Name:        Choi Ching
Program:   Computer Systems Technology

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
– Love helping people in need.
– Inspiration from other Peer Tutors at BCIT.

How has tutoring helped you?
– Getting to know and meet new friends.
– More confident when solving challenging questions.

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
Seek to understand instead of memorizing whenever possible.

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
One in a related industry.

If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
Do what I love at the moment/stage of my life.

Name:        Armin Laghaee
Program:   Electrical Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
I always like to help others. Also, in this term I feel that I have more time to be a Peer Tutor.

How has tutoring helped you?
I relearn the previous courses that I have taken. It also improves my leadership skills.

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
To be able to manage your time properly.

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
To start my own business in the telecom field.

If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
Learn more about business and shares.

Name:        Emma Larson
Program:   Business Management

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
I started tutoring in high school and wanted to be involved at BCIT. Also, tutoring gives me a sense of fulfillment because I love helping others.

How has tutoring helped you?
It improves my own time management skills and also challenges me to convey my thoughts and communicate well.

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
To make good time management skills and habits a top priority even over grades because, if you can manage your time well, the rest will follow.

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
My dream job would be to work in something to do with human rights.

If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
I am a big bookworm! I would read and also do yoga.

Name:        Dallas Jeffs
Program:   Technical Writing

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
I thought peer tutoring would be a great way to get more involved with the BCIT community (since I’m a part-time student I’m only on campus once a week for class.) Plus, tutoring fellow students in writing is a really effective way to reinforce the lessons I’m learning in my own head and get extra practice utilizing all sorts of writing techniques.

How has tutoring helped you?
I’m pretty new to BCIT so I didn’t know about tutoring before becoming a tutor myself. However, working as a tutor has already taught me a lot about English grammar rules and conventions. Grammar has always come naturally to me, which is both a blessing and a curse because I’ve never had to learn the actual rules, and what different types of words are called. Now I’m already getting much better at explaining proper grammar and sentence structure to my peers, and spotting different grammar conventions in my own work.

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
Don’t worry too much about being really good at something right away, or getting your assignment perfect the first time. You’re here to learn, so try to focus on improvement rather than perfection.

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
Right now I work as a freelance writer, and I decided to take the Technical Writing program so I’d have more skills and a certificate to prove it. Basically I’d like to continue doing exactly what I’m doing, but get paid more to do it!

If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
I’d like to work on my own creative writing projects — I always want to enter short fiction contests but I find I never have the time to write a good creative piece. I’d also do something active like going for a hike, or bouldering like in my photo.

Name:        Lisa Go
Program:   Nursing

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
I learned a lot of study skills during my first degree from friends and professors, and wanted to share my knowledge and techniques with others.

How has tutoring helped you?
Tutoring has given me an opportunity to help my peers, and get to know them better. I also find that studying and helping others learn helps solidify my own knowledge, especially when the tutee comes up with challenging questions.

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
Learn through understanding, not memorizing. If you understand all the content you won’t need to memorize it and the knowledge will stick with you longer. It will also help you critically think through practices questions and exams, and makes your knowledge more applicable.

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
I would love to be an RN at RCH.

If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
I would go for a hike with my dog and some friends and end the day with dessert like matcha shaved ice at Mr. Frosty.

Name:        Timothy Cheng
Program:   Bachelor of Accounting

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
The ability to pay back to the BCIT community and be there for advice that I wish I had.

How has tutoring helped you?
I have met many great individuals and everyone has been very supportive in my academic and career success.

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
Do not be afraid or ashamed of not understanding something and asking a question.

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
Junior accounting staff.

If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
Eat, sleep, and repeat.

Name:       Sean Tennant
Program:  School of Business – Financial Management

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
I enjoy giving back to the school as well as other students. I also like the idea that it will help solidify the concepts in my head which will be invaluable in my career.

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
Get to know your classmates and work together. It really helps to speak concepts out loud and you can also test each other on topics.

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
My ideal job would be in data analytics or a data mining job, specifically focusing on Excel. I enjoy connecting the dots using functions and formulas.

If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
My free day would be spent playing golf. It would also involve something else outside like cycling and doing the Grouse Grind.

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Name:        Brandon Tang
Program:   Civil Engineering

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
My instructors recommended tutoring to me while I was in the ABT program. I’ve stayed since then because I find teaching to be a great way of checking my own understanding!

How has tutoring helped you?
I find tutoring rewarding because it helps reinforce what I’ve learned in class.

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
Get plenty of sleep and take care of your health. You’ll perform a lot better if you have those two down pat.

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
To work in a place where I can challenge myself and work towards being a P.Eng.

If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
Sleep, who wouldn’t?