Online Submissions
We offer online help on a wide range of projects: academic essays, research papers, group papers, book/art/drama reviews, research proposals, resumes and cover letters, grad school application essays, internship reports, submissions for publication, book manuscripts, treatises, theses, and dissertations. Students, staff, and faculty from all academic disciplines may submit documents for review and commentary from our consultants. Coursework submissions must be for TCU courses only.
Our Rule of Threes
Because we encourage revision, personal growth, and independence in writers,
- Clients may book up to 3 appointments per week.
- Writing consultants will review up to 3 online submissions per week, 1 submission per day.
- Writing consultants will review a single document up to 3 times.
- Clients may work with the same consultant up to 3 times consecutively, then we recommend they work with different consultants.
- Writing consultants will work with alums who are new graduates up to 3 times within the first 3 months of graduation, specifically on graduate school application essays
Guidelines for Submission
- We read and comment on OWLs Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- We respond to your requests in the order in which we receive them, usually within 2 business days.
- Please attach only one essay/draft/document for review with each online submission.
- Coursework submissions must be for TCU courses only.
- Sending duplicate or multiple submissions does not change a document’s position or priority in the queue of papers we receive daily.
- Consultants will review 1 submission per student per day, up to 3 submissions per week.
Are You Ready to Submit?
- Save your document to your desktop as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) or a .PDF file.
- Click on the “Appointment” tab at the top of this page.
- Log in to the Center for Writing scheduler:
- Select the “Online Submissions Spring 2026” option at the login prompt.
- First time user? Select “Register for an account” option, proceed through the prompts, and choose your @tcu.edu email as the registration email. Then login to the scheduler.
- Select a date: On the scheduler, click the white box for the day you are submitting.
WCOnline schedule with white submission box open.
- Complete the “Create New Appointment” form.
- Attach your file(s). One essay/draft per submission per day. Do not include multiple essays/drafts in one document.
- Submit your request: Click the “Create Appointment” button at the bottom of the of the form.
- Confirmation: You will receive an email verifying your submission.
- Feedback: Once your submission has been reviewed, you will receive a notification email from WCOnline.
Neglecting to include the necessary information, including group member names, may delay our ability to review your draft in a timely manner, which is within 2 business days.
Advance Planning is Key
As semesters unfold and due dates arrive, we get very busy, especially past mid-term. You will need to plan ahead. Be mindful that the cutoff date for online submissions is 5 p.m. on the last day of classes. The Center provides only a limited number of in-person or Zoom appointments during Study Days and finals week, as our consultants are either conducting or taking finals.
As a friendly reminder, we do not assist students at any level with take-home essay exams without the expressed written consent of the professor.
