Tutoring
What is BYU Tutoring?
BYU Tutoring Services offers free volunteer peer-to-peer tutoring for classes taught at BYU. Tutors help reinforce concepts covered in class and assist students in developing essential learning skills. All tutors have achieved a B grade or higher in their classes and have been oriented on essential tutoring skills.
"You who are extremely able, you who learn with comparative ease, reach down to those who have greater difficulty in mastering academic material that is relatively easy for you. In so doing you will bless your own life as you bless the lives of those you help. A little tutoring can do wonders for someone who does not quite comprehend. It will do wonders for you as you give of yourself and your knowledge to bless another."
Gordon B. Hinckley
How do I get involved?
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Volunteer Description: Volunteers help tutor BYU students in a subject of their choosing.
Volunteer Commitment: Tutors commit to helping students for 1-3 hours a week.
Step 1:
Go to tutoring.byu.edu and fill out a quick application!
Step 2:
Attend a 15-minute orientation on Zoom. You may contact one of the program directors at tutoring@byu.edu to set up a time.
Step 3:
Contact the program directors by email at tutoring@byu.edu with any questions!
Step 4:
Please complete this mandatory 25-minute Minor Protection Training before you begin working with this program.
BECOME A LEADER
Volunteer Leader Description: Leaders are in charge of training tutors. They also help connect students with their tutor, and they help to answer questions about the tutoring program! For more information, visit our section called Be a Leader!
Volunteer Leader Commitment: In addition to volunteering, Volunteer leaders commit to a 1-hour monthly team meeting to discuss needs and make plans for the program.
Step 1:
Apply to become a leader by completing the application below:
This semester I finally recognized how the Lord has blessed me because of my service. It doesn't make much sense but I've been strengthened in my resolve to be righteous and I've gotten better grades as I've served more (even with more credits). I know that the Lord is very happy when He sees us reach out to aid our brothers and sisters.
This semester, I've had several students, and even parents of students, say, "You have no idea how much this has helped me." Helping struggling students receive the help they need to have a successful experience here is amazing and that’s why I serve.
I love having scheduled service hours in my week. I've told a lot of my friends about Y-Serve tutoring and some of them say, "Well, I don't have time for that". I have loved MAKING time for tutoring, even when weeks are really busy. The sacrifice to serve has blessed my life.
I have grown to love teaching. I'm currently working with a girl who really struggles in chemistry and just decided to withdraw from the class. I care for her and want her to succeed and had the impression that she needs help with testing strategies to help with her test anxiety. It was so fulfilling to be able to help her and be the support she needed.
It's amazing to see peoples' faces light up when they finally understand a concept. Recently I was tutoring an intro biology class, and I drew out a big overview of the central dogma. The tutee being able to see the big picture made him understand it a lot more and it was cool to see that happen.
I was able to tutor someone for almost the entire semester last semester and it was always really rewarding to see the change during one of our sessions to not quite understanding a concept to totally getting it and applying it on their own.