Summer Tutoring

Hey undergraduate scientists and mathematicians, come learn with us this summer!

In Summer 2024, Tutoring Services will again offer in person and online tutoring support during Summer Sessions 1 and 2 beginning Tuesday, June 4 and ending Friday, August 9. All Tutoring Services programs are free and open to all enrolled Vanderbilt students.

For Summer 2024, we invite you to consider our Tutor Match option, which allows you to set up regularly occurring, weekly sessions with a peer tutor for the full semester. Since summer sessions are only four weeks long, we will prioritize early Tutor Match requests with any of our Summer tutors as long as availability remains. We also love to host Pair-Appointment sessions where you and another student enrolled in the same summer class would like to meet with one of our tutors together to go over course content together.

See our tutors’ bios here, look over our pair appointment policies, and then fill out the survey to request a Summer Tutor Match here. Registration for Tutor Match begins on Monday, May 13 and will continue as tutor availability allows.

If you have any questions, you can email Dr. Erickson.

Please Note: Summer Tutor Match sessions are in limited availability. We will accommodate as many as we can until space runs out.

To make a regular one-on-one appointment, select the “Schedule an Appointment” button on our homepage.

Overview of Our Summer Tutoring Options

Whether you are looking to work 1-on-1 with a tutor in our Tutor Match program or looking to study in a group with peers this summer, Tutoring Services has a number of options for you to connect, learn, and succeed in your summer STEM coursework.

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Summer Hours
Courses Available for Summer Tutoring
Tutor Match
Summer Tutor bios
Appointment Advice and Noteworthy Options
Appointment Policies for Summer 2024

Summer Hours

Tutoring Services will be open to offer summer STEM support Tuesday, June 4 – Friday, August 9, 2023. All tutoring sessions will be held either in-person or online using the Vanderbilt Zoom platform.

Our administrative business hours are 8:30 am – 5:00 pm CDT, Monday-Friday, and we can be reaching via phone at 615-343-2225 or via email at tutoring@vanderbilt.edu.

Tutoring Services will be closed on Wednesday, June 19 for the Juneteenth Holiday and on Thursday, July 4 for the Independence Holiday, in accordance with the University Holiday Schedule. All Tutor Match sessions occurring on June 19 or July 4 may be requested to be moved to a different day. Please email Dr. Erickson for assistance.

Courses available for tutoring collaboration:

CHEM 1601 & 1601 (General Chemistry I & II)
CHEM 2221 & 2222 (Organic Chemistry I & II)
BSCI 1100 (Biology Today)
BSCI 1510 & 1511 (Introduction to Biological Sciences I & II)
BSCI 2520 (Biochemistry)
PHYS 1601 & 1602 (General Physics & II)
MATH 1100 (Survey of Calculus)
MATH 1200 & 1201 (Single Variable Calculus)
MATH 1300 & 1301 (Accelerated Single Variable Calculus)
ECON 1010 (Principles of Macroeconomics)
ECON 1500 (Economic Statistics)

Please Note: Summer Tutor Match sessions are in limited availability. We will accommodate as many as we can until space runs out.

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Summer Tutor Match

WHY REQUEST A TUTOR MATCH?

As a student, requesting a Tutor Match gives you (or you and a fellow student in the same course) the opportunity to set regularly occurring, weekly sessions with a peer tutor for the full semester.

Tutor Matches provide 1-on-1 or 1-on-2 support. Students are matched with a tutor based on the courses students are enrolled in pending tutor availability. Students and tutors are expected to meet regularly over the course of the semester.

Tutor Match was piloted in Summer 2020 and continued for our Summer and Spring semesters. It has proven to be an in-demand option for Tutoring Services. If you would like to make a Tutor Match, we encourage you to sign up early as spaces are limited.

How do I request a Summer TUTOR MATCH?

Since our tutors’ availability is limited, we are offering all Summer Tutor Match placements on a first-come, first-serve basis, and we will only allow a Summer Tutor Match placement for a single course. We do love Pair requests for Summer Tutor Match, so if you and a fellow enrolled student would like a pair appointment with one of our summer tutors, please reach out to set that up for a Pair Tutor Match!

See our tutors’ bios here
If you’d like a Pair Tutor Match, look over our pair appointment policies
and then fill out the Summer Tutor Match request form here.

Registration requests for Tutor Match begin on Monday, May 13 and will continue as tutor availability allows.

Please Note: Summer Tutor Match sessions are in limited availability. We will accommodate as many as we can until space runs out.

deadlines for TUTOR MATCH?

Any student enrolled in Summer Sessions 1 and/or 2 are allowed and encouraged to make a Tutor Match request beginning on Monday, May 13, 2024. All requests will be reviewed and filled if space allows, prior to Tuesday, June 4.

Any student continuing from Summer Session 1 to 2 may elect to continue their Tutor Match with their tutor.

Please Note: Summer Tutor Match sessions are in limited availability. We will accommodate as many as we can until space runs out.

Questions about Summer Tutor Match?

Please contact Dr. Miriam Erickson at miriam.erickson@vanderbilt.edu with any questions about requesting a session for Tutor Match.

Please Note: Summer Tutor Match sessions are in limited availability. We will accommodate as many as we can until space runs out.

