Columbia University Writing Center

Hours: M-F, 9am - 8pm. Sundays, 11-8.

The Writing Center is closed. . .

• October 31 - November 2, Election Day holiday;
• November 24 - 28, Thanksgiving holiday.

The Writing Center fall hours end on Friday, December 14, 4pm.

Welcome! If this is the first time at our site, you will need to register in order to make an appointment. To register, click on the link to the left.

Once registered, login with your CU email and your Writing Center password.

Fall 2021 Updates

• You may make an appointment for in-person consultations in 310 Philosophy Hall or online consultations on Zoom.
• Writers may have up to 1 appointment per week. We are not taking drop-ins this fall.
• Reservations for Writing Center appointments open up one day at a time, four days in advance at, or soon after, midnight.
• Reservations can be made only by clicking on white boxes. If there are no white boxes on the day you are looking at, no scheduled appointments remain. You can then click on the clock icon at the top left of each day's schedule to be notified of openings.
• For more information, please read our FAQ at  http://www.college.columbia.edu/core/uwp/writing-center/faq#kind

--Writing Center drop-in consultants are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so there may be a wait to see a consultant if other students have arrived before you. The last drop-in appointment of the day begins approximately one hour before closing. 

--No drop-in hours during the summer.

--You are permitted to have two appointments each week. The appointments must be on separate days.