<p>OK. i just graduate high school last year. I dont know anything about college. I don't know how hard it can be. I understand that high school may be easier than college. But do you really need a tutor in college? My mom just pay a tutor to help me doing math everyday. That tutor **** me off. I don't like to get help from people I don't like. I always have a belief. If everyone can do it, I also can do it. Are there anyone survive college without any help? Why would i ever need a tutor like that? In high school, whenever I have a problem. I can stay after school and ask my teacher for help. So, in college. Can you get help from professor when you struggle?</p>
<p>Colleges/universities will often have a tutoring center where you can get tutoring for free, and tutors have experience in the course they’re helping people with (at my university, you can only apply to be a tutor if you have a 3.0 GPA average and if you got a B or better in the course you want to tutor in). These tutoring centers have several tutors, so if you don’t like one tutor you can go to another tutor. Professors have office hours if you have any questions, but just know that if there are a lot of people lined up to speak with the professor during their office hours, you won’t be able to ask your professor for detailed help. </p>
<p>Whether you need a tutor in college HIGHLY depends on how well you grasp the material that you learn in class. I personally went to a tutoring workshop every week for O-chem in addition to going to office hours back when I took it because I knew I needed it since I’m not good at chemistry, and office hours wasn’t enough for me because they were always only an hour long (I could only go to one of my professor’s office hours) and because there’s always a group of people crammed into my professor’s small office and so you have to be respectful of other people who also want to ask questions. The specialist who ran tutoring workshops (unlike drop-in or group tutors, which tend to be fellow undergrads or graduate students, tutoring workshops are run by specialists) was very familiar with test formats of all the O-chem professors and even had access to their old sample tests.</p>
<p>Yes professors or their teaching assistants have office hours where you’ll get your questions answered. Usually extended tutoring is offered through a study hall or tutoring center. For math, you’d normally take a placement test to determine what level math you should enroll in. If the level of difficulty is appropriate you can usually keep up with the college’s resources so no need for outside tutor.</p>
<p>I made all As fairly easily in high school, but when I got to college, I struggled in my physics and electrical engineering classes (I was an architectural engineering major, but had to take a basic EE course). I got tutors for both of the classes. I think I got a B and a C, even WITH the tutors’ help. College is not the same as high school!</p>
<p>I haven’t really needed a tutor so far, except for math occasionally. Unless you’re having trouble, I don’t see the need for one.</p>
<p>Not everyone needs a tutor. I’ve never had to get a tutor for any of my classes. My school has a tutoring center that I get help at occasionally, but it’s not really “tutoring,” it’s more like popping in to get help with a question.</p>
<p>I actually tutor several people in math though, and some people do really need it. I’m also going to be working in my schools tutoring center starting this fall semester. </p>
<p>I’d only recommend anyone to get a tutor though if they are really struggling.</p>
<p>Whether or not you need a tutor really depends on you, what your major is, and how prepared you are for your coursework. You certainly don’t have to get a tutor if you don’t want to, and there will likely be many resources at your college that are free and available for all students. At my school, there were workshops for common classes that freshmen or sophomores took where tutors would review the material in group settings and provide worksheets and extra study materials. You can also go to the professors or TAs for help, but be aware that professors really aren’t there to hold your hand through the material. They can answer questions for clarification or extra explanation, etc, but they really aren’t there to provide extensive help for basic understanding of the material.</p>
<p>I never needed a tutor in any of my classes, nor did I really ask for help from my TAs or professors. But I also never needed a tutor in high school, was in a major that I was good at and enjoyed, and in general, did well learning material on my own. It depends on the person, but if you do need help, please do not hesitate to ask someone. You can always “shop around” for a tutor or TA that you like or that is particularly helpful, and you can often get help for free. Sometimes, all you need is a little help with prerequisite material or some extra explanation or some guidance in how to study or what to focus on. You could probably do very well on your own given enough time, but sometimes, considering the rapid pace of college courses, everyone needs a little extra help to do well.</p>
<p>Not generally.
