Academic Resources

To help you polish your academic skills and keep up with your coursework, Precollege Studies offers advising and support services.

Academic advising

Your professor's office hours

We strongly encourage you to take advantage of your professor's office hours and to reach out to your teaching assistant(s). One of the benefits of Cornell's precollege program is access to these top instructors. They are your best, first stop for academic support.

Cornell Writing Centers

During the summer, you can take advantage of tutoring through the Cornell Writing Centers. The centers provide support for a wide range of writing projects, from applications and presentations to lab reports, essays, papers, and more. Visit the CWC website to make an appointment.

Cornell's Learning Strategies Center

Cornell's Learning Strategies Center (LSC) offers academic support services designed to help students master the academic rigors of Cornell and become actively engaged, successful, and independent learners.

For more information, visit the Learning Strategies Center.

Tips from Cornell's Learning Strategies Center

Check out the Learning Strategies Center's study skills page for lots of tips, including

• How to use the Cornell note-taking system
• Guidelines for creating a study schedule (PDF)
• Letting go of test anxiety (PDF)

Advice from precollege alums and their professors

• Be okay with not knowing; school is designed for those who don't know.
• Take advantage of your professor's office hours and get to know your teaching assistant.
• Ask for academic help when you need it.
• Trust other people to be on your side.
• Read and listen to learn, then think about and discuss what you are learning.
• Become ever more conscious of how you use your time throughout the day.
• Break your academic work down into manageable steps and stick with it.
• Be true to yourself and honest with everyone else.
• Eat well. Drink lots of water. Get plenty of sleep.
• Enjoy life! Allow yourself to have fun.