<p>So I'm doing well in one of my classes, and I've had two people come up to me and ask if I'll tutor them. The thing is, I'm only a Freshman and I have absolutely no idea how to go about this. My time is valuable to me and I feel that I should charge them, at the same time I'm just an underclassman and I feel kind of bad asking them for their money. Should I tutor for free or should I tell them that I work for money? Also if I do charge them, how much should I ask for? Is $10-12/hr reasonable?</p>
<p>High school kids in my town get $25 per hour</p>
<p>Does your school have a tutoring center than you can work for? Maybe try that. And yes, $10-12 is totally reasonable, I’m a TA and make about $10.25, and the tutors I know make $11 I think.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if you should really charge since you’re still taking the class. Generally tutors have taken the class before and did well. You might be doing well now but there’s no proof you can teach well, or that you’ll do well the rest of the year (not that I don’t think you’re great at teaching and won’t do well the rest of the year 
but there’s no proof of it). I might just do study groups and help people out there, while also helping yourself until you have classes under your belt. Then you can tutor for classes you previously aced.</p>
<p>That’s all my opinion of course, and if they’re willing to pay, you can work it out, and you think you’ll teach well, go for it I guess</p>
<p>Thanks for your replies everyone! I’ll definitely consider all your suggestions. I didn’t really think about having a study group but maybe Ill look into that. I already tutor little kids (elementary and middle school) but I’ve yet to find out if my tutor skills transfer over to the college level. I do feel pretty confident in the material though, and I was familiar with some of the material prior to the class if that counts for anything!!</p>
<p>I would say yes, especially for college. However, if you are tutoring, make sure you have the pset/hw done ahead of schedule, and I would be a week ahead in the readings. I have tutored for my university in classes I was currently taking, and my students knew I would be up to where we were in class, and no more.</p>
<p>I do private tutoring, and I definitely wouldn’t do it for free. The price kind of depends on the class. If it’s a lower level algebra class or something, I’ll only ask for $10/hr, some of the higher level math classes I might ask for $15/hr. </p>
<p>I have gotten paid to tutor people for a class that I was currently enrolled in, and it worked out fine. I already had plenty of experience tutoring though.</p>
<p>A study group is a good potential idea, but if these people want true one-on-one help, I’d ask for money. $10-12/hr is very reasonable, and students that care about their grades are usually more than willing to pay it.</p>
<p>I also work in the tutoring center at my school though, so I’ll sometimes just tell people to come see me during my hours there, if they just have a few questions or something.</p>
<p>Oh, and as others have mentioned…if you’re planning on doing private tutoring for them, make sure that you yourself have a good grasp on the material, and have already worked through problem sets. You don’t want to get stumped on a problem while you’re getting paid to tutor someone.</p>
<p>$25 an hour for high schoolers?? I get paid $10/hr to be a computer science tutor/lab assistant/grader at my university!</p>
<p>My son charged $20/hour for tutoring high school kids. He was a college freshman at that point.</p>
<p>Freelance rates are not particularly comparable to wages. The employer share of payroll taxes, guaranteed number of hours / chunking of hours, and provided facilities, among other things, all have value.</p>