Spring Break
Getting Academic Support at HBS
Navigating through HBS
Sean Cameron (ND), Education Representative, Section D
Issue date: 2/17/09 Section: Features
For some students, HBS can be a somewhat overwhelming experience and juggling academics with other obligations can be at times a bit much. However, there are several channels of support available and resources to help out in the educational process.
Your Ed Rep is a naturally contact to first hash out educational issues and determine what the appropriate response is to an academic concern. The Ed Rep is best used as a conduit and resource, and simply having a perspective from a fellow student in the section can also be helpful from time to time. Furthermore, RCs can also take advantage of their Section Chair to discuss any academic issues. Section Chairs are often plugged in to key people on campus and resources to help students out with academic issues. Moreover, MBA Support Services, located on the second floor of Spangler, has full-time staff devoted to helping students navigate through issues related to academics as well. Finally, RCs have the added benefit of having EC Tutors that they can use for free to go over any material from troubling courses in one-on-one sessions as well.
Several Ed Reps host review sessions on a weekly or monthly basis that student volunteers run. It's often OK to attend another section's review session, too, so speaking with friends from another section to find out when review sessions are being held often helps. These sessions are run by volunteers in the section who are often experts in subject matter because of prior exposure to the material and are often invaluable sources of wisdom. Some of the most valuable learning that occurs during these review sessions happens in the Q&A period as review session leaders field any questions, no matter how seemingly trivial.
Furthermore, for some students, waking up in the morning to attend learning team can be a valuable addition to individual preparation and in-class discussion. However, for others, waking up early may actually decrease academic performance if students are already sleep-deprived. Therefore, discussing with your learning team whether you can meet after class or otherwise fit the group's meeting time to your sleeping pattern probably holds the best chance of success for getting the most out of learning team if you find you are simply too tired to best make use of your learning team.
Your Ed Rep is a naturally contact to first hash out educational issues and determine what the appropriate response is to an academic concern. The Ed Rep is best used as a conduit and resource, and simply having a perspective from a fellow student in the section can also be helpful from time to time. Furthermore, RCs can also take advantage of their Section Chair to discuss any academic issues. Section Chairs are often plugged in to key people on campus and resources to help students out with academic issues. Moreover, MBA Support Services, located on the second floor of Spangler, has full-time staff devoted to helping students navigate through issues related to academics as well. Finally, RCs have the added benefit of having EC Tutors that they can use for free to go over any material from troubling courses in one-on-one sessions as well.
Several Ed Reps host review sessions on a weekly or monthly basis that student volunteers run. It's often OK to attend another section's review session, too, so speaking with friends from another section to find out when review sessions are being held often helps. These sessions are run by volunteers in the section who are often experts in subject matter because of prior exposure to the material and are often invaluable sources of wisdom. Some of the most valuable learning that occurs during these review sessions happens in the Q&A period as review session leaders field any questions, no matter how seemingly trivial.
Furthermore, for some students, waking up in the morning to attend learning team can be a valuable addition to individual preparation and in-class discussion. However, for others, waking up early may actually decrease academic performance if students are already sleep-deprived. Therefore, discussing with your learning team whether you can meet after class or otherwise fit the group's meeting time to your sleeping pattern probably holds the best chance of success for getting the most out of learning team if you find you are simply too tired to best make use of your learning team.
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