Peer Academic Support
Peer support when you need it.
Sometimes, the best help comes from someone who鈥檚 been there. Through The Learning Commons, students can access free peer support.
Peer Academic Coaching (PAC)
Drop by, settle in, and study your way 鈥� on your own, with classmates, or with help from a Peer Academic Coach (PAC). PACs are trained, faculty-recommended students who have taken the same courses and are here to help you review, prepare, and practice strong study habits. No appointment needed!
- Drop-in study space 鈥� Come and go as you like.
- Content support 鈥� Get help with coursework across many subjects.
- Study groups 鈥� Collaborate with classmates.
- Study strategies 鈥� Learn time management, organization, planning, notetaking, and exam prep.
- Exam reviews 鈥� Prepare with guidance tailored to your classes.
- Major and course Q&A 鈥� Ask PACs about specific subjects or academic paths.
- A supportive academic community 鈥� Connect with peers who share your goals.
Find your major. Meet your coaches.
Looking for support in a specific subject? Explore our Peer Academic Coaches by major 鈥� see who鈥檚 available, when they鈥檙e on, and how they can help. There is no need to sign up. Simply stop by!Peer Academic Coaching for Biology
Support for: BI 107, 108, 246
Room: BTCIS 234
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Izzy | Dani | Esmeralda | Esmeralda |
| Elliot | Izzy | Elliot | Jack |
Coaches:
- Jack Lubitz '26: PAC Captain
- Esmeralda Ortiz Chaves '27: Biology major and Pre-veterinary studies
- Dani Streeper '28
- Elliot Zajac '27: Environmental Science major
Peer Academic Coaching for Chemistry
Support for: CH 115, 125, 126, 221, 222
Room: BTCIS 348
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Athena | Livvie | Sarah | Roberta | Izzie |
| Holden | Sarah | Holden | Izzie | Holden |
| Jon | Kol | Izzie | Athena | Moe |
| Livvie |
Coaches:
- Jonathan Sonstein '26: Biochemistry major
- Moses Acee '26
- Athena Braverman '27: Biochemistry major
- Holden Caney '27
- Isabelle Crampton '26: Biochemistry major; Periclean Honors Forum minor
- Kol Goldman '27
- Olivia Gottschall '26
- Sarah Hailey '28
- Roberta Taylor-Smith '28
Peer Academic Coaching for Computer Science
Support for: CS 106, 209, 226
Location: Toohey Tech Tower in BTCIS
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Hamza | Anh | Hamza | Hamza |
| Anh | AJ | Anh | AJ |
Coaches:
- Hamza Mustafa '27: PAC Captain, Major: Computer Science, Minor: Mathematics and Statistics
- Anh Tran '27
- AJ Woods '27
Peer Academic Coaching for Economics
Support for: EC 103, 104, 235, 236, 237
Room: Economics Lounge in Filene
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Sardor | Yash | Kam | Charles | Kam |
| Vu | Sardor | Vu | Ben | Kevin |
Coaches:
- Sardor Aripov '27: PAC Captain, Economics and History major
- Kevin Chai '27
- Ben Galligan '27
- Charles Guscott '27
- Kam Haq '26: Economics major, Mathematics minor
- Yash Manhandhar '27
- Vu Nguyen '27: Economics major
Peer Academic Coaching for Environmental Studies and Sciences
Support for: ES 100 and 105
Room: BTCIS 226
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Carlin | Otis | Caroline |
| Holly | Caroline | Holly |
Coaches:
- Caroline Ettinger-Delong '26: PAC Captain
- Otis Gannett-Len '27
- Carlin Kirsher '27: Environmental Science major, Biology minor
- Holly Staats '26
Peer Academic Coaching for Geosciences
Support for: Most GE classes
Room: BTCIS 122
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
Coaches:
- Janel Delgado '26: PAC Captain
- Emma Jorgensen '26: Geoscience major
- Liana Krasnoff '26
- Klara Burkart-Spiegel '28
- Heiki Kuhrt '27
Peer Academic Coaching for Health & Human Physiological Sciences
Support for: HP 111, 126, 127
Room: BTCIS 267
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Lex | Hash | Melissa | Jenna | Jane |
| Abby | Lucy | Jane | Hash | Lucy |
| Adrian | Lex | Adrian |
Coaches:
- Melissa Severino '26: PAC Captain, Health and Human Physiological Sciences major, Biology minor
- Lucy Brekke '27: Health and Human Physiological Sciences major
- Hashim Ghias '26
- Jane Moosbrugger '26
- Adrian Robledo '27: Health and Human Physiological Sciences and Social Work major
- Abby Varughese '28
- Jenna Werchen '27: Health and Human Physiological Sciences major
- Lex Zacheis '27: Health and Human Physiological Sciences and Biology major
Peer Academic Coaching for Management and Business
Support for: MB 107, 214, 224, 234, 235, & MB 338
Room: Palamountain 251 (Fishbowl) - Sun, Mon, Thurs & Palamountain 300 - Tues, Wed
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Tom | Matthew | Clementine | Mitchell | Alex |
| Kylie | Clementine | Brendan | Jacob | Adam |
Coaches:
- Matthew Franzoi '26: PAC Captain, Management and Business and Economics major
- Alex Bonrouhi '27: Management and Business and Economics major
- Mitchell Floccare '27: Management and Business and Economics major
- Tom Fuller '26
- Clementine King '27
- Kylie Lederman '26
- Brendan O'Neill '26
- Jacob Zwirecki '27: Management and Business and Economics major
Open PAC - General Peer Academic Support
Location: The Learning Commons (formerly SAS), downstairs in Starbuck Center
When: Sunday-Thrusday 7-9 p.m.
