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Summer Tutoring

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

In Summer 2025, Tutoring Services will again offer in person and online tutoring support during Summer Sessions 1 and 2 beginning Tuesday, June 3 and ending Friday, August 8. All Tutoring Services programs are free and open to all enrolled Vanderbilt students.

For Summer 2025, 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.

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 12 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. Registration requests for Tutor Match begin on Monday, May 12 and will continue as tutor availability allows.

To make a regular one-on-one appointment, please select the 1-on-1 schedule link on our sidebar.

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 Tuesday, June 3 – Friday, August 8, 2025. 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 Thursday, June 19 for the Juneteenth Holiday and on Friday, 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.

Vanderbilt 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 1501 & 1502 (Physics for Life Sciences)
  • PHYS 1601 & 1602 (General Physics I & II)
  • MATH 1200 & 1201 (Single Variable Calculus)

Non-Vanderbilt course information:

We know that Vanderbilt students may elect to take summer courses from their local colleges and universities. If you are taking a non-Vanderbilt STEM courses within the same course disciplines listed above, and you are still an enrolled student, you may still request a Vanderbilt STEM Tutor through our Tutor Match Summer program, provided the non-Vanderbilt syllabus follows a similar structure to the Vanderbilt syllabus. Any non-Vanderbilt STEM courses requested for a Tutor Match will be evaluated on an individual basis by Dr. Erickson and you will be asked to provide the course syllabus, course calendar, and name & edition of the required textbook. You may reach out directly with questions.

See our tutors’ bios here, look over our pair appointment policies, and then fill out the survey to request a Summer Tutor Match here.

Please Note: Summer Tutor Match sessions are in limited availability. We will accommodate as many as we can until space runs out. Registration requests for Tutor Match begin on Monday, May 12 and will continue as tutor availability allows.

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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.

See our tutors’ bios here, look over our pair appointment policies, and then fill out the survey to request a Summer Tutor Match here.

Please Note: Summer Tutor Match sessions are in limited availability. We will accommodate as many as we can until space runs out. Registration requests for Tutor Match begin on Monday, May 12 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!

Please Note: Summer Tutor Match sessions are in limited availability. We will accommodate as many as we can until space runs out. Registration requests for Tutor Match begin on Monday, May 12 and will continue as tutor availability allows.

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 12, 2025. All requests will be reviewed and filled if space allows, prior to Tuesday, June 3.

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

See our tutors’ bios here, look over our pair appointment policies, and then fill out the survey to request a Summer Tutor Match here.

Please Note: Summer Tutor Match sessions are in limited availability. We will accommodate as many as we can until space runs out. Registration requests for Tutor Match begin on Monday, May 12 and will continue as tutor availability allows.

Questions about Summer Tutor Match?

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

See our tutors’ bios here, look over our pair appointment policies, and then fill out the survey to request a Summer Tutor Match here.

Please Note: Summer Tutor Match sessions are in limited availability. We will accommodate as many as we can until space runs out. Registration requests for Tutor Match begin on Monday, May 12 and will continue as tutor availability allows.

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Summer Tutor Biographies

Alex Lee

Alex is a junior from Seoul, South Korea, pursuing a degree in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Chemistry on the pre-med track. She tutors Biology, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry. Alex is also involved in research at the Wilson Immunoengineering Lab and plays the violin in the Vanderbilt Commodore Orchestra. In her free time, she enjoys reading, going to yoga and pilates classes, exploring new spots on Beli, and spending time with friends and family.

Summer Courses that Alex tutors: General Chemistry I & II (CHEM 1601 & 1601), Organic Chemistry I & II (CHEM 2221 & 2222); Introduction to Biological Sciences I & II (BSCI 1510 & 1511), Biochemistry (BSCI 2520); General Physics 1 (PHYS 1601)

Amanda Dai

Amanda is a sophomore from Oklahoma majoring in Biochemistry. She tutors in general chemistry, organic chemistry, and introductory biology. In her free time, she enjoys drawing and getting a coffee.

Summer Courses that Amanda tutors: General Chemistry I & II (CHEM 1601 & 1601), Organic Chemistry I & II (CHEM 2221 & 2222); Introduction to Biological Sciences I & II (BSCI 1510 & 1511), Biology Today (BSCI 1100)

Brian Li

Brian is a junior from Toronto, Canada planning to major in Molecular and Cellular Biology on the pre-med track. He tutors general chemistry and introductory biology. In his free time he likes to get active, reading, and explore places with friends. Brian is also a big fan of the sport badminton and is involved with the Vanderbilt Badminton Club.

Summer Courses that Brian tutors: General Chemistry I & II (CHEM 1601 & 1601); Introduction to Biological Sciences I & II (BSCI 1510 & 1511), Biology Today (BSCI 1100), Biochemistry (BSCI 2520)

Jack Schultz

My name is Jack Schultz and I am a biochemistry major going into my sophomore year. I am from Long Island New York and I have been a chemistry tutor for the past four years. In my free time you can find me running with friends, sailing, or fishing!

