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Summer Tutoring

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

In Summer 2023, Tutoring Services will again offer in person and online tutoring support during Summer Sessions 1 and 2 beginning Tuesday, June 6 and ending Friday, August 11. All Tutoring Services programs are free and open to all enrolled Vanderbilt students.

For Summer 2023, 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 pair sessions! If 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, we can set that up as a pair Tutor Match.

See our tutors’ bios here, look over our pair appointment policies, and then fill out the survey here. Registration for Tutor Match begins on Monday, May 29 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

Tutoring Services will be open to offer summer STEM support June 6 – August 12, 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 Tuesday, July 4 for the Independence Holiday, in accordance with the University Holiday Schedule. All Tutor Match sessions occurring on Tuesday, 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 1510 & 1511 (Introduction to Biological Sciences I & II)
  • BSCI 2520 (Biochemistry)
  • PHYS 1601 & 1602 (Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences I & II)
  • MATH 1100 (Survey of Calculus)
  • MATH 1200 & 1201 (Single Variable Calculus)
  • MATH 1300 & 1301 (Accelerated Single Variable Calculus)

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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Drop-In Tutoring Sessions

What is a drop-in Session?

Drop-In sessions are capped at 5 students per session hour, which would allow a minimum of ten minutes per student if the session is fully booked.

If you are not able to reserve a Tutor Match session, but you still need periodic tutor support, then Drop-In session will benefit you. We have three Drop-In sessions for Summer semesters. All Drop-In sessions are online only.

  • Drop-In session with Mike Jiang on Sundays at noon, central time
  • Drop-In session with Paige Thorpe on Sundays at 3:00pm, central time
  • Drop-In session with Benjamin Share on Friday, June 9, 5:00pm, central time then every Tuesday after at 5:00pm

Please visit our Summer Tutor Bios section below to see if a course works for you.

How do I sign up for a drop-in hour?  

  • Drop-In sessions are found in our Tutoring Summer Schedule and are capped at 5 students per session.
  • Reserve your appointment with the tutor for the relevant course using WCOnline, our online scheduling platform.
  • Make note of your tutor’s name, time, and date of your session. This info is also included in the confirmation email.
  • Note: All Summer Drop-In sessions are held online.

Policies for a drop-in hour

Please join us online for your Summer Drop-In session using the link from our online scheduler (WCOnline). Your tutor will allow you into the zoom room at the top of the hour.

If you cannot make it to the Drop-In session, please make all effort to cancel your appointment which will allow another student to fill your space.

Our Guide to Online Scheduling provides a complete overview of booking an appointment

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.

See our tutors’ bios here, look over our pair appointment policies, and then fill out the survey here. Registration for Tutor Match begins on Monday, May 29 and will continue as tutor availability allows.

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!

Registration requests for Tutor Match begin on Monday, May 29 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 29, 2023. All requests will be reviewed and filled, if space allows, prior to Tuesday, June 6.

Tutor Matches for students taking only courses in Summer Session 2 will also be reviewed beginning on Monday, May 29, 2023 and will continue until spaces are filled.

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 Bios

Aashi Gurijala

Aashi Gurijala is a Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholar of the class of 2026. She is currently studying neuroscience and medicine, health, and society on the pre-med track. She lived in Phoenix, Arizona before coming to Vanderbilt as an undergraduate. She has experience tutoring in high school and mentoring in her extracurricular activities, and she is very excited to continue that as a tutor at Vanderbilt’s tutoring center!
Courses that Aashi tutors: Chemistry (General & Organic 1), Intro Biological Sciences I & II, and Survey of Calculus

Benjamin Share

Benjamin is a junior from Potomac, Maryland. He is double majoring in secondary education and chemistry. He tutors General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Calculus, and Physics. In his free time, he plays the violin in the Vanderbilt Chamber Orchestra and watches Law and Order. He is pursuing a career as a high school chemistry teacher. Summer Session 1 only.

Courses that Benjamin tutors: Chemistry (General and Organic), Biochemistry, Survey of Calculus & SV Calculus, and Physics I

Paige Thorpe

Paige Thorpe is a third year doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry. She studies organic chemistry, and she is currently working in the Johnston research lab. Paige’s research is focused on developing therapeutics for varying heart diseases. She tutors in both general chemistry and organic chemistry, and she has been a TA for organic chemistry I and II as well! She enjoys working out in her free time and visiting her family. Her biggest study tip is to study a little bit each day, rather than cramming the day before the exam.

Courses that Paige tutors: Chemistry (General and Organic)

Mike Jiang

Mike is a junior double majoring in Chemistry and Medicine, Health, and Society with a minor in German Studies. Mike tutors in biological sciences, general chemistry, organic chemistry, mathematics, and occasionally physics. On campus, Mike is involved in Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science, ‘Dore for a Day, and undergraduate research in the Plate Lab. In his free time, he likes to spend time with friends and family, explore food from around the world, and travel!

Courses that Mike tutors: Chemistry (General and Organic), Intro Biological Sciences & Biochemistry, and SV Calculus

Appointment Policies for Summer 2023


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 between June 6 – August 11, 2023, 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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