As finals week approaches, students still have time for one last cram session.

There are many options both on and off campus to help students prepare.

Options just around the corner

On campus, there are three tutoring centers in Grant South, Douglas and Lincoln halls, as well as the University Writing Center in Stevenson South.

Lynda Nance, special project coordinator for the Writing Center, said individual assistance has its advantages.

“We can address specific problems and concerns and answer them right away,” Nance said.

The writing center also provides online feedback. Students can send papers in by e-mail and receive feedback. Nance said the last day to submit papers for online help was Tuesday.

Steve Coughlin, a junior communication major, said he would only consider using online tutoring if the hours on campus weren’t as flexible.

“Honestly, it depends on how much I need tutoring,” Coughlin said.

Shevawn Eaton, director of ACCESS, said the university has looked into online tutoring for math and science.

Nance had some advice for students to help them prepare for finals.

“Get a lot of sleep,” she said. “Don’t wait for the last minute. Just take advantage of the resources on campus. They don’t just shut down before school ends.”

Options just a click away

Students looking for alternative study help can turn to a slew of online tutoring sites.

For a fee, sites like Studyloft.com offer an online tutoring service providing help in accounting, economics, statistics, biology, physics, chemistry and math up to calculus IV.

Another Web site, Tutor.com, offers a day pass in case a student only needs a push in the right direction.

Bikram Roy, founder of Studyloft.com, said one of the big attractions to online tutoring is that many people are too shy to ask questions in a face-to-face session.

Since the Web site’s launch in November, Roy said it has attracted almost 6,000 active members. Initially, Roy wanted to market directly to college students, but has received members as young as the fifth grade.