Tutoring

Tutors can’t do your work for you, but they can help you formulate study approaches that work best for you, enabling you to engage with the content more fully. In doing so, they may read your work for accuracy, help you to use technology more effectively and show you how to use the materials you already have—books, notes, handouts—to excel in your work. The ultimate goal of tutoring is to help you be more independent in your studies.

When and where is my tutoring session?
“I knew how challenging organic chemistry is, so I wanted to help my peers learn the subject and hopefully help them appreciate the subject as much as I did.”
Arshiyan Laaj ’23

We are now hiring for next fall and spring! Learn more about applying.

Meet Your Tutors

The Spinelli Center has over 70 dedicated peer tutors ready to help you with homework, labs, and more. Here are just a few! Complete tutor bios can be found in the discipline tabs below.

Ada Fiala ’27

Ada (she/her) is a sophomore chemistry major and study of women, gender, and sexuality minor. She has taken CHM 111 and CHM 222. She loves chemistry and is excited to help you with it in any way she can!

Ally Tutay ’25

Ally (she/her) is the ECO 250 tutor and also an intern at the Conway Center. She is a senior studying quantitative economics with a minor in government and concentration in global finance. You can email her at atutay@smith.edu!

Andy Esseln ’25

(he/they) I am a senior physics major and a religion minor. I have taken PHY 119, 210, 211, 215, 240, 242, 317, 318, 327, and 360gr, and have been a physics Learning Assistant. I am very comfortable with Python and decent with Mathematica.

Anna Ferronato Pimentel ’25

Anna (she/her) is a senior BCH major and is the BIO 200 tutor. She has taken A&P I and II at her previous college, BIO 200, BIO 202, BCH 252, and NCS 300 (neurophysiology). She can help with anything physiology related :)

Arisha Faiyas ’26

Arisha (she/her) is a junior engineering major and landscape studies minor with a passion for urban planning. She can help with any of the core engineering requirements including MTH 111, 112, 212; and EGR 220, 270, 290. Show up for a chat, she loves to meet new people.

Cecily Kolko ’25

Cecily is a senior math major. She's taken MTH 111, 112, 153, 211, 212, 238, 280, and 281, and can help with those classes. She can also help with Overleaf/LaTeX, knows some R and Python, and is happy to try to help with any math or math-adjacent problem!

Julia Steinberg ’27

Julia (she/her) is a sophomore double majoring in math and dance. She has taken MTH 111, 112, and 211 and is currently taking 212 and 153. She’s most comfortable with MTH 111 and 211, but is happy to try anything!

Juliette Hampton ’27

Juliette (she/her) is a sophomore engineering major and a mathematics minor, and is ready to help with MTH 111 and 112 or anything earlier. She is also willing to try helping with other math or engineering courses if needed!

Karenna Collins-Thompson ’26

(she/her) I am a junior biochemistry major with a love for molecular biology and organic chemistry. I’ve taken CHM 111/222/223/224, BCH 252, and all of the associated labs. I am excited to help with any of your organic chemistry questions (and also share photos of my cat Mars)!

Leila Cowan ’26

I am a mathematics and physics major. I have taken MTH 111, 112, 153, 211, 212, and 233. I can help with homework material from those classes during open tutor hours through the Spinelli Center.

Lucy Glueck ’25

(she/her) I am a senior biochem major and pre-med student. I tutor BCH 252 but I have taken and can help with BIO 202 and 230, CHM 111/118, 222, 223, 224, and BCH 352, 336. I can help with class content and lab reports. Ask me about research at Smith if you are interested!

Robbie Do ’26

Robbie (she/her) is a junior CSC and SDS double major. She has taken SDS 100/192/220/291/293 and MTH 153/211. She is currently enrolled in SDS 235 this semester. Robbie is happy to help with class content and coding with Python and R.

Sabina Oldham ’27

Sabina (she/they) is a sophomore math and study of women, gender and sexuality major. She has taken MTH 111, 112, 212, 153, 211, and 238. She is also happy to help with introductory LaTeX or MATLAB questions!

Sofia Zasiebida ’27

Sofia (she/her) is a sophomore engineering major and landscape studies minor. She is a QM tutor and has taken MTH 111 and 112 and is most comfortable helping out with those classes. She can also help with introductory engineering classes and Python.

