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What Students Say

Here’s what students who’ve been to Supplemental Learning tell us (on surveys done in class):

  • “Excellent!... Without the SL I would be failing this class instead of getting B+”
  • “very helpful, especially the exam reviews”
  • “I wouldn’t pass Chem. without them!” “Yea SL!”
  • "So helpful. Thanks! Well organized. All good."
  • “I really enjoy the study methods and the ways she makes it fun."
  • “Great job, Our sessions are awesome!”
  • “It helped to focus my studying.”
  • "I feel a lot better about the course material when I walk out of SL."
  • "Our SL Leader has “an amazing way of simplifying things”
  • “helped me a lot” “sessions are great”
  • “wish I could come more often”
  • “amazing… very good group involvement”
  • "I appreciate the extra worksheets for review."
  • The SL Leader “is super. . . really flexible, prepared” “cares about our learning.”
  • “so incredibly awesome! I wish I had [SL] for each course!”
  • Our leader “is great and really knows what she is doing.” “SL rocks.”
  • "I really enjoyed the handouts & 'learning triicks' she hs provided."
  • "Extremely helpful." "A really interesting way to study."
  • "I feel a lot better about the course material when I walk out of SL."
  • “A good way for people to get together and study in different ways”

Students in Organic Chem (F10) had this to say:

  • “Really good for reviewing. Especially since the classes move so fast it is very helpful to have time to practice a few examples with someone who knows and understands the material.”
  • “An incredible asset… Made studying for midterms a breeze!”

An Accounting Student wrote:

  • “Thank you for a great program… and for helping me every week… with this seemingly impossible course.” - Proud BBUS221 ‘A’ Student

Students who haven’t attended sessions give reasons such as:

  • “I’m kinda lazy”
  • “Can never remember when they are."
  • "don’t study till the last minute”
  • “too tired; just don’t want to study”
  • “lack of ambition”
  • “easy for me”
  • “no time"
  • "too busy”
  • “work better on my own”
  • “doing okay”
  • “passing is good enough for me”
  • "I just didn't think of it, but I probably should have. I would have done m