STARS

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STARS (Student Teachers and Research Assistants) is a peer-mentoring program unique to the Computational and Data Science (CDS) department. Students accepted to the program are undergraduate teaching assistants who have excelled in CDS minor courses such as CDS 101, CDS 130 or CDS 230 and now share their knowledge and experience to help other students.  STARS members attend classes to assist with hands-on work and they also help students via online channels during scheduled office hours.

The STARS receive special training from CDS faculty and from other more experienced STARS students. Their skills levels are exceeded only by their passion for helping their fellow CDS students succeed and helping to create new CDS STARS!

Here are some quotes from students who benefited from this invaluable resource:

• “Working with STARS was like working with classmates, except they helped a lot and answered all my questions, even if they were really stupid ones.”
• “Having the STAR student help with this course was awesome and made this one of my best classes!”
• “The STAR student always helped me and tried to make sure I understood everything, which was very helpful”.
•  “Having a STAR in class was the most helpful thing ever!”