<p>Hey everyone,
I have decided that I want to become a part time SAT tutor. I believe I have the ability and knowledge to tutor each section. I have been researching, studying and reading about the New SAT for the past two years, and believe I have a firm understanding of the inner workings of the test. I also have almost every SAT book out on the market (except a little less from Kaplan :)), as well as many many real SATs from collegboard. In previous years I have helped many students in regular schoolwork so I am used to the concept of teaching. So, I know there are many tutors on this forum, how should I get started? What should I charge? btw, I am a senior in HS.</p>
<p>Ha, I was thinking about the same thing actually. I don't think there is a lot of opportunity for us since we're only seniors in HS. Can anyone with experience enlighten us?</p>
<p>I don't think age should matter. I mean, the oldest people we could possibly tutor are people our age, seniors. Other than that, everyone else is younger. And, we have credibility with our scores, as well as our guidance counselors.</p>
<p>Why don't you just ask around your school if anyone is interested? There might be a few students who would like some assistance in getting their SATs up.</p>
<p>Do you think giving my guidance counselor my info and numbers would help? Like she could recommend me as a private tutor. Also, what rate do you start at?</p>
<p>What are your scores?</p>
<p>I have a 1520/1600, which IMO is credible for a potential tutor. I just don't think people will take HS seniors as seriously as people who are older/have more experience. The rate to charge would be interesting...</p>
<p>What about out of 2400?</p>
<p>I think high school seniors shouldn't start out above $25-30/hr unless they have incredible stats that will draw customers in.</p>
<p>2190 (670W), which is a pretty low end high score, I guess. I didn't take the exam to build credibility as a tutor though, LOL. The writing is so pointless, so I didn't bother studying besides looking over the format. I can always retake if tutoring is something I seriously wanted to do.</p>
<p>1570/2300
I'll tutor at $13/hr</p>
<p>thing is I'm international and asking $13 a hour would be like...dunno... but parents would pay that much only if they were sure that their kids would breeze through the test after my tutelage</p>
<p>Since you're an international, do people take the SAT as seriously internationally? I know that there are people in NY (my state) who are willing to pay upwards of $100/hr for a great tutor.</p>
<p>I have yet to get my November scores...</p>
<p>Tutors need very high scores. Out of the new SAT, I would say at least 2350+, for credibility at least.</p>
<p>You could start a SAT club so that you get to tutor and it goes on your transcript if you're not a philantrophist.</p>
<p>why do not you use skype to tutor Chinese students? it should be a big market.</p>
<p>I agree with blubber. Tutors with anything below 2350 clearly dont know ALL the nuances of the test. To call yourself an expert with a 1520 is a bit of a stretch.</p>
<p>I must say i disagree. We all know getting a very high score like a 2350 requires a certain amount of luck. Now I am not discrediting all you supersmart 2400ers out there, but I think we can reach a consensus that luck plays an issue. So imagine two students, equally bright, taking the SAT. They both are going to get at least a 1500, but one of them guesses lucky, or has better conditions, or a good calculator programs, or some other factor and ends up getting a 1600. Now, can we say One is better or smarter than the other. Clearly not. Now, why do we need such high scores? We are tutoring people who want to get out of the 1700s and into the 2000 area. Only a few will need help at the far end of the scale. They can decide not to pick me as their tutor, but the majority will have needs that my own skills can take care of. </p>
<p>btw, Pinceton Review tutors score around a 1200/1600
And Kaplan, in the 90th percentile.</p>
<p>AKhamed</p>
<p>You might try doing one or two freebies with the kids at your school, say the juniors that you are friendly with, get those kids to score high, then Im sure you will have kids knocking on your door.</p>
<p>My sisters soccer coach's daughter started tutoring her scores were 2200+ range but she didn't start till the fall of her freshman year in college, she said had more credibility at that point. Now away at school, she put an add in a local paper where she is going to school and makes plenty.</p>
<p>The highest scorers aren't necessarily the best tutors, and vice versa. I mean I know a 1520 is barely impressive around these forums, but it's still a 99 percentile score (and > average at the top colleges). I know that at my school, the average SAT score (CR+M+W) is below my M+CR alone; so tons of kids need help.</p>
<p>Also, I just asked a rep from PR how much their tutors score and she responded in the top 10%. Which is a minimum of 1310/1930. But as I said, this is not something I am serious about since I'm caught up with schoolwork anyway.</p>
<p>akahmed:
It's a very easy market to get into. Start by putting up flyers at your local grocery store (most of them have a place near the exit where they let people post ads). If you're not in a nice neighborhood, go to some grocery stores where the rich people shop.
To figure out how much to charge, try calling a few places and pretend you need tutoring. Ask how much it'll cost you. If it's an individual, that's the cost. If it's a service, they probably skim 20-30% off the gross before passing the rest on to the tutor. Duper is correct -- suburban NYC market is around $100.
Good luck.</p>