Una Gogstetter ’27

Una is a sophomore SDS major. They’re most comfortable helping with MTH 111 and 153, SDS 192, 291, and 100, introductory stat, and coding in R. They may also be able to help with LaTeX/Overleaf, econometrics, introductory econ, and GIS.

Zihan Lyu ’25

(she/her) I am a senior computer science and neuroscience double major. I have taken CSC 110/120/210/231/250/256; STAT 515, and COMPSCI 389 Machine Learning from UMass. I can help with coding (Python, PyTorch, Java, MATLAB, R, C, Swift), GitHub, scientific writing, and class content.

Where and When Is My Tutoring Session?

Counselors

Max can help with MTH 102 through MTH 212 and some upper-level courses. Max is a Ph.D. student in economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, studying the causes and effects of wealth and income inequality. Prior to coming to UMass, he completed his undergraduate degree at Cornell University, double majoring in mathematics and economics. In his free time, he enjoys learning languages and playing chess.
 
His drop-in hours are:
Day Time(s) Location
Monday 4-6 p.m. Seelye 207e
Tuesday 4-6 p.m. Seelye 207e
Wednesday 3-5 p.m.  Seelye 207e
Thursday  3-5 p.m.  Seelye 207e
In addition to drop-in tutoring, he is available for individual appointments. 
Schedule an appointment with Max

Cameron can help with statistics courses, in particular with SDS 192, 201, 220, and with the software R, Stata, and Excel. He can also help with econometrics, ECO 220 and ECO 240, as well as with the introductory economics courses ECO 150 and 153

Stop in during his drop-in hours or make an appointment.

Day Time(s) Location
Monday 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.  Seelye 207-D
Tuesday noon–2 p.m. Seelye 207-D
Wednesday 11 a.m–1 p.m. Seelye 207-D
Thursday 9–11 a.m.  Seelye 207-D

Schedule an Appointment with Cameron

Disciplines

BIO 130 | Emilia

Professor Fernandez
Emilia is available by appointment and for review sessions (information available through the course Moodle page). She will hold a drop-in hour in McConnell 102.

Monday 7:30–8:30 p.m.

BIO 132 | Zenobia

Professors Derr & White-Ziegler
Zenobia is available for appointments and will hold a drop-in hour in McConnell 104.

Monday 8–9 p.m.

Zenobia (she/her) is a sophomore interested in the biological mechanisms behind the brain and behavior. She has taken BIO 132 and 232, and respective las. She can help with BIO 132 class content and theory, as well as organizational and study skills.

BIO 202 | Riko and Pauline

Professor Scordilis
The tutors will hold drop-in hours in Seelye 306.

Sunday 6–8 p.m. (Riko)
Tuesday 6–8 p.m. (Riko 6–7 p.m. and Pauline 7–8 p.m.)
Thursday 6:30–7:30 p.m. (Pauline)

BIO 232 | Marisol

Professor Katz
Marisol will hold drop-in hours in McConnell 102. Marisol is available for appointments at a variety of times. Consider bringing a friend with you!

Sunday 7–8 p.m.
Thursday 7–8 p.m.

CHM 111 |  Annika, Bella, Evaline, Gwynn 

Professors Berke, Fiebig, Higgins, and Queeney
The tutors will hold drop-in hours in Seelye 206

Sunday 7-9 p.m. Bella, Evaline
Monday 7-9 p.m. Annika
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. Gwynn, Evaline
Thursday 7-9 p.m. Gwynn, Bella, Annika
CHM 111 Tutors
  • Annika (she/her) is a senior Neuroscience major and Chinese minor on the pre-med track. She is a tutor for CHM 111 but has also taken CHM 222, 223, and 224, BIO 132, 133, 202, and 203, BCH 252, NSC 210 and 230, PHY 115 and 117, and ESS 261. She is happy to answer questions about these courses as well as pre-health requirements/course planning :)
  • Bella (she/her) is a sophomore Biochemistry and Portuguese-Brazilian Studies double major. She has taken CHM 111 and CHM 222 and their respective labs. She loves chemistry and is excited to help answer any course content questions!
  • Evaline (she/her) is undeclared, but thinking about studying Chemistry or Biology. I have taken CHM 111 and CHM 222, and I am taking CHM 223 this fall. I love learning about how the atoms and molecules we can't see interact and why they behave the way they do. I am here to help with all your CHM 111 needs :)
  • Gwynn (she/her) is a sophomore Biochemistry major. She has taken CHM 111/CHM 222 and their respective labs. She loves organic chemistry and is excited to help with your CHM 111 needs!

