What LopesWrite actually does
The timing detail that matters
A paper completed at 11:40pm on the Sunday still needs the report to run. If the deadline is midnight, you have not left enough room. Build the hour into your plan from topic one.
What a similarity score is and is not
A similarity percentage is not an accusation. Correctly quoted and cited material can register as similar, and reference lists routinely do. What the report gives you is a chance to look at your own paper the way the marker will, before they do.
How to use it well
- Send it early enough to actually read the report and act on it
- Check whether flagged passages are quotes you failed to attribute, or paraphrase that stayed too close to the source
- Use the APA template in the Student Success Center, because formatting errors create avoidable noise
Used properly it is a proofreading tool. Used at 11:55pm it is a deadline hazard.
Common follow-ups
How long does LopesWrite take?
GCU's guidance indicates a report can take from about fifteen minutes to an hour to generate, so submit with time to spare.
Does a high LopesWrite similarity score mean plagiarism?
No. Correctly quoted and cited material and reference lists can register as similar. The report is a prompt to review your own work, not a verdict.
Do all GCU assignments go through LopesWrite?
Not all. Where it is required the assignment instructions say so, and you submit through it before your work is complete.
Put your own situation to someone with nothing riding on it
Twenty minutes, free, and no one on this side earns anything whichever school you land on. We will tell you to stay where you are when that is the right answer.