But if the OP is any indication of your general quality of work, you will need a very intense tutor.</p>
<p>Don’t listen to the judgmental, ignorant comments. Whether or not you’ll need a tutor really just depends on your comfort level and comprehension of the material in a class. This is especially true for science classes since they are built on top of each other: if you didn’t get General Physics, you’ll probably struggle in Quantum Mechanics.</p>
<p>@ asianamericanson: Judgmental? Ignorant? Almost everyone here (including myself) has said the same thing you said: that needing a tutor is only necessary if you’re struggling.</p>
<p>Take advantage of your college’s tutoring center and other homework help/study groups and organizations. Also take advantage of your professor’s office hours, most professors are available and willing to help their students when needed. I don’t know any college student who has not had some kind of tutoring or help on their assignments, so if you find that you need help don’t hesitiate to ask for it.</p>
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<p>Judgmental and ignorant? What? I think everyone that’s posted in here has basically said the same thing that you yourself just said. That not everyone needs a tutor, but if you are struggling, getting a tutor is a good idea.</p>
<p>Who said anything judgmental or ignorant?</p>
<p>Are you referring to people saying that “they never needed a tutor?” That’s not being judgmental. That’s answering the question. OP asked if “everyone in college needed a tutor.” We are answering by saying “no” and then providing an example(ourselves).</p>
<p>OP, this is not meant with any disrespect–but you will need a tutor to help you with expressing yourself in English.</p>
<p>I’m getting the impression that OP might not speak english as a first language.</p>
<p>OP, professors do not spend their full day in class. Typically, they go to class, teach, leave. You can’t just ask a question after class after every class like in high school. If you go to a college with a faculty:student that 1:14 or below, your classes will be small and you’ll be able to ask questions during class and there’ll be fewer people during office hours ( 1 or 2 hours each week that the professors sets aside to meet with students who have questions. If your college is large or with a high faculty: student ratio, classes will be large and you will not be able to ask questions in class, which may be a lecture (the professor speaks while you take notes) followed by a discussion section (the TA, your section teacher, takes a group of 25-30 students together; it’s more interactive then.) You must make a point, as a freshman, to go to all the first office hours for the first month, simply to introduce yourself, make sure you’re on track, etc. Never turn in a first paper that hasn’t been read by a writing center tutor - if you get a B/B+ on that paper then you may not need to come back, but that first paper will test your ability to work at the college level so it’s just good judgement to get someone to read it who’s been there before .</p>
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<p>Actually, it highly depends on the professor and their teaching style. I took an introductory bio series, which usually consists a maximum of 500 students, with a professor who was really eager in student participation and always asked thought-provoking questions (like “why do you think…” ) for students to answer, and this professor would come up to you and hold her mic out to the student answering the question so everyone could hear. My former O-chem professor frequently stopped after every major topic to ask “how are we doing?”, which is an opportunity for people to ask questions. So it’s not always the case that large universities and a high faculty:student ratio equals not being able to ask questions in class.</p>
<p>It really depends on how well you know the material. I’m just now starting a new university soon, where I’ll actually be going to class versus online, so I can’t really help you on that.</p>
<p>When I was in community college a couple semesters ago, I was struggling in a programming class. The professor had about 40 students in the class. Fortunately for me, the Professor saw that I was struggling and helped me after class to see how I could understand more. Unfortunately for me, I know that going to a 4-yr university will be very different. Because the schools are so big and the professors teach more than 1 class a day, they have less time to actually spend with you if you’re having trouble in their class. That’s where tutoring jumps in. For example if you’re in a math class and you’re struggling, it would be better for you to go to that tutoring session at least once a week.</p>
<p>Same thing goes for an English class. If you have trouble writing, it’s in your best interest to go the writing center for the tutors in there to look at your paper and help guide you in the right direction.</p>
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<p>I actually had very, very few professors who did that- and I went to an extremely large state school. The vast majority were more than happy to sit around and talk with you after class.</p>
<p>At the universities where I’ve been teaching we are ALWAYS happy to answer questions . However profs don’t have their own classroom and space is in constant use so we can’t stay and chat the way it’s done in high school, where in addition students can return to the classroom after the last bell and be quite sure the teacher will be there. overall that’s why office hours are so important. On literally hundreds of mid semesters self evaluations '/‘what I wish I’d known’ the top ones consistently include having a writing center tutor review your first paper in each subject and attend office hours right away to prevent problems rather than waiting the midterm or the first grade.</p>