What can you expect at Open PAC:
- Open study space!
- English Language Learner support
- Study guide help and study skills development
- Time-managment support
- Referrals to appropriate campus resources
- General academic support
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Sara | Matthew | Maeve | Abby | Abby |
| Michael | Sophie | Matthew | Sara |
Coaches:
- Matthew Olivos '26
- Sara Hastie '27: Anthropology and Social Work major
Peer Academic Coaching for Philosophy
Location: Bolton 101
| Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
| Will | Kaiyu |
| Molly | Brynn |
Coaches:
- Will Yarranton '25: PAC Captain, Philosophy major
- Molly Abramowitz '25: Philosophy major
- Brynn Reilly '25: Philosophy and Psychology major
- Kaiyu Watkins '27: Philosophy and English major
Peer Academic Coaching for Physics
Support for: PY 109, 111, 113, 130, 140, 209, 210
Room: BTCIS 382
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Elisa | Jonathan | Anand | Elise | Anand |
| George | Angel | George | Jalane | Jalane |
| Angel | Jack | Jack | Dylan | Michael |
| Jack | Dylan | Michael | Angel | Jonathan |
Coaches:
- Jonathan Kasper '26 : PAC Captain, Physics major, Spanish minor
- George Bankoff '28
- Anand Basu '26
- Jack Biggins '26
- Angel Guinazu '26
- Michael Gyampo '28
- Elise Hinrichs '28
- Dylan Kostbar '28
Peer Academic Coaching for Psychology & Neurosciences
Support for: PS 101, 202 and NS 101, 201, 202
Room: BTCIS 398 - Mon, Tues, Thurs 7-9 p.m.
| Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Emily | Danielle | Sofia |
| Jonah | Nadia | Rose |
Coaches:
- Jonah Levy '26: PAC Captain
- Danielle Coughlin '26
- Emily Kayser '26: Neuroscience and Psychology minor
- Nadia Marcou '27
- Sofia Sheintop '26: Neuroscience major
- Rose Wang '28
Peer Academic Coaching for Religious Studies
Where: Religious Studies Lounge in Ladd
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
| TBD | TBD |
Coaches:
- Callahan Mainzer '26
- Madison Lofmark '26
- Abigail Savitz '27
Peer Academic Coaching for Sociology
Support for: most SO classes
Room: Sociology Lounge Tisch 2nd Floor (Tisch 218)
Schedule
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Stella | Brie | Stella | Diana | Suri |
| Sela | Sela | Tommy | Suri | Sonia |
| Tommy |
Coaches:
- Stella Brown '26: PAC Captain, Sociology an Gender Studies major
- Diana Dai '27
- Sela Safo '28
- Brie Schaffer '26
- Thomas Troesch '26
- Sonia Wu '26
- Suri Ye '26: Psychology and Sociology major
Peer Academic Coaching for World Languages and Literatures - French
Support for: WLF 101, 102, 203, 206, 208
Location: WLL Lounge - 4th Floor Palamountain
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
| Katherine | Katherine | Ayme |
| Hattie | Hattie | Mihranush |
Coaches:
- Ayme Dupre '27: PAC Captain, Business and Management major, Arts Administration minor
- Hattie Byrne '26
- Katherine Sterling '27
- Mihranush Varzhapetyan '26
Peer Academic Coaching for World Languages and Literatures
Support for: WLL - Italian
Location: WLL Lounge
Schedule:
| Monday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Tessa | Tessa | Camilla |
| Chris | Camilla | Chris |
Coaches:
- Tessa Bigelow '26: PAC Captain
- Camilla High '26
- Chris Xiao '26
Peer Academic Coaching for World Languages and Literatures
Support for: WLL Japanese 101, 203
Location: WLL Lounge - 4th Floor Palamountain
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Thursday 7-9 p.m. |
| Natalie | Gavi | Gavi |
| Catherine | Addison | Addison |
Coaches:
- Gavi Gordon '26: PAC Captain
- Natalie Black '26
- Addison Collins '27
- Catherine Epstein '26
Peer Academic Coaching for World Languages and Literatures
Support for: WLL Spanish 101, 102, 203, 206, 208
Location: WLL Lounge (4th floor PMH)
Schedule:
| Sunday 7-9 p.m. |
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. |
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |
| Arel | Esmeralda | Maeve |
| Ashley | Milton | Sophie |
Coaches:
- Milton Gramajo '27: PAC Captain, Political Science and Economics major
- Sophie Halliburton '27
- Maeve Larson '28
- Esmeralda Ramirez '28
- Arel Rivera '27
- Ashley Schlinger '26