He said that Lowell looks for tutors that have a good balance of academic prowess and advising skills.
“I have seen this before—brilliant people who just can’t advise, who don’t know how to advise,” Tran said. “That happens a lot.”
Adams House Master John G. “Sean” Palfrey ’67 said that tutor selection is one of the main ways House Masters can maintain House identity.
Since students are randomly assigned, tutors can help to make the House experience unique, Palfrey said.
Adams House involves students and current tutors in the selection process, he said, though House Masters make the final decisions.
—Staff writer Monika L.S. Robbins can be reached at mrobbins@college.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Hana N. Rouse can be reached at hrouse@college.harvard.edu.