Professional editing service

[DavidHume]

I'd suggest checking your local library. Many offer writing lab services that can help with citations and format.

[Merlin]

As a FYI, in addition to the TESU student option, with each course taken at Straighterline (and I think others providers may offer something similar), you have access to 10 hours of free Pearson Smarthinking access which you can use for tutoring on a specific subject and academic paper reviews.

If you're not taking courses with SL or TESU, you can also pay for the Smarthinking writing review service directly at $32 (1-9 pages) or $50 (10+ pages) for each writing review. I have no experience with their writing review service, but it seems pretty legitimate. They also offer the tutoring service directly at $45/hr ($150 for a 4-hour block).

[rlw74]

At Nations we get free access to a program called Paper Rater. I just checked and they have a free version and the premium version is 7.95/month. I love it. It does a full plagiarism check, grammar, spelling, word usage, writing suggestions and even paper scoring to tell you what grade it thinks you will get and how you compare to others at your education level. I use it constantly - sometimes running my papers through multiple times after making corrections they suggest. I don't know if it does a full APA check though. I do that manually as I go through line by line. It's tedious but I'm finding at the graduate level they will ding the littlest things on the papers. I highly suggest memorizing the APA format inside and out if you plan to continue your education. And as a side note, my professor in my capstone encouraged using TESU tutoring service and having someone proofread your papers. Sometimes you spend so much time going over that paper again and again that you don't see the errors. You need fresh eyes.

[homeschoolmom1]

I will check out paper rater. Is it a software or an actual human being going over it? I would think the latter? What I get from this thread is that it is ok to ask others for suggestions on the paper, but not for them to actually rewrite sections or sentences.

[rlw74]

Paper Rater is software. I think there is a link somewhere to get outside help from an actual person but I'm not sure about that. The premium report is pretty detailed though so I'm not sure you would need it. Depends on what you are looking for exactly. If you want a human reviewing anything beyond grammar, spelling, etc. - such as actually helping you write the paper then none of the software packages is going to do that. You'll probably want to use a tutor.

[homeschoolmom1]

Wow, a software that can give you suggestions on the content of your paper and a possible grade? AI really has come a long way (but space man still looks fake, topic for another day).I will check out paper rater. Thanks.

[rlw74]

It doesn't grade based on content. I said it gives writing suggestions. Content is a whole other topic. Content is solely up to the writer. The score it gives is based on writing style, grammar, spelling, word usage, percentage of passive sentences vs active voice, etc.

[homeschoolmom1]

I see. Thanks for the clarification.