I went to an Academic Enrichment workshop on Thursday, October 15 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm in room 3-215. It was presented by one of the tutors from the SACC, entitled Everything You Need To Know To Pass Math. As you all know by now, I dropped Pre-Calculus already, so I figured I might as well get some tips to pass it for next semester.
The tutor (I don’t remember her name) told us that in order to pass math, it’s always important to have a good attitude about it. She explained how we need to get acquainted with the math language by being selective learners, being organized, and always taking notes in class. Furthermore, we should try not to miss a class because then we miss an entire lesson. In other words, it’s the same tips we’ve been given many times before, but I guess now being in college it’s a good time to actually apply those tips.
I know that even if I try to do any of that on my own, I will still suck at math. So I was glad when the tutor gave us some information about the SACC. The SACC has tutors for pretty much every subject, although most of them are math tutors (thank goodness for that). She said that tutors are always available during the week from 9:00am to 8:00pm. And we can schedule appointments via walk-in or online. And sometimes if you walk into the tutoring center they will tutor you on the spot.
I think the workshop was most helpful about giving information about the SACC. We’ve all been told to have a positive attitude, be organized, etc. And it’s good advice, but most people get too frustrated with math to even try following this advice. It’s good to have someone who can communicate the information better and easily. That said, I am more than certain that I’ll be visiting the SACC regularly for any semester that I have math – which basically means, the rest of my years in college. Yay.