Tutor Testimonials

"Being a minority and especially an African American male with tattoos and long curly hair, people expect me to act a certain way based on single stories and stereotypes. By being professional at all times I am changing the face of those single stereotypes and changing them to positive stories. I think that being able to tutor those who look like me and have similar backgrounds helps motivate me because I know that we all have the same academic struggles and I want to do the most I can to help because I understand these certain struggles. I think I did not really know until after we presented at the two different conferences that I was a part of something bigger than myself and I think that was something that helped me grow as a person. Being able to advocate for those who can not or are not able to present and advocate for themselves makes me feel good about doing for these people."

"I´m now two years in to what has become one of the  transformative experiences of my life. In this time, I have learned so much information about the vitality of this program and other programs like this to inner city students as whole, especially in a city like mine, as well as to myself personally. Being a Writing Center tutor has affected my life in ways I honestly never would have imagined. Yes, I have gained everything from this experience that I expected I would going in, but I have also gained so much more.

I´ve come to realize, through research and experience, that in a city like Baltimore, the plague of academic inequity is all too real for inner city students. With the combination of insufficient funding, unreliable political representation, and so many other adversities, our students need all the help we can get. That's why programs like this are so essential! Because writing is a way for the voiceless to finally be heard. Because not everyone achieves at the same level as the next person. Because some people, much like myself, need avenues of development like this, to cultivate their mind in new unimaginable ways. Because we are the change we want and so desperately need to see. I´m so honored to be apart of this experience and I can't wait to see where we go from here!"

"I am a Social Work major at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Graduating from Baltimore City College High School in 2018 with a 4.0 GPA. I continue to give back to my high school by serving as an intern in the writing center. My internship enables me to serve in a leadership role and affords me the opportunity to work on closing the achievement gap in urban public schools. 

As a tutor and mentor within the writing center, I found my true passion to work with teenagers from urban communities. As a product of an urban community myself, I seek to show students that it is not necessary for them to be product of their environment. Working in the Baltimore City College Writing Center helped me to find myself and clarified my identity. I was able to uncover my love to help, serve and empower people to be the best that they already are. 

Serving as a mentor to many young Black men around the city, the Baltimore City College Writing Center gave me an outlet to assist them with college readiness, life skills and tutoring.  This center is where I began to take my local initiatives on a global level, where I can change the view of Black men in America."