Make the Most of CARE Tutoring

How to Prepare for Tutoring

Whether you have a homework question, or buckling down for a serious study session,
make sure that you arrive prepared to make the most out of your session.

Look through your homework before coming to tutoring

Knowing what concepts or part of a concept you are having an issue with beforehand will help your tutor help you.

Arrive in a good mental and physical

Engineering courses are not easy and require persistent work. Come in frequently and keep working at it. Remember the tutors are students and they may need some time to figure out the problem themselves.

Be honest with your tutor

No one will judge you for not understanding the material or not doing well on exams. Honesty will help you maximize your time with the tutors.

Be active in your tutoring session

Tutors are trained to do more listening than talking.  Make sure you’re well rested and ready to work!

Tutors ask lots of questions

The tutors will guide you through the problems by asking you questions. The tutor will do more listening than talking. This can take more time but will help you process, retain, and apply what you are learning!

Come in with reasonable expectations

Ask as many questions as you need!