CHM 111 Lab | Kyra

All sections: Email Kyra for lab writing tutoring. Her availability is best on Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 1–4 p.m.

She will have weekly drop-in sessions in Seelye 202.

Tuesday 7–8 p.m.
Thursday 7–8 p.m.
Lab Report Appointment Guidelines
  • Make an appointment with the lab writing tutor at least 24 hours ahead of the anticipated need for feedback.
  • Send the draft of your lab report at the time you make the appointment—at least 24 hours ahead so they have enough time to read it.
  • Allow 24 hours notice if you need to cancel so another student may have your slot.
CHM 111 Lab Writing Tutor

Kyra is a junior studying chemistry on the pre-health track. She can help with all questions related to the pre-labs, post-labs, and lab reports. Please sign up for a drop-in slot to talk over Zoom or in person.

CHM 118 | Jacqueline, Michelle, Rachel 

Professor Strom
The tutors will hold drop-in hours in Ford 240

Sunday 7-9 p.m. Rachel, Michelle
Monday 7-8 p.m. Jacqueline  
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. Jacqueline
Thursday 7-9 p.m. Rachel, Michelle

CHM 118 Lab | Pranu

Pranu is the lab writing tutor. Please email Pranu for lab writing tutoring appointments or sign up directly through her calendar.

Lab Report Appointment Guidelines
  • Make an appointment with the lab writing tutor at least 24 hours ahead of the anticipated need for feedback.
  • Send the draft of your lab report at the time you make the appointment—at least 24 hours ahead so they have enough time to read it.
  • Allow 24 hours notice if you need to cancel so another student may have your slot.

CHM 223 | Ada, Hadley, Josie, Karenna, Karyme, Ona, Renee, Safia 

Professors Buck, Forzano, and Shea
The tutors will hold drop-in hours in Seelye 106. Tuesdays in McConnell 103

Sunday Seelye 106 7-9 p.m. Safia, Karyme, Ada, Hadley
Monday Seelye 106 7-8 p.m. Ada, Karenna, Hadley, Renee
Tuesday McConnell 103 7-9 p.m. Safia, Renee, Josie, Ona
Wednesday Seelye 106 7-8 p.m. Karyma, Ona, Ada
Thursday Seelye 106 7-9 p.m. Karenna, Karyme, Josie, Ona
CHM 223 Tutors
  • Ada (she/her) is a junior chemistry major and study of women, gender, and sexuality minor. She has taken CHM 111, 222, 223, 224, and 321. She loves chemistry and is excited to help you with it in any way she can!
  • Josephine (any pronouns) is a junior Chemistry major and Latino/a Studies minor.
  • Karenna (she/her) is a senior Biochemistry major. She is a in-class learning assistant and tutor for CHM 222 + 223 and loves organic chemistry! She has also taken CHM 321, as well as BCH 252, 253, and 335. She is so excited to answer your questions and follow them up with a silly chem joke!
  • Karyme (she/her) is a senior studying Chemistry and Latino/a Studies, and serves as a student liaison for the Chemistry Department. I have taken CHM 111, 222, 223, and 224, along with advanced electives like CHM 339 and 346. Feel free to contact me for appointments!
  • Renee (she/her) is a junior Chemistry major and Computer Science minor with a love for organic chemistry and biochemistry. She has taken CHM 118, 222, 223 and their respective labs, as well as some higher level electives such as CHM 321.

CS TAs are available to help with CSC courses. To see who can help with what course, see their descriptions below the schedule.

Course Tutors who can help
CSC 110

The designated tutors are: Adriana, Chris, Quinn, Sofia J.
Other tutors who can help if they are available: Binah, Kira, Marybella, and Sarah M.
CSC 120

The designated tutors are: Binah and Kira
Other tutors who can help if they are available: Sarah M. and Sofia J.
CSC 210

The designated tutors are: Adriana, Jade Lili, and Tanya
Other tutors who can help if they are available: Binah, Kira, Marybella, Sarah M.
CSC 209

The designated tutor is: Jade Lili 
Other tutors who can help if they are available: Chris
CSC 231

The designated tutor is: Sarah M. 
Other tutors who can help if they are available: Chris and Jade Lili
CSC 250

The designated tutors are: Marybella
Other tutors who can help if they are available: Adriana, Binah, Chris, Quinn
CSC 252 The designated tutors are: Jessica, Molly
CSC 268 The designated tutor is: Marybella
CSC 262 CSC 262 has no designated tutor, but you can ask Chris or Quinn for help.

