Writing consultations – Info & hours

What is a writing consultation?

In a writing consultation, you talk to a trained writing tutor about your questions and issues regarding academic writing. The conversation takes place online or in our offices, and will remain confidential. We offer free writing consulations in English, German and several other languages to all students, doctoral candidates and other members of TU Darmstadt.

Our writing consultations can address:

  • Scienitifc/academic texts like bachelor's or master's theses, seminar paper, essay, lab report, doctoral thesis, …
  • Applications for jobs, scholarships, internships, etc. (cover letter, letter of motivation, CV)
  • Writing in a foreign language
  • Problems or questions about procrastination, topic identification and delimitation, getting started with writing, structuring and revising texts, time management, writer's block, …

We can also give you feedback on your text or draft. We cannot offer any proofreading services. Also take a look at our FAQ list .

Open consultation hours: no appointments

Please note:

In order to have sufficient time for every consultation, we ask that you arrive no later than 45 minutes before closing time (e.g. 12:15 p.m., if we close at 1p.m.).

Open consultation hours – no appointments Where do the consultation hours take place?
Thursday 11 a.m. – 1p.m. On site at the SchreibCenter (S1|03 room 52c, Hochschulstr. 1), in German, English

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