Our Mission
Welcome to the Academic Strategies Program!
Our mission is to help all Yale undergraduates become active, empowered learners in their academic lives at Yale. Through peer academic mentoring and interactive workshops, we hope to provide you with the tools to help propel you towards your goals.
Fall 2020 Information and Events
First Year Course Selection Handout and Video Guides (use Google Chrome as your browser to access videos)
A Process for First-Year Couse Selection - Handout
Yale College First-Year Course Selection website
What We Do
1-1 Academic Mentoring
Talk through your academic work and create a strategic plan to help you achieve your goals. Learn More
Peer Mentorship Groups
Connect with other students in your major area or class year for mutual support and information sharing. Led by a peer mentor, these small groups can help you build and maintain your academic community, both in person and online. Learn More
Workshops
Our interactive workshops offer practical advice and strategies for common academic challenges. Below is a sample of the over 20 workshops we offer: Learn More
- Time management
- Working with faculty/Asking for recommendations
- Note-taking and class engagement in seminars and lectures
- Managing a heavy reading load
- Tackling problems sets
- Exam study strategies
