What to look for in a SAT, ACT, or GCSE tutor:
The major goal you have in working with a tutor for school is to raise test scores, such as the SATs or ACT, to improve your performance in a specific area, or, for students in the UK, to improve grades on the GCSE and to successfully complete A-levels. Almost any student can benefit from targeted and personalized tutoring, regardless of their current level of understanding and performance. The following are what you should look for in a college tutor or university tutoring program:
1. Small Class Size: If you decide to go the group route, make sure it will be interactive, and where most of the participants are at the same level. The last thing you need is to be kept back in your SAT, ACT, or GCSE tutoring class by people who don’t know as much as you do, or lost in a class of people who are far ahead.
2. Personal Instruction: You should feel like you are treated like the only student in the world, and that the instruction is specifically tailored to your needs and the admissions requirements of the colleges or universities you are trying to get into. That usually starts with the instructor fully assessing your needs and skills.
3. The tutor or instructor should push you: You should feel that the instructors are teaching just ahead of what you know, gently pushing you but not going too fast. You should feel the exhilaration of learning something new each time.
4. Materials should be varied: There should be diagrams, verbal instruction, reading, and writing. We learn better and retain what we’ve learned to a greater degree when we learn in several mediums.
5. Homework: There should be thoughtful and useful homework after each lesson, and this homework should help you learn the material better. In addition the tutor instructors should help you go over your homework so you learn from your mistakes and know the weaknesses you can overcome.
6. Measurable results: Not only should the college tutors have references, they should also be able to give you a measurable result of their past teaching, such as the average degree that their students SAT or ACT scores rose, the grades they got on the GCSE, or the level of college they got into.
After your tutoring you will be uniquely suited to go to the university or college that fully meets your potential, and this will make the learning experience truly worth it.
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Does anyone know where to find an online math tutor for university level?I am searching an online math tutor for linear algebra and analysis that can tutor me one to one like sessions with tutor vista. I used to take their tutor sessions but they often can`t help me with these topics.
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Hiring a private tutor for one-on-one tutoring is the best way to go. However, if money is an issue, you can opt for online tutoring instead. Try some online tutoring services like:
1) http://www.tuitionplaza.com/tutoring/ – tutoring by retired teachers and volunteers (free)
2) http://ww.tutor.com – tutoring by professional tutors (not free)
3) … and many more (use search engine).
Think ouside the box and you'll have more options! Good luck!
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$20 is very fair.
Two ways to approach it though …
1) phone other tutors in the area and see how much they charge (and then undercut them by a buck)
2) ask her what she is willing to pay, and then negotiate. $20 is a good benchmark.
Likely not "illegal", but probably immoral and unethical in any body's book.
That's probably fine. The only thing is that if you do not have your degree yet, you probably can't charge as much as someone with a degree. Search to find what a non-degreed tutor gets in your area.
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Ok, you've got to give us more information. Why does she need to sign your portfolio? Why won't she sign your portfolio? Are you paying her or is she employed by the university? Is she a student like you or someone who already has a degree?
I've never heard of tutors having to sign a portfolio before, so I'm not really sure why she would need to.
I would assume something along the lines of:
Why do you think this course would be suitable for you?
Why do you think you would be a suitable candidate for this university/course/degree programme?
Why do you want to study this programme?
Why do you want to study at this particular university?
I would also read around your subject specialism. Go armed with a couple of areas of interest (hint – go and look at the modules offered on the course, some or all of these should be listed in the university's undergraduate prospectus). So if the tutor asks you what areas of the subject you are particularly interested in, they will know you actually ARE interested in it!
Above all, the expression of enthusiasm for the course/subject and the university should stand you in good stead. You're bound to be nervous and they will expect that, so don't worry about trying to impress and just be enthusiastic. And knowledgeable about the subject that you are applying to study. You don't have to know everything but having one or two areas of focus isn't too much to prepare and you will feel more confident going into an interview having done the appropriate preparation. Also, dress smartly, and make the first move to shake hands when you meet – this is a very good tip which helped to land me my first job!
Good luck!
It's an inappropriate comment. He has the power in the situation because he is the tutor. He was 'fishing'–making a personal comment. Step by step, people (men or women) do this to cross the teacher/student boundary.
Be very aware of your own boundaries. Don't think of it as offended in the way you would be offended if he was your fellow student. Think of it as offensive because it is inappropriate.