Tutoring & Academic Support

In addition to help from professors' and TAs' office hours, free peer tutoring and academic skills coaching is available for all undergraduate students. Tutoring and coaching are used by students in all years and at all levels of understanding.  You can choose dorm-based drop-in tutoring, make a one-on-one appointment with a tutor, or get academic skills coaching.  You can also get help with writing and oral communication.

Drop-in Tutoring

Our dorm-based residential tutors offer regular drop-in hours.  No appointment is needed; just show up at the designated location and sign in! 

See a snapshot of current drop-in hours

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Search for drop-in hours in a specific course

• Go to SUTutor and log in.
• Click on "Search Availability".
• Pick "CTL: Residential Drop-in" as your center.
• Search for the course in which you want help.  For the course to show up as an option, you must be currently enrolled in it in Axess.
  • TIP:  If you don't see the course you're enrolled in on your list, write to tutoringhelp@stanford.edu  for help.
  • TIP:  If you can't find a drop-in session, try looking for an appointment by choosing "CTL: Appointments" (see below)
• Look for any dates and times that work for you. No appointment is needed.

One-on-One Appointments

You can also make a one-on-one appointment with a tutor by using our SUTutor system:

• Go to SUTutor and log in.
• Click on "Search Availability".
• Pick "CTL: Appointments" as your center.
• Search for the course in which you want help.  For the course to show up as an option, you must be currently enrolled in it in Axess.
  • TIP:  If you don't see the course you're enrolled in on your list, contact our office at tutoringhelp@stanford.edu  for help.
  • TIP:  If you can't find an appointment, try searching for drop-in hours by choosing "CTL: Residential Drop-in"  (see above)
• Look for any dates and times that work for you.
• Click on the time slot and an appointment entry screen appears.
• Save your appointment and you're all set. You will receive a confirmation email.

More questions about CTL Peer Tutoring?  See our FAQ page.

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Academic Skills Coaching

Not all student academic skills are intuitive. Developing your skills in time management, note-taking, test preparation, overcoming procrastination, reading comprehension, and deep transformative learning, will contribute to your success at Stanford.

An academic coach, like an athletic coach, observes your strategies and techniques, makes observations and suggests changes to your approach, and provides encouragement as you implement new ways of learning. One-on-one sessions are a great opportunity to learn how to fine-tune your unique ways of learning. Request an appointment.

Check out our study tips!  At our Printables page, sort by "Unit" (rightmost column) and find the "CTL" handouts.

Get Help with a Writing Project

Stanford provides several different resources for students who would like one-on-one advice about a writing project.

• Read about writing support at Stanford.
• Make an appointment at the Writing Center.
• Check out Writing Tutor Drop-In Hours.

Get Help with an Oral Presentation

The Oral Communication Program offers courses, workshops and appointments for Stanford students who want to improve their oral communication skills. Our Oral Communication Tutors (OCTs) provide consultations at our Speaking Center in Meyer Library, Suite 123.

• Make an Oral Communication Tutor (OCT) appointment. (Select "OCP:OralCommTutoring" as the Center.)
• Read about how to get help with an oral presentation.
• Take an Oral Communication course.

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