Peer Tutor Program

Do you need help understanding your first-year course content?

Not to worry! The Department of Management offers a free service for first-year students to participate in a Peer Tutor Program to help you with your core courses. Start early to build smart study skills and make new friends in the upper year.
 

Currently, we are seeking peer tutors and tutees for the following courses:
 

Format

• An upper-year student will spend one-on-one time with you to help you understand your challenges in a specific course. This is an addition to TAs and faculty support who are also available to answer your questions and help yo succeed.
• You meet weekly for one hour for a minimum of three weeks for each course that you need help with, and you can extend this weekly support for the length of the entire course. 
• You can also join exam prep sessions that are hosted for both midterms and final exams!

Key Dates

•  Apply early to get matched to a peer tutor. You can apply every semester, two weeks after the first day of each semester and even after your midterms. 

Additional Resources

There is more help available! All students can access the Math and Statistics Support Centre at U of T Scarborough.

Meet Our Fall 2020 Peer Tutors
 

Twinkle Mistry
Management Co-op, Marketing Specialist

Why did you become a peer tutor/exam prep facilitator?

I became a peer tutor because I know how great it is to have someone you can express your silliest doubts to, and get personalized help as and when you need it. Being a first-year student and transitioning into University is hard, so if I can help make that transition easier in any way or help a student score better in a subject they're struggling with, I would love the opportunity to do so.

What valuable study tip can you give first-year students?

One valuable study tip I can give first years is just to not procrastinate. This very simple yet very hard-to-follow advice comes in handy when you realize that small bits of tasks that you could do earlier have piled on to become one large pending to-do list when it's already too late! It is best to keep up with classes and finish the work on the day of, because being recent high-school graduates, we think it will all be the same and we can finish everything at the last moment. But—and trust me on this one—you never can.

Tell us one thing about you: Fun fact, hobbies, or pet peeve?

A fun hobby I have, like any other millennial, would be binge-watching. I love watching series and can go on and on discussing Friends, or The Office (and how it's not better than the former!), or Suits, to name a few.
 

Haochen Song
Management Co-op, IT Specialist

Why did you become a peer tutor/exam prep facilitator?

I want to help the juniors as much as I can, just as the people who once helped me.

What is your most memorable experience as a peer tutor/exam prep facilitator?

After several hard-working days for an exam with my tutee, the moment when we witnessed his progress and he said "love you man!"

Tell us one thing about you: Fun fact, hobbies, or pet peeve?

My hobbies include fitness and reading.
 

Leah Zandberg
Management Co-op, Finance Specialist

Why did you become a peer tutor/exam prep facilitator?

Mostly because I missed calculus but also because I enjoy teaching/tutoring and seeing students’ faces when they finally understand something they’ve been struggling with.

What valuable study tip can you give first-year students?

Avoid cramming at all costs. Instead, plan to focus on one chapter/section per day and review the material you’ve already studied. This way, it’ll all be in your long-term memory and will be a lot easier to recall on the exam.

Tell us one thing about you: Fun fact, hobbies, or pet peeve?

Once when I was about 10, I was so tired at Girl Guide Camp that I fell asleep half-lying against what I believe was a pile of canvas and propane bottles while we were watching Finding Nemo.
 

Shuzhen Chen
Management Co-op, Accounting Specialist

Why did you become a peer tutor/exam prep facilitator?

It took me some effort to adapt the new environment at University in my first year. I hope the incoming first-year students can receive the supports that they need, and put in more effort to enjoy the campus life at U of T.

What valuable study tip can you give first-year students?

Always preview the study materials before lectures. Always try solving the problems before asking. Never be shy approaching to professors and TAs to ask questions!

Tell us one thing about you: Fun fact, hobbies, or pet peeve?

I enjoy dragon-boat racing and going to the gym.
 

Mengpan Liu
Management, Accounting Specialist

Why did you become a peer tutor/exam prep facilitator?

When I was in my first year at UTSC, I found that the model of teaching in university was immensely different from that in high school. In university, it seemed to be “easy” because, generally, there were one- or two-hour courses per week, but we actually needed to spend a lot of time previewing, reviewing, and practicing. I really benefitted from one senior student who helped me with unfamiliar subjects. Now I would like to help my tutees in return.

What is your most memorable experience as a peer tutor?

In two of my peer-tutor experiences, my mentees were both struggling with accounting courses. To be honest, even as an accounting specialist, I still found that it was hard to explain the structure of accounting to first-years because they knew little about it before. Therefore, I made a handout for my tutees, and at the beginning of each semester, I would explain each point on the handout at the start of our tutorials. After they got the concept, I would feel so satisfied!

Tell us one thing about you: Fun fact, hobbies, or pet peeve?

I really love binge-watching in my spare time, and sometimes I will play games such as PUBG Mobile.