Tutoring Services & Writing Center

Level up with peer tutoring!

Sometimes, we can all use a little extra help or reassurance in one or more courses.  Have no fear – the peer tutors are here!  The Center for Academic & Career Services (CACS) provides free individual and small group peer tutoring to all Mount Saint Mary College undergraduate students. Our peer tutors are highly recommended by college faculty on the basis of their knowledge, communication skills and interpersonal abilities.  

The purpose of peer tutoring is to help you become an active and independent learner. Working with a tutor can enrich your understanding of the course material, help you focus on what is important in the class, and help you apply better study methods. Research has shown that most of the students receiving support from a CACS peer tutor see an improvement in their academic performance.

The CACS peer tutors provide customized support to students for most subject areas and have the inside knowledge of the rigor and teaching styles of MSMC faculty.  However, in the event that your schedule doesn’t align with a peer tutors (we know students are busy!) or in the event that we don’t have a tutor for a specific course, we also offer tutoring services through a virtual tutoring platform called ThinkingStorm, which is available to students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our tutoring staff are here to empower you to be the very best college student you can be!

Write here, write now.

We get it - writing can be scary for a lot of people! Maybe you don’t feel like an adequate writer in general, or you’re worried about the specifics of college-level writing like sentence structure and citations. Never fear - the Mount’s Writing Center is here to help you not just on that individual paper, but also to become a better writer overall.

Better writers, not better papers

Our Writing Center isn’t just a “fix-it” shop; we’re here to help through all stages of the writing process, no matter the subject. By signing up for a free writing consultation with one of our peer tutors, you’ll have 50 minutes to go over everything from brainstorming to citations. No draft necessary! Our goal is not just to make your specific paper or assignment better, but rather to help teach you the skills you need to feel more confident as a writer overall.

We offer a warm, comfortable space in Aquinas Hall for appointments, but you can also sign up for an online consultation, where you can meet with us from the comfort of your home or dorm room (keep your PJs on, we won’t judge!).

Some of the (many) writing topics we cover:

• Brainstorming
• Integrating sources
• Citations
• Sentence/paragraph structure
• Group work
• Grammar
• And much more

Throughout the year, we also run writing-related events like Scrabble tournaments and a Writing Contest to celebrate writing on campus.