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What is Smarthinking?

Smarthinking provides tutoring in Mathematics (Basic Skills - Calculus II), Writing, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Accounting, Economics, Spanish and Statistics. Students can "Drop-in" for live tutoring, submit questions for a response within 24 hours, pre-schedule sessions, and view archives of past sessions.

How do I log-on to Smarthinking?

  • Log on to ConnectU.

  • Click on the Student Tab.

  • Scroll down the page to Smarthinking.

  • Use your ConnectU username and password to log-on to Smarthinking.

Smarthinking is a courtesy service provided to MSU Denver students currently enrolled in courses.  Smarthinking is a service intended for students to use during evenings and weekends when Student Academic Success Tutoring is closed. 

Here are the services available to students through Smarthinking:

  • Each student will have an allotment of 4 hours of online tutoring for the fall and 4 hours of online tutoring for the spring.
  • This includes two (2) uploads to the following Smarthinking areas for each fall and spring semester; Essay Center, Paragraph Submission, Career Writing, Resume or Cover Letter, and Spanish Essay Center.
  • After students have exhausted their 4 hours each semester or have used their two (2) uploads per semester, students will be charged for additional usage/uploads by Smarthinking (please see chart below for cost).

 Available Packages

Price

Notes

 1 Hour of Tutoring

 $35.00

 

 4 Hours of Tutoring

 $120.00

 $20 discount

 1 Essay Submission

 $19.95

 Suitable for essays under 10 pages.

 1 Long Essay Submission

 $34.95

 Suitable for essays 10+ pages in length.

 1 SAT Essay Review

 $9.95

 Includes a review and suggested score

*Rates are subject to change by Smarthinking.* 

For additional writing support please visit the following campus resources:

Student Academic Success Tutoring – Student Success Building 220 (303-556-4048)

MSU Denver Writing Center – King Center 425 (303-556-6070)

Career Services (Resume, Cover Letter & Career Writing) – Tivoli 215 (303-556-3664)

 

Do you want to know your Learning Style?

Click on the link below to answer a few questions about yourself.

http://www.metamath.com/multiple/multiple_choice_questions.html

 

Need help preparing for the English Accuplacer?

Click on the links below for help.

http://www.freerice.com/

http://www.trinidadstate.edu/

http://www.testprepreview.com/accuplacer_practice.htm

http://www.accuplacer-test.com/sample-accuplacer-tests.htm

http://www.studyguidezone.com/accuplacer_sentenceskills.htm

http://www.accuplacer-test.com/accuplacer-test-example.htm

http://www.collegeboard.com

http://www.montgomerycollege.edu

 

Need help preparing for the Reading Accuplacer?

Click on the links below for help.

http://www.testprepreview.com/accuplacer_practice.htm

http://wcb.neit.edu/asc/prctctst.htm

http://www.collegeboard.com

http://www.accuplacer-test.com/free-accuplacer-test.htm

http://www.montgomerycollege.edu

 

Need help preparing for the Math Accuplacer?

Click on the links below for help.

http://www.testprepreview.com/accuplacer_practice.htm

http://www.aims.edu/student/assessment/studyguides/

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/accuplacer/preparation-sample.html

http://www.huntington.edu/math/accuplacer/index.htm

http://wcb.neit.edu/asc/prctctst.htm