Spring Semester Updates
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The CTLR connects you with campus-wide academic development, tutoring, and advising opportunities. Below are spring updates for finding tutoring and opportunities.
Find Tutoring
Language Tutors
Work with a tutor on speaking, writing, and study skills for international language courses. See tutor availability and book an appointment online. go/lt
Peer ACEs (Academic Consultants for Excellence)
ACEs are available to help with time management and study skills, and can recommend students to professional staff as needed. Talk to an ACE at a drop-in session in the CTLR (LIB 225) or Q-Center (MBH 202) or schedule an individual appointment. You can also book a consult with a Learning Resources professional. go/ace
Writing Tutors
Peer writing tutors are an ideal audience for all kinds of academic and personal writing. Tutors guide writers with idea and content development, drafting, revising, and developing effective writing practices. Writing tutoring with professional writers is also available. In addition to the in-person and on-line peer writing tutoring options, which can be scheduled in advance, we offer open drop-in sessions in the CTLR (Davis Library) and students can work with course-embedded tutors in First-Year Seminars and College Writing and Writing and Rhetoric courses. Learn more about the Writing Center at go/wc.
Course-Based STEM Tutors
Course-based peer tutors are available to help in many lower division STEM courses. Check your syllabus, ask your professor, or reach out to the Q-Center to identify the appropriate resources for your course. See go/appt for the current available drop-in sessions or to book an individual tutoring appointment.
Quantitative Tutors
Quantitative tutoring (Q-Tutoring) is staffed by faculty and staff, with support from peer tutors. All students are welcome to drop in with questions about scientific computing (Excel, Google Sheets, R, Python), basic statistics, and quantitative reasoning (e.g., algebra, fractions, unit analysis, reading graphs). This drop-in space is a valuable resource for students seeking additional support beyond office hours and course-specific peer tutoring. It also serves those looking to develop quantitative skills outside of formal coursework, such as students working on theses or independent projects. Find a Q-Tutoring drop-in session
Use the CTLR Scheduler to find advising or tutoring appointments, drop-in sessions, and upcoming opportunities and deadlines at go/appt.
It’s the Middle of the Night
What do you do when it is the middle of the night, you have a deadline, and you can’t do work? Watch the first two-minute video in this series to get motivated, then choose your path forward by watching video two or three. go/time
Spring Deadlines
UK Scholarships for Graduate Study Nomination Deadline - April 4
Apply to be nominated for a UK scholarship for fall 2025 competition deadlines. This supports graduate study during academic year 2026-2027. If you are nominated, you will continue to work on your final application through the summer for fall 2025 submission. go/uk
Fulbright and Watson Preliminary Application Deadline - April 15
Submitting a preliminary application in April allows you to receive multiple rounds of feedback from a fellowships advisor and create a competitive application for the September deadlines. Later applications are accepted. go/fulbright or go/watson
Senior Work Project Supplement (SRPS) - April 15
Apply for senior work funding up to $1,200 for summer and early fall 2025 projects. Hoskin and Padma Desai eligible international projects can apply for up to $3,000. Deadline for applications $350 or less is rolling. Open to all disciplines. go/srps
See more academic opportunities and deadlines on the CTLR calendar.
Health Professions Spring Programming
In-Person Health Professions Pop-Up Drop-In Advising in the Q-Center!
Session 1: Tuesday, March 11, 9 am-12 pm
Session 2: Tuesday, March 25, 12-3 pm
Location: MBH 205 in the Q-Center
Health professions and science advisors Hannah Benz and Mary Lothrop will be available to answer questions, or feel free to just stop by to say hi!
Virtual Situational Judgement (SJT) Pop-Up Info Session with Midd Alums
Tuesday, March 18, 7-8 pm ET
Virtual: Via Zoom
Most medical school applicants will need to take one or more Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs) as a component of the medical school application process. Panelists will share what SJT(s) they took, when they took them, how they prepared for the SJT, and what advice they have for future candidates. Participants will be asked to have cameras and mics on to engage directly with our alumni panelists.
Deconstructing the Medical School Application Process
Tuesday, 4/1/25 from 7-8PM (ET)
Virtual: Via Zoom
A panel of admissions representatives from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Tufts University School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, University of Michigan Medical School, and University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry will candidly discuss how and when the various components of an application are considered and contextualized in their program’s evaluative process.
Contact Hannah Benz or Mary Lothop with questions. go/hp
Break Information
The CTLR will be closed during the college break on March 17-21. Peer tutoring only occurs on nights before classes occur and may be limited adjacent to breaks due to tutor availability. Faculty and staff also have limited availability. Center Hours
Reminders
CTLR has Middlebury specific semester and weekly planners at go/time.
Campus Well has articles on academic development and Middlebury culture.
Go Links: If a Go link isn’t working for you, use the longer version by adding middlebury.edu. go.middlebury.edu/connect.