consultants will provide strategies to help you improve your writing. We’ll ask clarifying questions, show you examples for revision, and offer suggestions that will help you through the writing process. Give yourself plenty of time to revise your work with the new ideas and techniques provided in the consultant’s response.

Help! I’m not sure where to start.

Need help? No problem. Just call us at 425-352-5253 during our regular office hours. If you have questions, email us at uwbwacc@uw.edu.