<p>I really need some money. I want to go to on a volunteering trip over the summer, but I have to pay for airfare. My parents have agreed to front half the cost if I front the other half. I need to make ~$700-800 before school ends. I've decided to apply for a job at a law firm (goal is to become a lawyer), and maybe do this as well. I've also considered correcting people's essays for money.</p>
<p>So my worries are:
1) Would my score be enough to convince you to hire me a private tutor?
2) How much should I charge per hour?
3) As a tutor, how should the structure of my classes/sessions work?</p>
<p>1) Score:
2280 composite
790 CR
690 M
800 W (10 essay)
Taking another SAT pretty soon.</p>
<p>2) I was thinking of charging $20 per hour in cash. Is this a good price? I compared it to private tutors from other SAT training businesses, and I believe they charge almost double.</p>
<p>3) I currently have the Blue Book, Gruber's, and Barron's SAT 2400. I was thinking of offering a flat rate for the proctoring of a diagnostic exam - like $20 to sit and watch people take the exam, then grade their essay for them during the test. The curriculum is my biggest issue here.</p>
<p>Give me your thoughts, guys, I'm really worrying about fronting that money...</p>
<p>P.S. If I also corrected people's essays, how much should I charge? $x per essay or by word count?</p>
<p>Half of what professionals charge, if you’re just starting, is probably a good bet. Remember, though, that the kids you’ll be tutoring are probably not the same kinds of learners you are. If you’re going to tutor for the SAT (and do a good job) you’ll have to do more than just know how to get questions right.</p>
<p>So don’t focus too much on proctoring and what you’ll charge for each bit of your service. Focus more on what kinds of insights you’ll have and be able to communicate that will make people want to hire you. As you said…curriculum is the big issue. </p>
<p>For math, start with plug in and backsolve, then review the commonly tested math concepts: percents, exponents, functions, lines, triangles, circles, averages. For writing, teach the big 6: verb agreement, pronoun agreement, run-ons, dangling modifiers, parallelism, and conciseness. For reading, focus on figuring out a way to get your students to actually learn some dang vocabulary. :)</p>
<p>Parents would rather pay a reputable SAT service that have produced high scores in students than some hs kid that did okay on his test.
The SAT is too important to go cut rate on.
Sorry, but in my area they get college kids who attend Ivies to tutor.</p>
<p>@PWNtheSAT: Thanks for the advice. I guess I’ll start by having a practice test, then finding out the key areas the student needs help on.</p>
<p>@Batllo: SAT services, especially private tutoring, is often unaffordable for many families, with tutoring at $50/hour. In addition, I think if some students need specific help on certain tasks, private tutoring is a better option than a class. I appreciate the sentiment though, and I’ll take that into consideration.</p>