Summer Courses that Jack tutors: General Chemistry I & II (CHEM 1601 & 1601); Single Variable Calculus I & II (MATH 1200 & 1201)

Rocio Rosa

Rocio is a sophomore on the pre-med track from Mebane, NC. She is majoring in molecular and cellular biology and minoring in Spanish and medicine, health, and societies. Rocio is a part of the Hudson research lab at VUMC, and is involved in ALAS, VandyLifts and Relay for Life on campus. She also enjoys working out, playing the piano, and all things coffee!

Summer Courses that Rocio tutors: General Chemistry I & II (CHEM 1601 & 1601), Organic Chemistry I & II (CHEM 2221 & 2222); Introduction to Biological Sciences I & II (BSCI 1510 & 1511), Biology Today (BSCI 1100); Physics for Life Sciences I & II (PHYS 1501 & 1502), General Physics I & II (PHYS 1601 & 1602)

Appointment Policies for Summer 2025


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

Your Appointments, Your Responsibilities

Responsibility to Arrive Promptly – Late Arrival Policy

Please arrive for or log into your tutoring session promptly. For in-person tutoring (when available), please let the person at the front desk know you are here upon your arrival.

For online tutoring, please log into the zoom session at the top of the hour so that the tutor knows you are available. If you anticipate being late to an online appointment, please send an email to your tutor (email in bio) and tutoring@vanderbilt.edu.

Our policy is to open appointments to walk-ins if the client has not arrived by 10 minutes after the appointment’s start time. We cannot guarantee reservations for students who arrive more than 10 minutes after the scheduled start time of their session. If you are more than 10 minutes late to your reserved online session, your tutor may have logged off and you may need to reach out to tutoring@vanderbilt.edu to see if your tutor is still available.

Those whose appointments are taken by a walk-in client will be subject to our Missed Appointment Policy.

1-on-1 Appointment Cancellation Policy

Our online scheduler makes cancelling (or modifying) appointments simple, which our online scheduler currently allows until shortly before an appointment’s start time.

As a courtesy to your fellow students and to your tutors, however, we ask that you cancel appointments at least 4 hours in advance whenever possible. This allows the scheduled block to open for your peers who may be seeking an appointment. Doing so will allow the greatest chance for another student may make use of that time. You can cancel appointments online or by contacting the location where your appointment is scheduled by phone (615-343-2225) or email (tutoring@vanderbilt.edu).

LATE CANCELLATION POLICY

If you cancel an appointment fewer than 4 hours before the scheduled start time, you will receive an automated “late cancellation” notice.

Our scheduling system, WCOnline, enforces a Late Cancellation Policy:

  1. Clients who accrue 3 “late cancellations” will have their accounts deactivated for the rest of the semester.
  2. If your account is deactivated, you will be unable to view the schedule or make appointments.
  3. To reactivate your account, you will need to contact tutoring@vanderbilt.edu and request to meet with the Administrative Specialist. The meeting is required to discuss the reactivation of your account.
  4. In the meantime, you will be able to access appointments on a walk-in basis.
    We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping us manage our appointment resources effectively.

Contact information and hours for purposes of cancelling or other important communication:
Email: tutoring@vanderbilt.edu

Clients who lose appointment schedule privileges multiple semesters in a row may face further restrictions.

Tutor Match Policies

Please note that you are expected to attend each session, as the goal of the Tutor Match program is to set up a strong, scheduled tutoring relationship for the benefit of both student and tutor. If you are unable to attend one session, please reach out directly to your tutor and cancel your session on WCOnline at least 4 hours prior to its start time.

If you cancel two appointments in a row prior to the start of the tutoring session, or miss attendance completely twice in a row, we will reach out to you about the best fit of your Tutor Match. You are always welcome to discontinue the Tutor Match program at any time at no penalty.

Tutor Match aligns with all Tutoring policies regarding missed appointments, i.e., more than three missed appointments (“no-shows”) will result in a disabled account. Please see here for the full explanation.

All Tutor Match sessions are set up for regular, weekly sessions at the same time and place each week.

Summer Tutor Match policies

If you anticipate missing an appointment with your summer tutor, you may reach out to your tutor directly and copy tutoring@vanderbilt.edu and ask for a rescheduled session. This must be done at least 4 hours prior to the confirmed session, and any rescheduled session will be at the availability of the tutor. Rescheduled sessions cannot be requested as makeups for missed sessions by the client.

Since Summer sessions are accelerated and abbreviated, generally a student can expect to meet with a summer tutor between 4 and 5 times in a single summer session. To provide the best tutoring collaboration, we ask that students make every effort to meet with their summer tutor for every scheduled summer session.

Summer Tutor Match requests are initially set up for a student and tutor to meet once weekly. However, if a student requires twice-weekly meetings with their Tutor Match summer tutor, they may put that request into the redcap form and if availability allows, we will do our best to honor it.

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