Ford Room 241

   Sunday  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday    Thursday
1–3 p.m.   Tanya (210)        
7–9 p.m.  

Marybella 
(250 & 268),
Molly (252)

Jade Lili
(209 & 210),
Molly (252)

Tanya
(210;
8-9 p.m.)

Jade Lili 
(209 & 210)

Adriana (210),
Sarah (231),
Jessica 
(252 on 9/11)

Ford Room 342 (mostly CSC 110/120)

   Sunday  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday    Thursday
7–9 p.m.  

Chris (110),
Kira (120)

Sofia (110;
7-8 p.m.),
Kira (120)

Sofia (110),
Binah (120)

Sofia (110;
7-8 p.m.),
Quinn (110/120)

Chris (110),
Binah (120)

CSC Tutors

  • Binah (she/her) is a sophomore CS major. She has taken CSC 120, CSC 210, and CSC 250. She loves the creative side of maths and the technical side of the arts. She can help out with all kinds of questions about coding, theoretical computation, and more! 

  • Chris (she/her) is a junior CSC and EGR double major. She has taken CSC 120, CSC 210, CSC 231, CSC 250 and CSC 252. She can help with CSC 110, CSC 120, and CSC 210, as well as Python, Java, and Git.

  • Jade Lili (she) is a Senior CSC major/SWG minor. She has taken CSC 209, 210, 220, 223, 231, 233, and 250, and MTH 153 and 211. She can help with any content from any of those CS or math courses, and many programming languages (Java, Python, Ruby, C, C++) and with GitHub.

  • Jessica (she/her) is a junior CSC and music double major. She has taken all of the core CSC courses (110/120/210/231/250) and CSC 252 and 256. She can help with class content, GitHub, and coding in Python and Java.

  • Kira (details forthcoming)

  • Marybella (she/her) is a senior double majoring in Computer Science and Economics. She tutors CSC 250 and provides Python tutoring for CSC 268. She has completed CSC 110, 120, 220, 231, and 250, and can help with both Java and Python.

  • Molly (she/her) is a senior CSC major with a minor in SDS. She has taken CSC 120, 210, 252, 231, 223, 250, 230, and 293. She will be working as one of the TAs for algorithms, and can also help out with any general CSC questions.

  • Quinn (she/they) is a senior PSY and CSC major. She has taken CSC120, 210, 231, 250, 220, 249. She can help with Java, C, Python and git.

  • Sarah (she/her) is a senior Computer Science and Quantitative Economics major. She has taken CSC 110/120/210/220/230/231/235/250/293. She can help with Python, Java, C, x86 Assembly, and Github.

  • Sofia J. (she/her) is a junior MTH major and a potential CS minor. I can help with both CSC 110 and CSC 120. I can also help with some Github issues, python, and java.

  • Tanya (she/her) is a junior CSC and MST double major. She has taken CSC110, 120, 210, 249, 251, and 293 and she can help with Java, Python, and R.

ECO 150/153 | Isabella and Sophia R.

Professors Kim, O’Sullivan, Sayre, Vasquez
The tutors will hold drop-in hours in Neilson 108F in the Learning Commons in Neilson Library.

Sunday 7–8:30 p.m. Sophia and/or Isabella
Monday 7–8:30 p.m.

Sophia
Tuesday 7–8:30 p.m.

Sophia
Wednesday 7–8:30 p.m. Isabella
Thursday 7–8:30 p.m. Isabella

ECO 220 | Sarah and Pim

Professor Craigie
The tutors will hold drop-in hours in Seelye 211 on:

Sunday 7-9 p.m. Sarah
TBA    

Sarah (she/her) is a quantitative economics major with a concentration in GFX. She has completed courses including GFX 100, ECO 125, 150, 153, 220, 222, 250, 253, 254, 296, and 361. Sarah is able to support with in-class material and is also happy to share insights from her past experiences in economics.

ECO 240 | Veronique

Professor Zapryanova
Veronique will hold drop-in hours in Seelye 212 on:

Sunday 7–8:30 p.m.
Tuesday 7–8:30 p.m.

Students can email Zorina for appointments!

