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- Attend all class meetings. Tutors are not responsible for teaching you concepts that your professors discuss in class; the tutors should only help you understand the materials. So, the more you attend class, pay attention during class, and take sufficient notes, the more likely that the tutors will be able to help you.
- Know your class assignments and your professor's instructions before attending your tutoring session. Sometimes, not understanding the assignments and your professor's instructions can keep you from learning and from completing your work. Discuss the assignments and the instructions with your professor to make sure you understand them.
- Complete as much of the homework on your own as possible, and study as much of the material on your own as possible. You will make the most of your time and the tutor's time if you read the text, review your class notes, and prepare your questions beforehand.
- Bring the appropriate materials (textbooks, assignments, class notes, handouts, calculator, syllabus, etc.) to your tutoring session.
- Have your questions already written down. If you can, write down specifically what you are having issues with. Writing these down will help you determine what you do and do not know, and will assist your tutor in helping you.
- Do not wait until the last minute to realize that you need get help. Budget your time wisely. Understand that having smaller study sessions over a longer period of time is much better than cramming for several hours before a test.
- Be prepared to talk as much as, or even more than, your tutor! The best way for you to learn the materials, and the best way for the tutors to make sure you are learning, is to have you use your words to explain the concepts being discussed. Keep in mind that choosing words that accurately reflect what we're thinking is a difficult, but necessary process.
- Understand that you are the one responsible for your grades, not the tutors, not the professors. Professors instruct. Tutors and other student support services assists. But you are the one who is ultimately responsible for making sure you are prepared for your classes. Do your best to make sure you are prepared.
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