Learning Center Interns

Entering into new and foreign situations is understandably nerve-racking as you do not know what to expect and the unknown can be scary. Often times we prefer to experience new situations with people we know, people we can turn to when we need a source of familiarity. The phrase “safety in numbers” is used to…

The availability of walk-ins at a Learning Center cannot be understated. Having a writing tutor on hand, without appointment confirmation, is not only a convenience to students, but also to the tutors themselves. Walk-ins allow students who might not need a full hour appointment the chance to quickly access a tutor; meaning the stresses and…

Before I became a tutor, I was a tutee. I was taking a sign language course and I was learning and digesting the material just fine, but I decided to schedule appointments with a tutor just as extra preparation for the midterm and final exams. For anyone who knows me, you’d understand why booking an…

All of us are comprised of multiple identities, but what happens when some of these identities clash with each other? Generally speaking, I’m a Ravenclaw, an ISTJ, a Cancer sun and a Capricorn moon. In terms of my family, I’m a daughter, a younger sister, and an aunt. But at school in the learning center,…

The best part of being a writing tutor is meeting someone new and getting to help them dive deeper into their essays. You get to see in real time the moment that an idea strikes, the instance where the realize where a sentence could have a better flow, and the pride the tutee has in…