Question 14 has been added to inform and reassure students. The Writing Center is popular with students of all years and majors, so it can become very crowded. The Writing Center hires as many tutors as its budget can afford. Fifty minutes is usually enough time for the tutor to complete a session. At the very least, the tutor should be able to cover the most important essay revision topics with you.
Many students are also ready for a break after fifty minutes.
Keep in mind that no matter how long your appointment is, tutors should be teaching you principles of revision rather than going over every sentence with you. Once in a while, you and your tutor will need more time to finish discussing your work. If your tutor has another hour left on his or her shift, and if another student is not scheduled for that hour, you may request that the tutor keep working with you. It is up to your tutor to decide if extending your session is the appropriate thing to do. UVa Security locks Bryan Hall on most weekends.