ECO 250 | Zorina

Professor Kong
Zorina will hold drop-in hours:

Monday 3:30-5 p.m. Spinelli Center
Thursday 8-9:30 p.m. Seelye 211

ECO 253 | Kaitlyn

Professor Brunet
Kaitlyn will hold drop-in hours in Seelye 208 on:

Wednesday 4:30-6.p.m
Thursday 7-8:30.p.m

Engineering Tutoring is available for many of the core courses.

Evening Hours

Drop-in hours in Ford 022/024 (Playground):

  Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday    Thursday
7–9 p.m. Arisha,
Elliot 

Ruby, 
Hellen

Sofia

Hellen

Ruby, 
Elliot

 

Engineering Tutors

  • Arisha (she/her) is a senior Engineering major and Landscape Studies minor with a passion for urban planning. She can help with any of the core Engineering requirements including MTH 111, 112, 212; and EGR 220, 270, 290. Show up for a chat, she loves to meet new people. 

  • Elliot (they/he) is a junior Engineering and Spanish double major. They can help you with EGR 100, EGR 110, EGR 220, EGR 270, and EGR 375. Outside of class, he enjoys bouldering and playing on LunaDisc, Smith’s club ultimate frisbee team!

  • Hellen (she/any pronoun if you like): I’m a junior engineering major, and I can help with EGR 374, EGR 270, EGR220, EGR100&110. I love mechanical engineering and physics, and I’m happy to help with anything about course content, homework or lab!

  • Ruby (she/her) is a junior Engineering major. She can help with EGR 100, 110, 220, 270, and 290. She is also happy to help with core math and science requirements!

  • Sofia (she/her) is a junior engineering major and landscape studies minor. She can help with EGR 100, 110, 220, 270, 290, and 375. She can also help with MTH 111, 112, and 212. She is happy to chat and answer any questions you have! 

Mathematics courses have drop-in hours as listed below.

In addition to the drop-in hours available, you can get help:

  • from meeting with the Calculus Counselor
  • Requesting help by sending an email to qlctutor@smith.edu. Include your course number and professor.

Open Office Hours

This linked Google calendar contains the office hours and drop-in sessions of course TAs and instructors. The instructors listed are happy to help students in the courses listed even if the students are not in their section of that particular course.

Daytime Hours 

Daytime tutoring is held in Seelye 207, the Spinelli Center. Most tutors can help with MTH 111 and MTH 112. See listing of tutors below if you’re looking for support for a particular course.

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
11 a.m.– noon         

Kira
noon–1 p.m.  Harlow
12:30-1:30 p.m.		 Harlow  

Harlow

Kira
1–2 p.m. Lucas Julia Olivia

Olivia,
Julia

 
2–3 p.m.

Lucas

        
3–4 p.m. Chris   Chris    
4-5 p.m.

Kira

 

 Chris    

Evening Hours

Evening tutoring is held in the Math Forum, Burton Hall, third floor. Most tutors can help with MTH 111 and MTH 112. See listing of tutors below if you’re looking for support for a particular course.

  Sunday Monday Tuesday   Wednesday      Thursday
7–9 p.m.

Juliette,
Julia

Sabina,
Sarah

Jade Lili,
Sabina,
Sarah

Arisha,
Harlow

Juliette,
Kira,
Jade Lili

Quantitative and Math Tutors

  • Arisha (she/her) is a junior engineering major and landscape studies minor with a passion for urban planning. She can help with any of the core engineering requirements including MTH 111, 112, 212; and EGR 220, 270, 290. Show up for a chat, she loves to meet new people. 

  • Chris is a sophomore physics major, perhaps with a minor in French or ES&P. She can help with math courses through to MTH 212 and is most comfortable with the calculus sequence. She has also taken PHY 119 and 215, and is an LA for PHY 118 this semester. She is happy to help with general quantitative material.

  • Harlow is a sophomore MTH and EGR double major. They are happy to help with MTH 111, MTH 112, MTH 211, and MTH 212. They are also happy help with any EGR 100 and EGR 110 questions you might have!

  • Jade Lili (she) is a senior CSC major/SWG minor. She has taken CSC 209, 210, 220, 223, 231, 233, and 250, and MTH 153 and 211. She can help with any content from any of those CS or math courses, and many programming languages (Java, Python, Ruby, C, C++) and with GitHub.

  • Julia (she/her) is a junior double majoring in math and dance. She has taken MTH 111, 112, 153, 211, 212, 233, and 281, and is currently taking 238. She can also help with LaTeX. She’s most comfortable with MTH 111 and 153, but is happy to try anything!