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Summer Tutor Biographies

Declan McSherry

Declan is a junior from Seattle, Washington majoring in Neuroscience and on the pre-med track. He tutors in Chemistry, Biological Sciences and Math. In his free time he likes to practice/teach martial arts, go to the gym, and hang out with friends.

Summer Courses that Declan tutors: Chemistry (General & Organic), Intro Biological Sciences I & II, and Survey of Calculus & SV Calculus I

Isaiah Williams

Isaiah is a senior (Class of 2025) majoring in mathematics and he tutors courses in mathematics and physics. He likes spending his free time exploring Nashville outdoors and also enjoys astronomy, reading, and soccer.

Summer Courses that Isaiah tutors: Survey of Calculus, SV Calculus I & II, Accelerated SVC I & II, Multivariable Calculus, General Physics I & II

Julia Ahn

Julia is a senior from Rancho Cucamonga, California majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology and MHS. She tutors biological sciences and chemistry courses. On campus, Julia works as an Undergraduate research assistant in the Johnson Lab at the VUMC. In her free time, Julia enjoys cooking and hanging out with friends.

Summer Courses that Julia tutors: Chemistry (General and Organic), Intro Biological Sciences I & II, Survey of Calculus

Maggie Jones

Maggie is a junior on the pre-med track double majoring in Neuroscience and English. She is from San Antonio, Texas, and when it’s not unbearably hot outside, she enjoys playing soccer, hiking, or going for a run. She likes to read a wide range of books, and she loves listening to music. She is an undergraduate researcher in the Carl Johnson Laboratory, and she is a member of the College Scholars Honors Program.

Summer Courses that Maggie tutors: Chemistry (General and Organic), Intro Biological Sciences I & II

Parker Cannon

Parker is a senior from San Clemente, California studying Economics with minors in Business and Data Science. Parker tutors in Economics. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, hiking, playing basketball, bratwurst, and Nashville hot chicken.

Summer Courses that Parker tutors: Economics 1010 (Principles of Macroeconomics) and Economics 1500 (Economic Statistics)

Ysabel Gomez

Ysabel is a senior from Columbus, Ohio. She is majoring in biomedical engineering on the pre-med track. She plans on graduating in 2025. She is also involved in the Association of Latin American Students. In her free time, she enjoys reading and hanging out with friends.

Summer Courses that Ysabel tutors: Chemistry (General and Organic I), Intro Biological Sciences I, Biochemistry, Survey of Calculus & SV Calculus I & II & Accelerated SVC I & II, Multivariable C, and Differential Equations with Linear Algebra

Appointment Policies for Summer 2024

Most Tutoring Services appointment policies remain the same over the summer, but below we highlight several notable changes of which you should be aware.

Appointment Advice and Noteworthy Options

Our Guide to Online Scheduling provides a complete overview of booking an appointment.
Remember to filter our schedule by course to find the right tutor for you.
Plan ahead because appointments fill up quickly: Remember you can schedule 7 days in advance during summer.
Our schedule’s waiting list feature can help when you can’t find an opening. Use it to get notified when someone else cancels an appointment at a particular time or with a particular tutor.
Consider requesting a Pair Appointment or requesting a Summer Tutor Match.

Appointments Per Day and Week

Summer tutoring appointments are subject to the following limitations:

Appointments can be made up to 7 days in advance.
You are limited to 1 appointment (full-length or roundtable) per day.
You are limited to 2 appointments (full-length or roundtable) per week, but also to only 1 “active appointment” at a time, which means each week a second appointment can only be scheduled after you have held your first.*

*More about the “active appointment” limit: The “active appointment” limit means that if you have already reserved a first appointment for a Wednesday at 3:00 PM, you will not be able to schedule an appointment for Thursday until after your first session is finished at 4:00 PM on Wednesday.

All summer Tutor Match appointments are scheduled for regularly occurring, weekly sessions with a peer tutor for the full semester. Clients are allowed to book a second appointment with the same or different tutor, or a Roundtable, in order to achieve the allowance of 2 appointments per week.

If you experience difficulty signing up for your second appointment due to the “active meeting” status from your scheduled Tutor Match session, please email us at tutoring@vanderbilt.edu.

Appointment Cancellations

For full-length 1-on-1s and Roundtables, the window for cancelling appointments is up to one minute prior to the scheduled session. This allows space for last minute emergencies. That said, we ask that you keep in mind our tutors’ time and other students’ need for sessions, and should you know that you cannot make your scheduled tutoring session, you cancel promptly.

For Tutor Match, the window for cancelling appointments is up to one minute prior to the scheduled session. However, if you cancel your Tutor Match appointment twice, we will contact you and ask to reconsider your Tutor Match scheduling in order to allow the session space be available for other students.

Late Cancellations, Missed Appointments, and “No Show” Policy

To cancel an appointment yourself (1-on-1, Roundtable, or Tutor Match), simply sign into the Tutoring Services scheduler, select your yellow appointment block, and then select cancel at the bottom of the appointment window.

Any cancellation made within one minute prior to the start of a given appointment is allowed.
Any cancellation made at the start or after the start of the given appointment will be marked as a no-show.
Any appointment where the client is not present in the online meeting space by :10 past the hour will be marked as a no-show.

After 2 no-shows during the Summer Sessions, a client will have their account disabled and will not be able to book further appointments for the summer sessions without administrative assistance. These booking, cancellation, and no-show policies are in place as a courtesy to our tutors and to other clients who would like to book an appointment.

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