Even before entering Baruch College, I was warned about the difficulty of the Math courses. To my expected surprise, those accounts have proven to be quite true. Math and I have a very strained relationship to say the least. I wish that was not so as I truly feel that Math should be “easy” since it always works. Such has not been the case for my and my studies. Despite my lack of love for Math, I do recognize that it is invaluable.
During my Pre Calculus class, I consistently feel that I am hanging on for dear life. Or fighting a losing battle. These are definitely not feelings that inspire confidence and for someone like me, it only adds to the dread of each approaching class.
Baruch’s SACC or Student Academic Consulting Center is located in the Newman Vertical Campus on the Second floor in room 116. I received an email stating that they would be open for tutoring starting on the 8th of February. I immediately made an account and tried to sign up for MTH 2003 tutoring. For one reason of another, I was unable to do so. I decided to drop by the office to get a feel and also to check if there were any cancellations or an open spot of which I could take advantage. To my surprise, there was and I promptly signed up.
The pace of the tutoring like much at Baruch College is “fast paced”. I put that into quotation marks because I would categorize myself as a “slow learner” who relies on repetition to better grasp concepts. I could immediately tell that my tutor Abraham was extremely proficient with the material and the session felt as fast as normal class which wasn’t to my benefit. I was also required to have examples ready which I did not know about prior but was saved by my class notes and print outs. That’s a college wide lesson, “Always be prepared.”
My tutor was very helpful. I was able to get further information on topics with which I was having difficulty and received help with getting more familiar with the graphing calculator. I was very impressed with his ability to help two other students in addition to myself essentially at the same time with little to no (perceived) trouble on his end. The staff and tutors were knowledgeable, professional and proficient. I will surely be back for more tutoring because looking at the upcoming course topics, I will definitely need it.
