Peer tutors are trained to work individually with students desiring help with any stage of the writing process: generating ideas, constructing a thesis, structuring, revising, and editing drafts, as well as summarizing, paraphrasing and citing sources. Tutors read papers and offer advice about how to improve them, guiding writers to clarify their ideas and to discover the language and structure which will communicate these ideas most powerfully to their intended audiences.

Peer tutors supplement the work of faculty and graduate instructors in valuable ways. Their similar age and experience permit student writers and peer tutors to work together as allies in a relaxed relationship conducive to building confidence and critical judgment. Because the tutors advise on but do not grade essays, students feel less intimidated and more open to taking intellectual risks.

Peer tutors support writing across the curriculum at Emory, working with students in disciplines including but not limited to art history, the languages, literature, history, philosophy, political science, women's studies, anthropology, religion, sociology, chemistry, biology, and NBB.

Our peer tutors are among the brightest and most accomplished undergraduates at Emory. Nominated by faculty members from across the College, they are selected on the basis of writing samples, recommendations, interviews, and their expressed interest in teaching writing to their peers. After a training program conducted by the Director of the Writing Center, they begin serving their fellow students and the College.

If you are interested in becoming a peer tutor, you may download the application form here. Applications are due on February 29th.

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