Freshman Seminar Fall 17 DWA

Academic

An hour before my second math exam of the year I was panicking as there were still a few topics that I did not fully understand. I had tried to make sense of my notes, done practice problems and even asked friends for help but I still felt like I wasn’t completely ready. It seemed like a lost cause for those topics and I thought I would certainly do poorly on the exam because of them, and perhaps even fail.

Before losing all hope however, I remembered somethingwe had been told about in my First Year Seminar class: the SACC math tutoring center. Quickly I grabbed my handy FRO student handbook, looked up the location and ran up to the 2nd floor. I entered the SACC office and asked if I could get tutoring for Math 2003, to which they thankfully said yes and that there was a group tutoring session going on that I could join. The tutor’s name was Abraham and he was with only one other student. I sat down with them and pulled out my notes and study materials. He asked me what he could help me with and so we went over the problems I was having difficulty with. Though he was fast paced, he went over every step and clearly explained how to do the problems and what I was misunderstanding.I was able to ask questions at any given point and made sure I was actually learning. We also did some practice problems, which was very helpful in teaching the material.

Overall it was a great experience and I left with a much better understanding of the topics I was confused on and with much more confidence for my test. It was very nice and helpful to be able to go in last minute for just 20 minutes and get things explained, though I think I was lucky in this sense and would have to make an appointment nexttime to ensure availability.

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