<p>I'm debating whether or not to go to a summer school university class tomorrow to look for tutees for me to tutor. It's Multivariable Calc, which I took last year (junior year). The students don't know me yet, and there are about 25 ppl in the class. Do you think they will trust me enough to let me tutor them? My rate is $8/hour which I believe is low for college tutoring.</p>
<p>If you're worried that they won't trust you, maybe offer a free hour of tutoring to start with.</p>
<p>The problem is that my time is limited. I don't want them to say "oh, one hour per week is what I need," because I am leaving for RSI in 1 week and they would never give me any money! </p>
<p>Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I am leaving next week, so should I still do it?</p>
<p>I don't think you should tutor them if you're only here for a week. I mean, what if they need more help, you're not there, and so they have to find someone else. Or, if you do go, then make it very clear you're only there for a week.</p>
<p>if you can only give them one week, then don't. for their sake</p>
<p>As long as they are okay with you only being there for one week, then it's fine.
And, if I may add, eight dollars an hour wow that is cheap! My friend had to pay 20$ an hour and that was for grade 11 math.</p>
<p>I agree that $8/hr is too cheap, but also agree that people may not want to get involved with a tutor who will only be available for one week. Also, how were you proposing to offer your services to this classroom full of people who do not know you? Are you expecting the prof to let you make an announcement? Do you plan to hand out fliers at the door?</p>
<p>Final thought - you might be better off looking for people in a lower level calc course who might need tutoring. Single variable is a requirement for many majors (pre-med, business) taken by many people who may not be very good at math That is not so true of multivariable which is generally only required for math, science, and engineering majors. Hopefully the people in those majors are all good at math.</p>
<p>I ended up not going. I am taking Linear Algebra next semester, and if I am good at it (top 1 or 2 in the class) and other students need help, I will tutor. Yes, I realize that $8/hour is cheap, but I am a 15 year old high schooler and they are college students. Also, my hours are more limited than other tutors, since I have school, internship, a job, ECs every day, and karate on the weekends.</p>
<p>"Final thought - you might be better off looking for people in a lower level calc course who might need tutoring. Single variable is a requirement for many majors (pre-med, business) taken by many people who may not be very good at math That is not so true of multivariable which is generally only required for math, science, and engineering majors. Hopefully the people in those majors are all good at math."</p>
<p>We can only hope...but actually, that's not true, at least not at Cal Poly Pomona, especially during the night classes...I remember I was the "curve-wrecker" there (took classes junior year of HS) :p</p>
<p>Very true, tanonev. I hear half of the class is failing after one test. Also, I took a senior level class last semester (Number Theory) that was full of people trying to be teachers with a math emphasis. Not many were very good at math, and I did tutor them there. However, they were all adults, and I guess more open to having someone half their age teach them. I am confident I can tutor at least reasonably from bringing the grades of those people up. What makes me anxious is that next semester in Linear Algebra, the top 3 high schoolers in the state will be in one room learning it! Exciting!</p>
<p>My parents don't want me to tutor. Their arguments: "if you charge, you have to guarantee results", "you don't have enough time", "you don't understand it well enough to explain to someone else", etc.</p>
<p>Oh well...maybe I'll wait until I get into my major's stuff (CS) instead of math, where I am rather weak...</p>
<p>I see. My parents object to me tutoring not because of the above reasons, since I have tutored in the past (but for free), and things have worked out well. My parents object because they believe knowledge is a gift that should be given freely. But normally, they allow me to tutor college students since there is a financial gain for the student, who, if he/she fails, needs to pay again to take the class, which is around $600 at my local univ, while paying me maybe $80 over the whole semester can almost assure a C or higher (and these are students that have taken the class before and gotten <40%).</p>