  • Juliette (she/her) is a junior engineering major and math minor and is the HP of Baldwin House! She is ready to help with MTH 111, 112, 153, and is always open to trying any other MTH course, depending on the topic! 

  • Kira (details forthcoming) 

  • Lucas (he/they) is a mathematics and physics major. They have taken MTH 111, 112, 153, 211, 212, and 233. Lucas can help with homework and material from those classes during open tutor hours through the Spinelli Center. 

  • Sabina (she/they) is a junior math and study of women, gender and sexuality major. She has taken MTH 111, 112, 212, 153, 211, 233, 238, and 281. She is also happy to help with LaTeX and proof writing.

PHY 111 | Astrid

Professor Etson
Astrid will hold drop-in hours in Sabin-Reed 305-308 

Sunday 7-9 p.m. 
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. 
Thursday 7-9 p.m.

PHY 117 | Lucy & Addie

Professors Norsen
Lucy and Addie will hold drop-in hours in Sabin-Reed 305-308

Sunday 1-3 p.m. Lucy
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. Addie
Thursday 8-10 p.m.

Addie, Lucy (SR 308 until 8:30 p.m.)

Addie (she/her) is a sophomore and a physics major. She’s always been interested in astrophysics, and she’s taking her very first astro class this semester! She’s taken PHY 119 and 215, is currently taking 240 and 210, and LA’d for 117 last semester. She loves playing chess, CADing, and D&D. She can assist with homework problems, exam review, lab reports… you name it, she’s here to help!

PHY 118 | Zhiwen

Professor Kaur
Zhiwen will hold drop-in hours in McConnell 204

Thursday 7-9 p.m.

PHY 210 | Aimen & Madeline

Professor Fortune
Aimen & Madeline will hold drop-in hours in Sabin-Reed 305-308

Sunday 7-9 p.m. Madeline
Monday 7-9 p.m. Aimen
Thursday 7-9 p.m. Aimen and Madeline (only SR 308 until 8:30 p.m.)

Madeline is a junior physics and astronomy double major. They have taken PHY 119, 210, 215, 317, 327, and 360op, in addition to currently being a physics Learning Assistant. They can also help with Python, Mathematica, and MATLAB.

Help is available for PSY 201, SOC 204 and GOV 203.

You can see the Data Counselor for help or you can request help via email to qlctutor@smith.edu (include the words "SOC 204" or “GOV 203” or “PSY 201” in the subject line and allow 24 hours for us to get back to you).

SOC 204 | Tess

Professor Whittier

Tess will be in the lab on Fridays and is available for individual appointments as needed.

Quantitative Social Sciences Tutors

  • Tess (she/her) is a junior sociology major and study of women, gender, and sexuality minor. She's taken SOC 204 and would love to help with questions related to course material or Stata!

All hours are held in Sabin-Reed 301.

SDS tutors are available to help with the core SDS courses: 192, 201/220 and 291. Many of the tutors can help with other courses—see their descriptions below the schedule.

To get help:

  • During drop-in hours visit the tutors (see schedule below)
  • Post a message on your class' Slack #questions channel.
  • Email qlctutor@smith.edu with your request for help. Include your course information, e.g. SDS 220 (Hopper)
  • See the Data Research and Statistics Counselor (see above)
Course Tutors who can help
SDS 100 All of the tutors can help
SDS 192 Danyi, Quinn, Rya
SDS 210 Danyi, Nora, Rya
SDS 270 Nora
SDS 290 Rya
SDS 291 Danyi, Nora, Quinn
SDS 293  

Schedule

Drop-in hours: 

All hours in Sabin-Reed 301

  Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
7–9 p.m.

Dayana,
Morgann,
Quinn

Evelyn,
Faith,
Morgann

Danyi,
Rae,
Rya

Danyi,
Evelyn,
Nora

Faith,
Rya,
Leylani,
Quinn

Tutor Profiles

  • Danyi (she/her) is a senior SDS and quantitative economics double major. She can help with any of the core SDS courses (SDS100, SDS210, SDS291, MTH211, CSC110) and SDS 293. She can help with class content, statistical writing, and coding in R.

  • Dayana (she/her) is a junior majoring in SDS with a minor in economics. She has completed courses such as SDS 192, 220, 270, 291, CSC 110, and MTH 211, and is currently enrolled in SDS 290 and 235. She’s happy to help with any of these courses this semester!

