AAP Writing Studio

Welcome to the Writing Studio, where writing tutors work with you on a range of writing assignments, at any stage of the writing process. We can help you clarify your essay’s focus, develop a thesis, structure your argument, produce clear transitions, integrate sources, revise a draft, and develop editing techniques.

Working With You

Academic Writing

Student on left wearing headphones, holding pen and writing on paper wile looking at laptop screen. Another student on right, typing on a laptop computer.

Up to 10 pages per consultation of writing including:

  • Essays
  • Research papers
  • Creative writing
  • Theses
  • Research proposals
  • Assignments that require formal prose summary, explanation, analysis, interpretation, or argument, whether in humanities, social sciences, or STEM fields
  • Personal statements and short responses for applications to PhD programs or professional schools

Applications & Essays

  • Study abroad
  • Internships & fellowships

Career Communication

For assistance with your resume, CV, or cover letter, please contact the AAP Life Design Lab.

 

Make an Appointment

Same day appointments may be possible. Sign in to check availability.

Online appointments may be scheduled 2-3 weeks in advance of the date you are requesting. Because of limited staffing, students are advised to make an appointment several days in advance of when they would like to meet.

Hours: Sunday to Thursday, 2 to 10 p.m. Appointments always begin on the hour and last 45 minutes. Each student is allowed up to two appointments per week in busy times.

Schedule an Appointment

To reschedule or cancel an appointment:

If you have to cancel, please do so at least 2 hours before your scheduled appointment. If you must cancel an appointment 30 (or fewer) minutes prior to your appointment, you will need to email the Writing Studio.

To delete your appointment:

• Log in to the Writing Studio and select your appointment. A new window will open.

• Check the “Delete this reservation?” box at the bottom of the page.

• Select “Save changes.”

Those who miss an appointment and do not show up are marked “no-shows.” If you accidentally miss one appointment, we’ll send you a reminder of our policies. Those with two no-shows in one semester will forfeit appointment privileges for the remainder of the semester.

Arriving late to your appointment

Those who arrive ten or more minutes late for an appointment may be marked as a no-show if another writer is waiting to see your tutor. If you know you will be late, please email the Writing Studio.

Writers are limited to a maximum of two appointments per week

The appointment limit is two pre-scheduled tutorial sessions per week. You may be able to schedule a same-day appointment during our open hours; if a tutor is available, we’d be happy to see you. Log in to the Writing Studio to check for openings.

No back-to-back appointments

You will see that The Writing Studio restricts scheduling two appointments in a row.

Prepare for your appointment

To prepare for an online appointment, open your appointment in The Writing Studio, then click on the link provided to start your online appointment. You can discuss with your tutor how you will share your document.

In addition to your draft, please have your work or prompt for your assignment, and any guidelines that your tutor should be aware of. Feel free to share notes, pre-draft exercises, prior drafts, or comments from your instructor if you think they will help your tutor to better understand the assignment, your approach, and your writing style.

Library Resources

Librarians at the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries who have special knowledge of all disciplines can assist you, and the library has resources that offer guidance on conducting research including: Citing and Documenting Sources and Evaluating Sources for Credibility. Visit the JHU Sheridan Library website for additional resources.

Academic Ethics and Plagiarism

  • Review AAP’s notice on plagiarism.
  • Review Resources from the Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial
    After you’ve completed the required “Avoiding Plagiarism at JHU Tutorial” you can still access the slides for review. You will need to login to myLearning, go to “My History,” then all the courses you have taken (including Avoiding Plagiarism) will appear. You can click through everything except the pretests, which are locked after one attempt.

Multilingual Student Resources

Statement of Linguistic Justice

At the Johns Hopkins University Writing Studio, we see linguistic justice as essential to our work. Therefore, we welcome all languages and their natural diversity, understanding that a writer’s identity and language are inherently connected. We strive to assist writers as they acquire the discourses of the academy while also resisting the homogenization or norming of student expression. We encourage our writers to use their authentic voices in our center, throughout the academy, and beyond.

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