Academic Advising Resource Center

Peer Tutoring

The Peer Tutoring program at Oberlin promotes student success through peer-to-peer learning and collaboration. Peer tutoring is available via drop-in sessions or by individual appointment and is free of charge to Oberlin students.

Two students reviewing an assignment together.

Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones '97

Peer tutors are content specialists who are hired to cover specific courses in which they have already been successful. A peer tutor can help you think through course concepts, provide feedback, develop study strategies, and build crucial skills to succeed in your classes.

Click here to request a tutor. Tutor matching will begin on February 5. The last day to request a tutor for the spring semester is May 2, 2025.

Click here to view the Drop-in Tutoring Google Calendar.

 

Have a question about a problem set, or just want some help reviewing before a test? Drop-in tutoring is a great way to check in with a peer tutor without having to schedule an appointment! The drop-in tutoring schedule for the current semester is below:

Course Meeting Days/Times

Location
CHEM 101, CHEM 102, CHEM 205, CHEM 211 

Sundays and Wednesdays: 7:00-9:00pm

 Love Lounge (on the second floor of the Science Center)
GEOS 335

Sundays: 7:00-9:00pm

Wednesdays: 8:00-10:00pm

Carnegie 213
MUTH 101, MUTH 120, MUTH 131, MUTH 132, MUTH 201

Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: 7:00-9:00pm

 Bibbins 216
     

 

    

 

 

 

 

Peer tutors help students think through course concepts, develop study strategies, and build crucial skills to succeed in their classes. Peer tutors must have earned a grade of B or higher in the course(s) they would like to tutor, and be passionate about helping fellow students succeed.

While we accept and review applications for tutors from all disciplines, we enthusiastically encourage applications from students who would like to tutor courses in the following departments:

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Mathematics/Statistics
  • Music Theory and/or Aural Skills
  • Neuroscience
  • Physics
  • Languages

Click here to learn more and apply. Interested in being a tutor for spring 2025? Please email peertutoring@oberlin.edu with any questions. Interviews will take place in January.

If you have any questions about peer tutoring, please send us an email at peertutoring@oberlin.edu.

 

Additional Academic Resources

Looking for academic resources beyond peer tutoring? Visit the Resources and Support pages to learn more about offices and programs at Oberlin that can help you succeed.