  • Evelyn (she/her) is a sophomore double-majoring in SDS and psychology. She has taken SDS 100, SDS 192, SDS/CSC 109, SDS 220, and MTH 111/112. She is happy to help with class content, R programming, and related topics.

  • Faith (she/her) is a junior quantitative economics major and SDS minor. She has taken SDS 100, SDS 192, CSC 120, ECO 220, and is currently enrolled in SDS 270 and ECO 240. She can assist with any class content and coding in R, Java, and Stata, as well as any core economics classes.

  • Leylani (she/her) is a senior ECO and MST double major. She has taken SDS 192, SDS220, SDS270, CSC110, MTH 211, MTH212 and is currently enrolled in SDS 291. She is happy to help with SDS 220, SDS 192, and SDS 270 this semester!

  • Morgann (she/her) can help with SDS 100/SDS 201/SDS 210/SDS 220 as well as MTH 111. She can help with any in-class content, R and any other possible questions.

  • Nora (she/her) is a senior majoring in SDS and psychology. She has taken all the core SDS courses, along with SDS 270, 290, 237, 293, 410, CSC 210, and MTH 212. She is currently taking MTH 153, 354, 246, and CSC 290. She can help with these courses.

  • Quinn (she/they) is a senior PSY and CSC major. She has taken CSC120, 210, 231, 250, 220, 249. She can help with Java, C, Python and git.

  • Rae (they/he) is a junior SDS and MTH double major. He can help with any of the core SDS courses and SDS 290. They are very proficient in R/R Studio and have some Python (NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Scikit-learn) and SQL (SQLite) experience. In his free time, Rae enjoys fencing, running, and reading.

  • Rya is a sophomore SDS major. She has taken SDS 100, SDS 192, SDS 220, CSC 110, and MTH 153. Currently, she is taking SDS 290, MTH 211, and CSC 120. She is happy to assist with problem sets, class content, and coding (R, Python, and Github). 

“I worked as an ONEXSS coach last summer, helping incoming students with precalculus. I enjoyed the process of guiding them step by step, rather than telling them the answers.”
Lisa Li ’24

What to Expect from Tutoring

Ideally, rather than bringing just the unsolved homework problems to a tutoring session, the student should bring questions about ideas or terms occurring in the homework. (Preparation of these questions should be a central part of the student’s general preparation for a tutoring session). The tutor’s goal should be to work with the student so that the student can then finish their homework independently.

Making the Most of Tutoring

Plan ahead. If you attend drop-in hours, try to come towards the beginning of the session, and try to come on a day that allows for another visit if needed. For example, if you go to tutoring the day the assignment is given to read through the assignment, you can then talk to the tutor about your initial ideas for solving the problems.

Be prepared. Bring all of the necessary materials including your notes, the assignment, your book (if you have one), a calculator (if needed) etc. Read and attempt homework assignment problems before you ask the tutor a question. Tutors cannot do your homework with (or for) you, but they can guide you through difficult problems and help you talk through your approach and ideas.

Be flexible. Be willing to come back another time/day or make an individual appointment.

Be specific. When scheduling an individual appointment via email, the more information you can provide tutors with ahead of time (specifically, the course, topic and a list of specific questions), the more productive the meeting will be. Most individual sessions are 30 minutes.

Be understanding. Tutors cannot provide (or guarantee) correct answers to your homework problems. They can only help you with the process of completing your work, not the outcomes.

The Ethics of Tutoring

Perhaps the simplest way to begin talking about the ethics of tutoring is to discuss the implications of Smith College’s academic integrity statement.

Academic Integrity Statement

Students and faculty at Smith are part of an academic community defined by its commitment to scholarship, which depends on scrupulous and attentive acknowledgement of all sources of information and honest and respectful use of college resources.

Smith College expects all students to be honest and committed to the principles of academic and intellectual integrity in their preparation and submission of course work and examinations. All submitted work of any kind must be the original work of the student who must cite all the sources used in its preparation.

Tutoring-Specific Examples

Where tutoring is concerned, specific examples that violate the academic integrity statement include:

  • Correcting work that will be handed in and graded.
  • A tutor doing a student’s work, whether in part or fully.
  • A tutor answering questions directly from assigned work.

Contact Spinelli Center for Quantitative Learning

Seelye Hall 207
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063

Phone: 413-585-3091 Email: qlctutor@smith.edu

Director: Catherine McCune, Ph.D.

Note: Please include the course and section, the instructor’s name, and the topic with which you’d like help in your email.