I attended a review session with the Neuroscience Tutoring program to help me prepare for my exam in Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience. Initially, I did not have many questions and I wanted to study by myself since I thought that would be better for me since it would be at my own pace. I decided to end up going since they could clear up my final questions and even give me some practice problems to prepare more for the examination the next day.
I did like the experience of seeking help because it was nice to know that there was an entire program for tutoring specifically for my major so if I ever needed more help in the future I know where to go. I didn’t think there was a stigma since everyone was the same there, we were all just students trying to do well in our course. I think it was more encouraged to go to this session since most of the students taking the class were freshman so it would be a good experience to see how a “college” examination was. Personally, since I knew a good amount of the subject that was being tutored I did not think that the session helped me a tremendous amount but in future scenarios when I very confused (which I am sure will happen plenty of times) I will for sure use that resource to help me for my homework or studying.
This was the first time I have ever went to a tutoring session but I used to take extra math classes outside of school when I was younger. It was definitely not the same experience but I enjoyed having it.
I think help-seeking helps students success since one can learn so much more even if they believe they know “everything”. But going to these sessions can increase ones boundaries and grow their curiosity limitlessly.
The session began with people splitting up into groups based on what they struggled the most with or had the most questions on. Once they were in the groups a few tutors led each group and gave a quick summary of the topic they were helping on. After this a round of questions from students began and the tutors answered them one by one in each group separately. This was helpful since we were introduced to questions that I wasn’t thinking of. After some example questions and study tips were also provided. This is helpful because students almost can get a one on one interaction with a tutor and answer any doubts they have about anything.
I have been a tutor in my high school and I enjoyed being able to help other people. In the future I may think about also being a tutor in college so it would help me help others and myself at improving my teaching and communicating skills Since I liked it in high school I believe I would still like it in college as well. Also, I am still a freshman so I am mostly still new to most of the subjects, so once I am well learned I will try to tutor then.