Adjusting to different professors and classes is a common routine that you learn as a student, but it can have its own difficulties. The Learning Centers’ various tutoring resources focus on academic support for your classes provided by peer tutors. Through thoughtful interactions with your peers, it is a more personalized approach to gaining knowledge and understanding.
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Different Tutoring Resources Available
Although group tutoring and study groups may have overlapping techniques, the Learning Centers’ Study Groups are only available for certain classes. The availability for the study groups is sent out at the beginning of each semester, allowing you to allocate a weekly timeslot. Drop-in group tutoring also follows a weekly schedule, but you can pick which sessions you want to attend.
More personalized questions can be asked during traditional one-on-one tutoring sessions offered by the School of Arts and Sciences’ Honors Program (SASHP) which is available either weekly or when a tutor has availability.
The Mason Gross School of the Arts offers tutoring to their music students, to help them build understanding of key music concepts and strengthen foundational skills in several music courses.
Penji
Penji is a scheduling application used by Rutgers to connect students to the various types of academic resources offered by the university, including peer tutoring, study groups, writing tutoring, and academic coaching.
What Works Best for You?
Drop-in group tutoring is offered by the Learning Centers and one-on-one tutoring is offered by the SASHP Peer Tutoring Center You can also create and lead a study group of your own.
Writing tutoring is available to undergraduate and graduate students both in-person and online. For a more flexible schedule, you can upload your paper for asynchronous tutor review and comments. Academic coaching is a valuable resource when you need help creating study schedules or help in navigating classes that are historically difficult at the university.
For more information, including hours of operation, visit the Learning Centers’ website. There are four centers to serve students located on College Avenue, Livingston, Busch, and Cook/Douglass campuses.
Written by Meghana Thimmaraju – KnightBook Student Editor