Join us for an hour of tips, tools and strategies to get prepared for your exams! Wednesday, November 20, 5:30- 6:30 in Maas Conference. Bring your dinner from Phelps!
Join us for an hour of tips, tools and strategies to get prepared for your exams! Wednesday, November 20, 5:30- 6:30 in Maas Conference. Bring your dinner from Phelps!
The ASC has been assigning a lot of tutors! Some courses are getting close to filling and wait lists will have to be started. If you are considering applying for a tutor we encourage you to do so soon! You can work with a tutor once or the entire semester! The best way to determine if you are interested in having a tutor is to attend an information session- and then applying is easy on line! The Information sessions to get a tutor are offered M/W at 12:00 & 12:30 in VZN 298 and T/TR at 11:00 & 11:30 BSC 004. Alternatively, you can stop by our office to set up an individual appointment. Check the ASC website for more information and helpful resources!
The Academic Success Center (ASC) will begin accepting applications for tutors starting Wednesday September 4, 2019. If you are interested in applying for a tutor plan to attend a 15 minute information session. Only one session per year is required. You may also make an individual appointment by stopping by the ASC.
Information sessions to get a tutor are offered:
Please see the ASC website for more information.
Watch our blog for study tips and suggestions to help you be successful! We want you to have a great semester! Please stop by to see how we can help!
Exams are looming! Projects are impending! Are you struggling to get motivated? Watch this video created by students from Indiana University Bloomington for some inspiration and encouragement! (It’s only 3 minutes so the ASC gives you permission to pause your studies to watch it!)
Proven Methods for Improved Final Exam Preparation and Focus
Based on a 2013 article by Shaniese Alston, Office of New Media of the State University of New York
Use these study tips to create and implement your own survival plan for finals week this semester. Need help or encouragement? Stop by the Academic Success Center in VanZoeren 261 for you own personalized study session.
Friday, April 12 is the last day to submit an application to for an ASC tutor. All applications must be received by 5:00 pm in the ASC office or on-line request form. If you have had a tutor last semester you must fill out a “returning tutee form” application first (please complete this by Thursday April 11, 5:00 pm.)
The Academic Success Center is offering a workshop on De-Cramming for Exams! Please join us on Tuesday, April 2, from 5:30- 6:30 pm in Maas Conference. We will have tips, tools and munchies that will help you coast confidently into the final weeks of the semester! Feel free to bring your dinner!
The Academic Success Center (ASC) will continue to take requests to get a tutor until April 12. Please see the ASC website for how to apply and typical courses tutored. If you had a tutor last semester you will only need to fill out an on-line request and an application will be emailed to you! If you did not have a tutor last semester you will need to complete an application and bring it to the ASC to make an appointment to receive information about tutoring expectations and your tutor’s contact information. It’s not too late! A tutor can still make a difference!
The ASC is taking recommendations from professors for tutors in their disciplines. If interested in becoming a tutor for the ASC, please contact a professor and have them send a recommendation to the asc@hope.edu. Recommendations will be gathered through next week (3/22) and information meetings will be presented following Spring Break. The ASC usually hires between 50- 70 new tutors! The position is very flexible with a minimal number of hours a week required. Please see the ASC website to see if you qualify and ask a professor for a recommendation!
Midterm grades come out this week. Didn’t do as well as you’d like? Want to improve your grade? Just want to have a group to review and learn with?
Get an ASC Tutor! We will be hosting information sessions to get a tutor through next week, March 7. Meetings are Mondays and Wednesdays at 12:00 and 12:30 or Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:00 and 11:30 in VanZoeren 299. You only need to attend one or you can schedule an individual appointment in the ASC office. We will continue to take appointments through April 12. Although the sooner you apply the better!
The ASC also offers one time appointments (or multiple) to discuss study and test taking strategies. Contact our office if you would like to meet with one of us!
All ASC services are FREE!