Matched Academic Mentoring

What is Matched Academic Mentoring?

Matched Academic Mentoring provides supplemental learning opportunities in a small group setting for eligible students in select courses (see list below). Students may be eligible for Matched Academic Mentoring if they:

• Have experienced challenges in key prerequisite courses
• Have identified significant gaps in their foundational knowledge of a subject
• Feel like they are falling behind in a class and are struggling to catch up
• Are on Academic Probation or Academic Warning

Based on their needs, students are intentionally matched with a mentor for support in conceptual understanding, learning strategies, problem solving strategies, goal setting, and other academic and metacognitive skills.

The Matched Academic Mentoring request form is closed for the Spring 2024 semester.

If you do not qualify for MAM or do not feel that this program is the best fit for your needs, you may wish to utilize the learning Center’s other Academic Programs. If you do not see other resources for the course(s) for which you are seeking support, you can also email learningcenter@wustl.edu or reach out to a Learning Center staff member for assistance.

Things to Keep in Mind

1. Matched Academic Mentoring sessions may be held in person on the Danforth Campus or via Zoom video conferencing, depending on mentor and mentee preferences and the availability of meeting spaces. Sessions may be moved to Zoom at any time to limit disruptions in support due to individual circumstances or in response to public health guidance regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Regular attendance is required for Matched Academic Mentoring sessions. Groups typically meet for 1 or 2 hours, once a week, and failure to consistently attend sessions can result in removal from a mentoring group. If you know that you will not be able to attend a scheduled session, please inform your mentor as far in advance as possible.
3. This program is supplemental to the other forms of support the Learning Center offers (PLTL, RPM, Drop-in mentoring) and is intended to provide additional/alternate learning opportunities for students in a small group (1-4 students) setting. Please continue to use PLTL and other drop-in programs if those are offered for the courses for which you are requesting additional support. Our data suggests that students who remain in these programs perform significantly better than their peers who don’t.
4. It may take up to 10 business days for Learning Center staff to match you with a mentor, depending on the time of year and availability of the mentors. Please place requests at least 2 weeks prior to an exam to allow us time to work with mentors and find you a match.
5. Please limit your request to two courses. You are not guaranteed to be matched with a mentor for more than one course. The request form allows you to indicate which course is your highest priority for mentoring.
6. Matched Academic Mentoring is not one-on-one mentoring. If you are the first person to be matched with a particular mentor, please be aware that up to three other students may be added to your group as the semester goes on.

For more information about the Matched Academic Mentoring program, email MAM program staff at tlc-mam@wustl.edu or check out the MAM section of our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Which Courses are Supported by Matched Academic Mentoring?

* Eligibility note: For the Spring 2024 semester, students must have earned a B or lower in the first half of the Organic Chemistry or Physics sequence to be eligible for MAM support in Chem 262 or Physics 192.

• Chem 111A/112A: General Chemistry I & II
• Chem 261/262: Organic Chemistry I & II *
• CSE 131: Introduction to Computer Science
• Econ 1011: Introduction to Microeconomics (Note: Space is limited!)
  
• Math 131: Calculus I (Note: Space is limited!)
• Math 233: Calculus III
• Math 2200: Elementary Probability and Statistics (Note: Space is limited!)
• Math 3200: Elementary to Intermediate Statistics & Data Analysis (Note: Space is limited!)
  
• Philosophy (100- and 200-level courses) (Note: Space is limited!)
• Physics 191/192: Physics I & II * (Note: Space is limited!)
• Psych 100B: Introduction to Psychology (Note: Space is limited!)
• Psych 300: Introductory Psychological Statistics (Note: Space is limited!)
• French (all levels) (Note: Space is limited!)
• Korean (Basic and First-Level)
• Spanish (all levels)

If you are interested in receiving support for a course that is not on this list, go ahead and fill out the request form (closed for the Spring 2024 semester). There is an option to request an unlisted course, and staff will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your request or connect you with other available resources for the course.