Student Success: Academic Supports and Resources to help you finish the term strong

Study Skills Support

Upgrade your study skills, create a time management schedule and enhance your learning strategies to help you prepare for your final exams. Connect with study skills support through one-on-one appointments with a learning consultant, attend a workshop, or check out these resources.

Videos: Six Strategies for Effective Learning, The Power Hour, Avoiding Procrastination  

Learning Consultant Appointments: Exam Preparation

Book with a learning consultant is a great way to ensure you’re on the right track and ready to write your exams. Topics of conversation may include:

  • Creating a comprehensive study schedule to keep you on track and taking breaks;
  • Studying effectively to make the most of your study time;
  • The difference between in-person and online exams;
  • What you should be doing the weeks, days, night, and hours before your final exam to prepare; 
  • Managing test-anxiety;
  • And anything else you want to chat about!

Undergraduate student looking for peer-to-peer support? Book with one of our Peer Academic Coaches to chat with a succeessful senior student who has been in your shoes.

Academic Skills (ASk) Workshop: Preparing for Finals

Looking to ace your finals? Join us for an interactive ASk workshop to help you understand what to expect and how to prepare for finals. Missed the workshop? Book with a Learning Consultant 

Writing Support  

Help your ideas take shape and communicate them clearly with writing supports designed for you. Book a one-on-one writing appointment with a writing tutor (undergraduate) or graduate student writing tutor. Writing appointments fill quickly; check the Student Success Portal for avaliablities. 

Visit the Student Success Portal to register for a workshop or book an appointment with a writing consultant. 

Math and Course Support  

From formulas and statistics to computer coding and algebra, the Math and Course Support team can support your number needs.  

Supports and resources include: 

  • Drop-in support: Connect with a senior undergraduate student for one-on-one peer assistance. Multiple in-person and virtual options available for students at the Brantford and Waterloo campuses will continue to be offered throughout the exam period.
  • One-on-one consultations: Chat one-on-one with professional support staff. 
  • Course-specific assistance: Through weekly directed homework sessions (100-level courses), you can make sure you’re keeping up with course material and understanding the concepts that are taught. 

Mock Exams 

Get a golden start on your finals by taking mock exams and attending review sessions, available for many 100-level math courses.  

Additional Course Support 

Drop-in support, facilitated by senior undergraduate students, offered for first-year chemistry, organic chemistry, applied health studies, 100-level coding courses in computer science, accounting, and economics.

Visit the Math and Statistics Learning Support / Course Learning Support MyLearningSpace pages for an updated schedule of sessions during the exam period. 

Supplemental Instruction (SI) Sessions – Waterloo-Specific

SI sessions enhance your studying and are your opportunity to ask any outstanding questions about course material. Please note: times and dates are subject to change and students should refer to the News Item within the SI MyLearningSpace page to confirm dates and times of final sessions for the term.

You can find a full listing of appointment types and workshops posted in the Student Success Portal.