The Brooklyn College Learning Center offers free peer tutoring in a supportive environment, helping students build confidence and independent learning skills, with resources available on weekdays and weekends.

Fall and Spring

• Monday: 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Tuesday: 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
• Wednesday: 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Thursday: 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
• Friday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

In this email, you must include ALL of the following information:

• Your full name (first and last)
• EMPL ID number
• Preference for Zoom or email correspondence-based tutoring
• The course you are taking for which the assignment is due
• An attached file of the paper or homework assignment (in a Microsoft Word compatible format) or a Google Docs link to the file
• Assignment due date
• Assignment prompt was given by the professor or if no prompt exists, an explanation of the assignment’s requirements
• A concise summary of your concerns about the assignment and what areas you believe you need the most help/guidance in
• The day and time you are looking to make the appointment for

In addition to the above requirements, please prepare by doing the following if you would like your writing session to be conducted via Zoom:

• Have access to a desktop or laptop (avoid cell phone usage for tutoring)
• Check that you are connected to a reliable internet source
• Download and install Zoom Client for Meetings. Note that additional installation instructions apply to Mac users.
• Be certain that you have a functional microphone and that it is connected to Zoom

If any important information is left out, a reply will be sent asking you to include that missing information. You will not have your work seen by a tutor until all necessary information is provided. Please note that our tutors work on an hourly basis with the last appointment beginning at 5pm (Monday to Thursday) and 2pm (Friday).

This means that any email sent after the last tutoring shift of the day has begun will receive a reply no later than the next day and the recipient will be eligible for the first available appointment of that day depending on the order in which the email was received.

After you have submitted your request, for live or email correspondence, you will receive a reply from the Learning Center email account by the end of the sign-up period as to whether or not you were matched with an available writing tutor.

• If you have selected live tutoring, you will be sent an invite link for a Zoom meeting to your email address at the start of the tutoring period; a Zoom account is not required to participate in the session.
  • Live tutoring sessions are similar to in-person tutoring sessions, in that the tutor will review your work with you present, offering corrections and feedback as they read the assignment.
  • In addition to an audio connection, Zoom offers a number of tools for the tutor to use, allowing them to more effectively communicate with you and highlight any needed changes to the assignment.
• If you select email correspondence, a writing tutor will review your work for up to an hour, making some necessary changes while evaluating other areas of concern. The result will then be sent to you from the Learning Center email account.
  • Keep in mind, for those who choose email correspondence, the tutor will NOT provide a line-by-line edit of your paper.
  • Instead, he or she will help to refine the more prominent areas of need in the writing assignment and give you detailed guidance on how to make your own corrections to the rest of the paper.

Please note that no session will exceed 60 minutes in length.

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